For Authors

Here you will find all the key information you will require when preparing a manuscript for submission to Evidence-Based Dentistry. Please read this section before submitting – especially the article specifications and formatting guidelines for the article types we offer, which are:

  1. Commentaries – usually by invitation only (these are not normally peer reviewed)
  2. Systematic Reviews – submissions welcome (note that EBD does not accept narrative reviews)
  3. Methodology – submissions welcome
  4. Book Reviews – usually by invitation only (these are not normally peer reviewed)

Cover Letter

Authors should provide a cover letter addressed to our Editor, Professor Liz Kay, which briefly discusses the importance of the work and explains why it is considered appropriate for the readership of the journal. The cover letter must also include the following:

  • A statement that submission is to EBD, the material is original, has not been previously published (except as a preprint; see Editorial Policies for more details) and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere while under consideration
  • The affiliation and contact information for the corresponding author
  • A competing interests statement; see Editorial Policies for more details.

Open Access

Evidence-Based Dentistry is a hybrid journal, offering both subscription and Open Access publishing pathways. Authors can choose to publish using either the traditional publishing route or via immediate gold Open Access (OA). Please see our ‘Open Access publishing’ page for more information.

Peer Review

The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

  • Identity transparency: Single anonymised
  • Reviewer interacts with: Editor
  • Review information published: None

EBD also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if the guest editor(s) authors an article in their special issue, they will not handle the peer review process.

Further information regarding our peer review process can be found in our 'For referees' section.