Plagiarism and Misconduct

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all forms of misconduct seriously. The journal reserves the right to take necessary actions in accordance with the principles outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry considers the following as forms of misconduct: plagiarism, authorship disputes, duplicate submission and/or publication, self-plagiarism, affiliation misrepresentation, unethical research practices, undisclosed competing interests, image manipulation, data fabrication, peer review manipulation, and citation manipulation. All authors of a manuscript share equal responsibility for any instance of misconduct.

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry conducts plagiarism checks using the iThenticate plagiarism detection software. The acceptable similarity threshold is less than 20%. Manuscripts containing plagiarized content will not be considered for publication.

Authors must declare that the submitted manuscript is original and not under consideration elsewhere. Any instance of duplicate submission or publication will be considered misconduct.

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry adheres to the authorship criteria defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry defines the key components of authorship as follows:

  • Conception and design (required for all authors)
  • Acquisition of data
  • Interpretation of data
  • Drafting the manuscript
  • Revising the manuscript
  • Final approval (required for all authors)

Authors are required to submit the Manuscript Submission Form, Copyright Agreement Form, and Author Contribution Form during the submission process. These forms can be downloaded from the journal’s website;  https://contemppediatrdent.org/submission-forms/ 

Authors must declare their authorship in the “Declarations” section at the end of the manuscript. In cases of uncertainty or dispute, Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry will address authorship misconduct in accordance with COPE guidelines. Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry reserves the right to contact the authors’ institution for clarification when necessary.

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry does not consider any manuscripts that are suspected of having an undisclosed competing interest.

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry strongly encourages authors to ensure that all data presented in their manuscript is accurate and correctly represents their work. Authors must declare a Data Availability Statement in the “Declarations” section at the end of the manuscript.

All peer reviewers of Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry are strongly advised to read and adhere to the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Reviewers before accepting a review assignment. Reviewers are expected to treat all manuscripts and associated materials as strictly confidential. Any reviewer found to have engaged in misconduct, such as appropriating the work of others, will be permanently removed from the peer review database and reported to their institution.

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry interdicts any kind of inappropriately self-cite or inappropriately cite each other’s work or where editors or reviewers coerce authors to cite papers from their own previously published papers, without clear justification as to why those papers are necessary to cite.

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry strictly prohibits inappropriate self-citation, excessive citation of colleagues’ work, or coercion by editors or reviewers to cite specific publications without clear justification. Citations should only be included when they are directly relevant and necessary to support the manuscript’s content.

In cases of confirmed or suspected misconduct, Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry reserves the right to contact the authors for a valid explanation. If the provided explanation is deemed unacceptable, the manuscript will be rejected during the review process or retracted if already published.

Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry adheres to the COPE retraction guidelines and related policies  for identifying, evaluating, and handling corrections and retractions throughout the publication process.