Peer Review Process

The Journal of Advanced Periodontology & Implant Dentistry (JAPID) is committed to rigorous peer review, scientific integrity, and strict ethical standards. Below is a comprehensive overview of our editorial workflow, turnaround times, and plagiarism policies.

Publication Timeline at a Glance

• Initial Editorial Decision: Approximately 10 days
• Peer Review Process: 4–6 weeks
• Language Editing (Post-Acceptance): 1–2 weeks
• Proof Preparation: 3–4 weeks
• Note: In 2025, the average time from submission to acceptance was 20 weeks.

Initial Evaluation

All submissions undergo an initial screening by the Editor-in-Chief to ensure that they adhere to the submission guidelines and provide the necessary information to assess their validity and suitability.

• To ensure rapid feedback and respect the authors’ time, submissions that fail to meet our basic formatting or ethical requirements, or are deemed to lack sufficient significance or broad interest, will be declined during the initial screening without further processing.
• Suitable manuscripts will proceed directly to the formal peer review stage.

Double-Blind Peer Review Process

JAPID employs a strict double-blind peer review system, ensuring that both authors and reviewers remain completely anonymous to each other throughout the evaluation process.

• The Editor-in-Chief or an Associate Editor assigns at least two external expert reviewers to each manuscript.
• Reviewers are required to declare any competing interests before accepting an invitation.
• Based on the reviewers’ critical feedback, the Editor-in-Chief will issue one of the following decisions: Reject, Resubmit (Revisions Required), or Accept.
• Revised manuscripts typically undergo another round of review and are often evaluated by the original reviewers. Minor revisions, however, may be handled directly by the journal editors.

Publication of Accepted Submissions

Once a manuscript has been scientifically accepted, it moves into the final production and publication phases:

• Technical Editing: Accepted manuscripts undergo a technical review to ensure compliance with formatting standards, including figure quality, table structure, and citation consistency.
• Language Editing: Following technical editing, accepted manuscripts are professionally polished by a language editor in collaboration with the authors.
• In Press and DOI Assignment: Approved papers are immediately assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and published in the journal’s In Press section, making them fully citable before issue assignment.
• Article Proofs: Galley proofs are generated and sent to the authors for final approval. Once approved, the proof replaces the accepted manuscript in the In Press section.
• Issue Assignment: Upon formal publication in a designated journal issue, the article receives its final page numbers and is moved to its permanent location on the website.

Plagiarism Policy

JAPID screens all submissions for plagiarism using Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate. The journal follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when handling cases of suspected plagiarism.

• Minor Text Similarity: If minor overlap is detected during the review process, the manuscript may be returned to the authors for proper citation and correction.
• Major Plagiarism: Major plagiarism identified during the review process will result in the immediate rejection of the submission. In addition, other actions in accordance with the COPE guidelines may be taken to uphold the high ethical standards of scholarly publishing.
• Post-Publication Discovery: Plagiarism identified after publication will also be handled in accordance with the COPE guidelines, and may result in actions such as the publication of a correction or the full retraction of the article.

For more information, please see our Editorial Policies on Misconduct.