CALL FOR ARTICLES
Universitas Odontologica, the scientific journal of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana’s Dental School from Bogotá, Colombia, invites the academic, scientific, and professional community to submit original manuscripts for the thematic dossier Research Incubators in Dentistry, which will be published in volume 42 of 2023.
About the Journal
Universitas Odontologica’s mission is to become the international reference journal that promotes the advancement of knowledge in the dental field from and about Ibero America. The journal gives equal importance to knowledge, regardless of its application or impact reach, either local, regional, or global. Given the scientific nature of the journal, the types of articles accepted are: 1) original scientific and technological research articles; 2) reflection articles on original research results; 3) different modalities of systematic reviews of literature; 4) case descriptions supported by systematic reviews, contributing with new research questions and promising techniques for future testing through research); and 5) case and comparative studies in institutional, regional, and national contexts.
As of 2020, Universitas Odontologica is being published on a rolling volume basis, that is, reception and publication of articles throughout the year. Its format is diamond open access (http://www.javeriana.edu.co/universitasodontologica). The journal receives manuscripts in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, but currently translates and publishes all articles in English language. Titles, abstracts, and keywords are published in the three languages. Universitas Odontologica covers a wide spectrum of topics related to Ibero-American dental work and knowledge. It includes 11 application area-based sections: 1) Dental healthcare services and guild-related matters; 2) Basic sciences, biotechnology, and bioinformatics; 3) Scientometrics, and scientific writing and literacy; 4) Bioethics; 5) Dental education; 6) Dental materials and laboratory; 7) Legal and forensic dentistry; 8) Clinical practice; 9) Public health and oral epidemiology; 10) Comparative and International Studies in Dentistry; and 10) Thematic Dossier (current issues/topics with an international team of expert guest editors).
Thematic Dossier: Research Incubators in Dentistry
In Colombia, research training in higher education among most disciplines promotes a model based on Research Incubators that is part of the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation. Beyond the students' individual efforts to conduct and complete their thesis/dissertations, this model seeks to ensure that research learning and experiences are anchored in institutional strengths and developments and stimulates a culture of research. Research training and the organization of dental research seedbeds are led by the group of school members of the Colombian Association of Dental Schools–ACFO (acronym based on the Spanish name), which created an interactive network named Research Incubators in Dental Schools–SIFO (acronym based on the Spanish name). Learning of future professional researchers and/or clinicians who base their practice on scientific evidence is solid through research incubators experiences. We are inviting all young researchers who have participated or are currently participating in research incubators to submit manuscripts of their studies for peer-reviewing and possible publication in the Research Incubators in Dentistry dossier that will be published in Universitas Odontologica, volume 42 of 2023.
For the Research Incubators in Dentistry dossier, we are receiving original studies with documentary, qualitative, observational, and experimental designs that explore different questions in the various dimensions of the dental profession (clinical, basic and laboratory research, administration, education, etc.). The requirement is that such works are or have been part of a Research Incubator. Likewise, we will receive manuscripts of institutional case studies that relate and analyze the experiences, strategies, practices, and results of Research Incubators in each of the schools/faculties and, even, documents that describe and analyze this model in a more comprehensive way research training in Colombian dental schools. Finally, we will receive papers from countries other than Colombia that have training models similar to the research incubators in dentistry.
How to Submit an Article for Publication in the Dossier
ALL manuscripts must meet the submission requirements that are described on the journal’s website and must be submitted for evaluation through, http://www.javeriana.edu.co/universitasodontologica. The maximum accepted length of manuscripts is 5000-7000 words (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations, for original research and literature reviews), without counting references. The maximum number of tables and figures altogether is eight (8). Manuscripts received for the dossier on Research Incubators in Dentistry and our other established sections are first evaluated by the journal’s general and guest editors, who examine the documents for compliance with the style, presentation, and methodological criteria. Articles that pass this screening go through the double-blind peer-review process. Each article will have at least two peer reviewers or referees who are external to the institution where the manuscript originates and, if possible, from other countries. The articles that complete the peer evaluation process will be included in volume 42 of 2023 of Universitas Odontologica.
Key Dates
- Release of the call for manuscripts: 15 February 2023
- Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 August 2023
- Article evaluation and revisions: 31 August to 15 October 2023
- Pre-publication with DOI assigned: 15 November 2023
Editorial Team of this Dossier
Adriana Jaramillo Echeverry
Ingrid Isabel Mora Díaz
Juliana Sánchez Garzón
Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia UNICOC, Cali, Colombia. Guest Editor
Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia. Guest Editor
Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia. Guest Editor
Francina Escobar Arregocés
Jorge Enrique Delgado
Sandra C. Delgado
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. Guest Editor
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, EE. UU. Editor-in-chief
Universitas Odontologica. Assistant Editor