Editorial Policies

Aims and Scope

As the first Open Access journal in its field, Journal of Oral Microbiology aims to be an influential source of knowledge on the aetiological agents behind oral infectious diseases. Of particular relevance are papers dealing with pathogenesis, virulence, host-parasite interactions, and immunology of oral infections. Moreover, papers suggesting improved strategies for treatment and prevention and new strategies where none exist are welcome, as well as work addressing the global agenda of oral infectious diseases.

Topics: oral infections, aetiologic agents, pathogenesis, systemic diseases, ecology/environmental microbiology, treatment, diagnostics, epidemiology, basic oral microbiology, taxonomy/systematics.

Types of papers: original research, review articles, debate pieces and short communications addressing current knowledge on the topic and the practical implications of implementing this knowledge.

Section Policies

Editorials

Open Submissions

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Papers submitted to Journal of Oral Microbiology are subject to rigorous peer review so as to ensure that the research published is 'good science'.

Manuscripts are sent out for review electronically, and all correspondence takes place via e-mail. Although the peer review process is accelerated by the use of electronic communication, traditional, high-quality peer-review standards are applied to all manuscripts submitted to the journal.

When submitting an article, authors are invited to suggest two or three possible reviewers who should be experts in their field of study and the subject matter of the article. Authors should not suggest anyone who has published with any of the co-authors within the last five years or anyone who works at the co-authors' institutions. Minimum information to be given for the suggested reviewers is first name, last name and email address. The Editors may or may not make use of the authors' suggested reviewers.

Papers are sent to at least two independent referees.

Journal of Oral Microbiology has a 'double blind' review process: Authors are not told who reviewed their paper, and reviewers are not told who wrote the paper. Peer reviewers are informed of the identity of the authors immediately after the manuscript is either accepted or rejected. The referees’ identity remains unknown to the authors although it is up to the referee if he/she wants to contact the author at a later stage and reveal his/her identity.

Peer reviewers are asked to give their opinion on a number of issues pertinent to the scientific and formal aspects of a paper, and to judge the papers on grounds of originality and urgency. All relevant information will be forwarded to the author(s).

Peer reviewers will have six possible options, for each article:

1. Accept manuscript (i.e. no need for any revision)
2. Accept after revision (i.e. accepted if the author makes the requested revisions)
3. Revise and resubmit (i.e. accepted or rejected after revisions have been made - paper will be sent out for another peer review round)
4. Submit elsewhere (i.e. if the manuscript is better suited for another journal)
5. Reject manuscript (i.e. if the manuscript is substandard)
6. See comments (i.e. if the reviewer cannot choose from any of the above)

In addition, papers may be rejected directly by the Chief Editor if judged to be out of scope or if scientifically or formally sub-standard.

When asking for revisions, reviewers have two possible goals: to ask authors to tighten their arguments based on existing data or to identify areas where more data are needed. Even formal revision may be required if the language or style is sub-standard. To facilitate rapid publication, authors are given a maximum of 2 months for revision. After 2 months, revised manuscripts will be considered new submissions.

Publication Frequency

All articles to Journal of Oral Microbiology are posted online immediately as they are ready for publication. All articles will be assigned a DOI number (Digital Object Identifier) whereby they become searchable and citeable without delay.

Open Access Policy

Open Access
Journal of Oral Microbiology is published under the Open Access model and is therefore free for anybody to read and download, and to copy and disseminate for educational purposes. Articles will be published immediately after the final corrections of the master proof have been made. When posted online, articles will be assigned a DOI number (Digital Object Identifier) whereby it becomes possible to search and cite them without delay.

The Open Access model used for Journal of Oral Microbiology implies that production costs are partly covered by publication fees normally paid for by the author’s institution or funding agency. The total sum will be charged to the author(s) upon acceptance of his/her article. Author from institutions which have difficulty in paying may be eligible for a full or partial waiver of the publication fee. The Publisher would be happy to provide more information or discuss individual cases. The ability of authors to pay remains unknown to the Editors prior to possible acceptance.

Journal of Oral Microbiology is accessible via the journal’s website at http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net as well as via international search engines such as Google Scholar.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.

In addition, all papers are archived with CLOCKSS and Portico.

Author Self-Archiving

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post items submitted to this journal on personal or institutional websites, prior to and after publication (while providing the bibliographic details of that publication)

Indexing

Journal of Oral Microbiology is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services: DOAJ, Open J-gate, JournalSeek, Google Scholar Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, HINARI

Material in JOM is also further distributed by EBSCO, one of the world's largest content aggregators and research database providers that helps link the content in JOM into the research literature.

Commercial Reprints and Advertising

If you wish to purchase reprints or advertise in JOM, you are welcome to contact:

Caroline Sutton, Publisher

Email: caroline.sutton@co-action.net
Tel (SkypeIn): +46 18 495 11 26
Tel (cell): +47 90 69 05 06

Journal of Oral Microbiology ISSN 2000-2297 (online)

This journal is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Responsible editor: Ingar Olsen.

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