Announcements

On 9 February 2023, Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science platform, streamlining the research process by allowing researchers to locate and link to preprints alongside other trusted content in the database.

The Preprint Citation Index will act as a bridge to connect cutting-edge preprints with peer-reviewed journal articles published within the Web of Science Core Collection. Alerts can be easily set to monitor new research across several repositories and authors will also be able to include preprints on their Web of Science Research Profile to more accurately display their various research outputs.

As of its launch, the Preprint Citation Index will provide nearly two million preprints from various repositories, including MDPI’s own Preprints.org.

MDPI's Preprints Platform – Preprints.org

To advance Open Science and the fast dissemination of research, MDPI offers researchers a free multidisciplinary preprint platform. Preprints.org accepts submissions from all research areas and offers authors high visibility, permanent archiving, article-level Metrics and immediately citable content by assigning a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to all preprints.

During submission to any MDPI journal, authors have the option to share their research as a preprint. After an initial screening, the manuscript is available online in 48 hours or less. Once online, preprints can be downloaded, shared, commented on, and cited, providing authors maximum visibility.

We invite you to join the ranks of the over 100k researchers using Preprints.org and share your research.

For more information, please visit Preprints.org.

Welcome to the 2023 Oral Health Research Congress in Rhodes from 21 to 23 September 2023, which will be organized by the Continental European Division (CED-IADR) together with the Scandinavian Division (NOF) of the International Association for Dental Research.

We hope you join us on the beautiful island of Rhodes, the largest of all Dodecanese islands in Greece. Rhodes is located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea and has been in existence since the Stone Age. It is exceptionally situated at the crossroads of three continents, combining the sophistication of Europe with the mysteries of the east. Rich in history, its medieval town was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.

Science and research will be the main elements in our agenda for three days, in our efforts to advance research and increase knowledge to improve oral health.

Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to come to Rhodes to present your latest research! We plan to have a broad scientific program, consisting of state-of-the-art symposia, outstanding keynote lectures, as well as oral and poster presentations by researchers from Europe and beyond, presenting their latest research findings in a wide spectrum of dental disciplines, and workshops organized by the young CED-IADR ambassadors.

During your stay in Rhodes, you will all have plenty of opportunities to network with the members of the CED-IADR and NOF community and share your ideas and opinions on dental research.

All attendees are, as always, kindly invited to the free CED-IADR/NOF welcoming ceremony and reception on Thursday night, to be held in the old City Centre of Rhodes. The Friday get-together will take place in the exquisite Kallithea Springs.

For more information, please visit the following website: https://ced-iadr2023.com/.

See you in September 2023 in Rhodes!

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the MDPI Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will enable early career researchers (who must hold a Ph.D. in a related field) to experience editing a Special Issue in MDPI journals, under the mentorship of our experienced Editorial Board Members or other experienced scientists. The mentor program will provide an excellent opportunity for early career scientists to gain editorial experience, and to cultivate their ability to edit scientific research.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

• Proposing a Special Issue title and assisting the mentor in preparing a summary (around 200–400 words) and 3–10 keywords describing the background, importance, and goal of the Issue;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Preparing a list of scholars who may be interested in the Issue and personally e-mailing invitations on behalf of Guest Editors;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue together with the mentor.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Performing editorial control of the Special Issue and quality control of the publications, both of which must be carried out in a timely manner;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have any doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue;
• Making and submitting decisions regarding submissions with the assistance of mentees.

Certificates and awards:
After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors and early career researchers.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Editorial Office of a journal you choose, and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail. The full list of MDPI journals is as follows: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, we will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

MDPI has just become the first open access (OA) publisher to reach the milestone of one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon! We are proud to share this special moment with the global scientific community.

This landmark has been reached thanks to the immeasurable support of more than 600,000 expert reviewers, 66,000 editorial board members and 6700 hard-working colleagues across MDPI’s global offices.

Within more than 25 years of publishing, our journals received 2.1 million manuscripts and generated 4.6 million peer review reports to get to one million papers published.

Reaching the milestone of one million articles published reinforces our mission to remove any existing barriers and to make scientific research accessible to all. Since its inception, MDPI’s goal has been to create reliable processes to make science open. This is a path towards facilitating the dissemination of novel insights in scientific communities.

Regular feedback from authors and reviewers shows that our service is greatly appreciated and needed. At the same time, the feedback helps us identify areas for further improvement.

As it stands, a significant share of published research findings remain closed access. More than half of the content published with the most well-known legacy publishers stays behind a paywall, and that is not including articles published in hybrid OA journals, or made available months or years after publication.

A new policy announced by the US administration in August 2022 requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. While the new policy does not mandate articles be published under an open access license, it is aligned with the open access movement in removing all barriers to research. Similarly, some of the most advanced research institutions in the world intend to have all funded research articles published in open access by 2025.

MDPI is proud to be the leading agent of the transition to open access.

"Thanks a Million" to all the contributors!

We are currently recruiting Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for MDPI journals indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) in Web of Science. In particular, we are looking for experts who are interested in aiding in the development of our journals and safeguarding the scientific quality of the published findings.

Journals currently listed in the ESCI will receive an Impact Factor in June 2023, according to the changes announced by Web of Science (Clarivate). Therefore, this is an excellent time to become an Editorial Board Member for one of these fast-developing journals.

If you are interested in sharing your expertise in one of the journals listed below, please send us an application using this link.

The Editorial Office of the journal will contact you once the application has been approved.
Editorial Board Members are responsible for academic decisions on manuscripts in their field of expertise, will edit Special Issues, and may be invited to review manuscripts. The initial term lasts for two years, after which it can be renewed, and entails the following:

• Prescreening and making decisions on new submissions related to your research interests;
• Setting up at least one Special Issue during your term on a topic related to your research interests (or supervising Special Issues related to your research field);
• Providing input or feedback regarding journal policies;
• Helping to promote the journal among your peers or at conferences;
• Attending Board meetings to suggest journal development strategies;
• Reviewing manuscripts.

Editorial Board Members are entitled to a full waiver on one publication per year in the journal that they serve and need to be experts in their fields.

The list of ESCI journals can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals/esci.

Please find the list of ESCI journals, categorized by subject, for which we are recruiting Editorial Board Members below.

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

An update of the list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists has recently been published—the World’s Top 2% Scientists.

The time node of the statistical data of this list is from 1960 to 2022, and it is divided into two lists: “Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking” and “2022 Annual Scientific Influence Ranking”. The “Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking” counts the comprehensive influence performance of scientists during their careers, and the “2022 Annual Influence Ranking” focuses on highlighting the academic influence of scientists in the previous year. This ranking, considered the most prestigious worldwide, is based on the bibliometric information contained in the Scopus database and includes more than 200,000 researchers from the more than 10 million scientists considered to be active worldwide, with 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields taken into account.

We are pleased to share that 40 Editorial Board Members from MDPI’s Dentistry Journal (ISSN: 2304-6767) were featured in the list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2022.

The latest rankings reflect the significant influence and research excellence of the scientists, who are committed to furthering their knowledge for the benefit of the world.

We would like to congratulate our Editorial Board Members on their excellent achievement and thank them for their immense contribution to the scientific progression and development of the Dentistry Journal.

1. “Oral Symptoms Associated with COVID-19 and Their Pathogenic Mechanisms: A Literature Review”
by Hironori Tsuchiya
Dent. J. 2021, 9(3), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9030032
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/3/32 

2. “Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Systemically Administered Statins: A Systematic Review”
by Federica Di Spirito, Luigi Schiavo, Vincenzo Pilone, Antonio Lanza, Ludovico Sbordone and Francesco D’Ambrosio
Dent. J. 2021, 9(9), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9090100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/9/100
 
3. “Attitude towards Telemonitoring in Orthodontists and Orthodontic Patients”
by Domenico Dalessandri, Linda Sangalli, Ingrid Tonni, Laura Laffranchi, Stefano Bonetti, Luca Visconti, Alberto Signoroni and Corrado Paganelli
Dent. J. 2021, 9(5), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9050047
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/5/47
 
4. “Cariogenic Biofilms: Development, Properties, and Biomimetic Preventive Agents”
by Frederic Meyer, Joachim Enax, Matthias Epple, Bennett T. Amaechi and Barbara Simader
Dent. J. 2021, 9(8), 88; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9080088
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/8/88
 
5. “Primary Evaluation of Shape Recovery of Orthodontic Aligners Fabricated from Shape Memory Polymer (A Typodont Study)”
by Tarek M. Elshazly, Ludger Keilig, Yasmine Alkabani, Ahmed Ghoneima, Moosa Abuzayda, Sameh Talaat and Christoph P. Bourauel
Dent. J. 2021, 9(3), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9030031
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/3/31 

6. “The Impact of Sport Training on Oral Health in Athletes”
by Domenico Tripodi, Alessia Cosi, Domenico Fulco and Simonetta D’Ercole
Dent. J. 2021, 9(5), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9050051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/5/51 

7. “Additive Manufacturing of Zirconia Ceramic and Its Application in Clinical Dentistry: A Review”
by Leila Nasiry Khanlar, Alma Salazar Rios, Ali Tahmaseb and Amirali Zandinejad
Dent. J. 2021, 9(9), 104; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9090104
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/9/104 

8. “Prevalence of Dental Malocclusions in Different Geographical Areas: Scoping Review”
by Niccoló Cenzato, Anna Nobili and Cinzia Maspero
Dent. J. 2021, 9(10), 117; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9100117
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/10/117 

9. “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Education: An Online Survey of Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes”
by Ana Badovinac, Matej Par, Laura Plančak, Marcela Daria Balić, Domagoj Vražić, Darko Božić and Larisa Musić
Dent. J. 2021, 9(10), 116; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9100116
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/10/116

10. “Fluoride Varnishes for Preventing Occlusal Dental Caries: A Review”
by Alaa Baik, Najlaa Alamoudi, Azza El-Housseiny and Amani Altuwirqi
Dent. J. 2021, 9(6), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9060064
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/6/64

11. “Influence of Dental Implant Diameter and Bone Quality on the Biomechanics of Single-Crown Restoration. A Finite Element Analysis”
by Eduardo Anitua, Naiara Larrazabal Saez de Ibarra, Iñigo Morales Martín and Luis Saracho Rotaeche
Dent. J. 2021, 9(9), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9090103
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/9/103

12. “Novel Femto Laser Patterning of High Translucent Zirconia as an Alternative to Conventional Particle Abrasion”
by Emmanouil-George C. Tzanakakis, Anastasia Beketova, Lambrini Papadopoulou, Eleana Kontonasaki and Ioannis G. Tzoutzas
Dent. J. 2021, 9(2), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9020020
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/2/20 

13. “The Impact of Oral Health on Respiratory Viral Infection”
by Akio Tada and Hidenobu Senpuku
Dent. J. 2021, 9(4), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9040043
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/4/43 

14. “Effect of Polishing Systems on the Surface Roughness of Nano-Hybrid and Nano-Filling Composite Resins: A Systematic Review”
by Robinson Jaramillo-Cartagena, Eider J. López-Galeano, Federico Latorre-Correa and Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez
Dent. J. 2021, 9(8), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9080095
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/8/95 

15. “Angiogenic Effects of Secreted Factors from Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells”
by Kengo Iwasaki, Keiko Akazawa, Mizuki Nagata, Motohiro Komaki, Yihao Peng, Makoto Umeda, Tetsuro Watabe and Ikuo Morita
Dent. J. 2021, 9(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9010009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/1/9

16. “A Comparison of Full Arch Trueness and Precision of Nine Intra-Oral Digital Scanners and Four Lab Digital Scanners”
by Adam B. Nulty
Dent. J. 2021, 9(7), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9070075
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/7/75 

17. “Is There an Association between the Gingival Phenotype and the Width of Keratinized Gingiva? A Systematic Review”
by Elpiniki Vlachodimou, Ioannis Fragkioudakis and Ioannis Vouros
Dent. J. 2021, 9(3), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9030034
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/3/34 

18. “Indocyanine Green-Assisted and LED-Light-Activated Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy Reduces Dental Plaque”
by Sakari Nikinmaa, Niina Moilanen, Timo Sorsa, Juha Rantala, Heikki Alapulli, Anja Kotiranta, Petri Auvinen, Esko Kankuri, Jukka H. Meurman and Tommi Pätilä
Dent. J. 2021, 9(5), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9050052
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/5/52

19. “Diagnostic Value of Fluorescence Methods, Visual Inspection and Photographic Visual Examination in Initial Caries Lesion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
by Mai Thi Giang Thanh, Ngo Van Toan, Do Thi Thanh Toan, Nguyen Phu Thang, Ngoc Quang Dong, Nguyen Tien Dung, Phung Thi Thu Hang, Le Quynh Anh, Nguyen Thu Tra and Vo Truong Nhu Ngoc
Dent. J. 2021, 9(3), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9030030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/3/30

20. “Intra- and Interobserver Reliability of Bone Volume Estimation Using OsiriX Software in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography”
by Anuraj Singh Kochhar, Maninder Singh Sidhu, Mona Prabhakar, Ritasha Bhasin, Gulsheen Kaur Kochhar, Himanshu Dadlani, Gianrico Spagnuolo and Viral Vijay Mehta
Dent. J. 2021, 9(2), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9020014
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/9/2/14

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

• Peer Review Week 2022
• Research Integrity
• What We’ve Learned About Peer Review Reports
• 4 Steps to the Perfect Peer Review Report
• How to Write the Perfect Peer Review Report: An Interview
• Inviting Great Peer Reviewers

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

Thank you for your continued support for the open access Dentistry Journal (ISSN: 2304-6767). We are very pleased to announce that the Dentistry Journal will receive an Impact Factor in June 2023.

We would like to extend our gratitude to the authors, editors, and reviewers whose efforts have helped us to achieve this milestone!

For more journal statistics, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/dentistry/stats.