About Journal
The Journal of Pierre Fauchard Academy is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to excellence in evidence-based clinical practice and oral health research. The Journal is open-access and endeavours to solicit scholarly articles that enhance the scientific basis of care and foster innovation. It serves as a platform for the dissemination of the latest research in the field of Dentistry, allied Oral Health and Craniofacial Surgery.
It is an official journal Pierre Fauchard Academy, India Section, named after scholar Pierre Fauchard of France, recognised as the “Father of Modern Dentistry”. The Pierre Fauchard Academy is an honorary dental service organisation that was founded by Dr. Elmer S. Best, a Minnesota dentist, in 1936 to help the profession gain control of its literature and assure its independence from commercial interests.
Aim and Scope
The Journal of Pierre Fauchard Academy is an open-access journal that quarterly publishes peer-reviewed scientific papers covering a broad range of topics of dental science, including but not limited to: oral and periodontal diseases, craniofacial anomalies, material science, procedural and surgical techniques as implantology, orthodontics, and palliative and prosthetic rehabilitation, public oral health, digital dentistry, latest developments and evidence-based practices in all areas of dentistry.
We encourage the publication of original research, systematic reviews, and case studies. With this dissemination of knowledge, we intend to improve the quality of care delivered to the patients and promote quality research in the subject.
Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the Author guidelines and submitted to the manuscript submission website (Manuscript Peer-Review Process called MPRP) https://www.mprp.in/journals/JPFA.
Indexing and Abstracting Information
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Journal Ethics
Journal is committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of publication. We strictly adhere to the industry associations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), which set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements. To know more about specific policies regarding duplicate publication, conflict of interest, patient consent, etc., please visit the author guidelines
Open Access (OA) Publication
The journal promotes open access publishing that can be refers to free, unrestricted online access to research outputs such as journals, articles and books. OA content is open to all without any accessing fees without paying a subscription charge. Articles are freely available immediately after publication without any registration. This means the researchers, students, readers, scholars, and any layperson from anywhere and anytime have rapid access to the latest research content via Innovative Open Access (OA) Policy. For more details and information, visit: www.ipinnovative.com/open-access-journals
Creative Commons Licensing
This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, which allows others to remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
Repository Policy
Authors can deposit their published article in any repository. After publication of the article in the journal, authors are allowed and encouraged to submit their content online (for example, in institutional repositories or on their website). As this can result in fruitful discussions and earlier and more frequent citation of published work which can help to promote the accessibility and reproducibility of research findings for others.
Copyright of the Published Material
The journal takes a signed copy of the consent declaration form authors where they sign and accepts responsibility for releasing this material to the publisher on behalf of any and all co- authors. But author retains the copyright of the content and transfers all the licensing and publishing rights to the publisher. The author grants the publisher the only right to commer- cially utilize the article. For the duration of the copyright’s full legal term, they provide the publisher, exclusive right, and license to publish. This transfer of publication rights covers the non-exclusive right to reproduction and distribute the article, including reprints, translations, photographic, reproductions, microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproduction of similar nature.
Plagiarism
Self-plagiarism is the redundant reuse of your own work, “use another’s production without crediting the sources,” or “present as new and original an idea or product derived from an ex- isting source.” The JPFA also considers “self-plagiarism” as a form of plagiarism. An example of self-plagiarism would be when an author borrows from his or her own previously published work without the proper citation within the newly submitted manuscript. We provide iThenticate software to our editor and reviewers as a part of our manuscript submission system.
AI Guidelines
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Digital Archiving
Digital archiving ensures the preservation and accessibility of digital content over time, safe- guarding it from technological changes and data loss. We prioritize the longevity and integrity of our journal by utilizing leading digital archiving services Portico and CLOCKSS. Our journal are securely preserved and remain accessible to researchers, educators, and the public, today and in the future.
Advertising Policy
The Journal retains the discretion to decline any advertisement that does not meet journal ad- vertising policy.
1. Advertisements will not be accepted if they are indecent, offensive, or discriminatory based on personal, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, or religious grounds, whether in text or artwork.
2. The Journal will not accept advertisements for products or services known to be harmful to health, such as tobacco and alcohol.
3. Product advertorials will not allow any treatment-specific or drug-specific campaigns to target specific articles related to the advertised products.
The presence of advertisements or product information on the Journal’s website does not means endorsement or approval by the Journal or its publisher regarding the quality or claims made by the manufacturer of the advertised products. Editorial decision does not depend on the any advertisement visible on the website.
Ahead of Print Policy
Articles published online under the “Ahead of Print” model are considered published and can be cited and quoted using DOI as the reference source. Innovative Publication has a policy that changes WILL NOT be made after the publication of an article. Unless an accepted procedure for making corrections to the scientific record is followed.
About Publisher
IP Innovative Publication Private Limited, is a well-established publisher headquartered in New Delhi, India. IP has a reputed specialization in medical, dental, nursing, and pharmacy subjects and has more than 300 books and 50 journals in its portfolio. It was founded in April 2011 and has become a well-respected medical publisher in India that fully supports many of the pop- ular open-access models through its peer-review management system. Researchers, students, scholars, clinicians, and other healthcare professionals access Innovative journals from around the globe to educate themselves about new and innovative discoveries and to improve patient care. For more info about the publisher, click here
Innovative Specialization
Print and Online Scholarly Publisher, Peer-review system, Specialized in Medical, Dental, Nursing, and Pharmacy books and Journals as an Open Access (OA) Publisher.