For Authors
So, you want to publish an article in BDJ Student?
Great! To help your submission go as smoothly as possible, here’s a handy checklist to consider before you get started. You might also find our FAQs really helpful.
Have you checked the website and list of contents to see if your idea has already been covered? If it has, you might want to think about a different way to approach the topic.
To increase the chances of your submission being accepted, make sure you can put a tick next to these criteria:
- Your piece is a Word document
- Dictionary is English (UK)
- Your referencing is in Vancouver format – more on that can be found in our FAQs below
- Images and figures are high resolution JPEGS, attached as separate files and you have credit/permission to use them
- Tables should be submitted as word documents and also attached as separate files
- All images, figures and tables should have captions.
If your submission has multiple authors, you will need to choose one corresponding author. For web purposes only, if your submission is successful, authors will also be required to submit the following details:
- Name of university/workplace and town/city
- Email address for author correspondence
- Social media handles - Instagram and Twitter are great ways to spread your article, and our accounts can do that!
Frequently asked questions
How many issues of BDJ Student are there?
BDJ Student content is published every month on an online-only platform, so send it in for review as soon as it's ready!
What are the deadlines?
Please contact the editorial office to discuss deadlines.
Can I submit to BDJ Student even though I’m not a student?
Yes, you can, provided your article is relevant to the audience.
How do I submit a piece?
You will find all of the information you need in these FAQs and our handy pre-submission checklist above.
Who do I send the piece to?
Submit your article through our online submission site.
if you have any pre-submission enquiries, please contact the Editor, David Westgarth, on bdjstudent@bda.org.
What’s the word count?
We work on 850 words per page including a photo of the author. This is a guide only – you can write more – but please take this into account if you are including images, figures and/or tables.
What reference system should I use?
Our reference style is the Vancouver style, and references should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. We ask that reference numbers are inserted as superscripts, after punctuation. For example, '...true.4,5 Jones et al.6 demonstrated...’
The full list of references should give the names and initials of all authors, unless there are more than six, in which case only the first three should be given, followed by et al.
For example:
Reference to an article
1. Field J V, Balfour-Paul A, Wright D W. Perimandibular space infections. Br Dent J 1981; 150: 255-258.
Reference to a book
4. Hargreaves I A, Craig J W. The management of traumatised anterior teeth of children. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1981.
Reference to a book chapter
7. Harding S R, Fryer J I. Recurrent oral ulceration in Greenland natives. In Casselli G (ed) Coeliac diseases. 3rd ed. pp 307-324. London: Stoma Press, 1982.
Reference to a report
2. Committee on Mercury Hazards in Dentistry. Code of practice for dental mercury hygiene. London: Department of Health and Social Security, 1979, publication no. DHSS 79-F3 72.
Reference to a webpage
3. General Dental Council. Scope of practice. 2013. Online information available at www.gdc-uk.org/docs/default-source/standards-and-guidance/scope-of-practice/scope-of-practice-september-2013.pdf (accessed April 2014).
What happens after my article has been accepted?
The piece will go to the production team and a PDF proof will be generated for you to approve prior to publication.
Please note the Editor-in-Chief has the final say on matters of editorial.
Will I receive a copy?
As we’re online-only, you won’t, but we will send you a link when it’s published. You’ll have to be a student member to read it.
