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Editor's Report for the Journal of Dental Research, 2001

Effective in 2002, the Journal of Dental Research will be jointly owned by the International Association for Dental Research and the American Association for Dental Research. The Journal of Dental Research remains the most influential international peer-reviewed publication in the field of dentistry and dental research. Our Scientific Impact Factor [SIF], a measure of the influence that research reports had on the emerging literature, was 2.802 in 1993. In 2000, our SIF remains high at 4.438! The Journal continues to publish the highest-quality scientific reports, each month bringing state-of-the-art science to individual and institutional subscribers. Please request that your libraries subscribe to the Journal on behalf of the general readership at your institution. Of special interest, the Journal of Dental Research will be available full-text on-line to institutional and individual subscribers beginning January, 2002, via HighWire Press. Furthermore, many research reports received, reviewed, and revised in 2001 appeared in print within six months of submission (some within six weeks of acceptance!).

In 2001, about 76% of manuscripts were submitted by investigators who work outside North America. The overall acceptance rate in 2001 was 36.8%, an increase from 25.2% in 2000. The Journal now publishes 25% more scientific reports in every issue compared with 1999. These improvements were facilitated by our concise publication format.

Effective in 2000, research reports are limited to 2500 words, including an abstract of 150 words, no more than four tables plus figures, and 30 cited references. Our editorial expectations remain that each report provides a definitive proof of a predictive hypothesis or experimental question. Authors must now exercise more craftsmanship to write clearly and more succinctly, and to organize and present data in a more concise manner. Supplementary information for any manuscript is published as an appendix on the Web only. Now that Web-based publication will begin in 2002, Web-based submission and scientific review are under discussion.

Between 1995 and 2001, the Journal received similar numbers of manuscripts investigating hypotheses in basic biology and clinical research. Fewer manuscripts reporting biomaterials and bioengineering research had been submitted, although there was an 18% increase from 2000 to 2001. Reviewers continue to rate biological papers most highly, perhaps reflecting recent progress and interest in molecular genetics. In general, reports of the testing of a novel predictive hypothesis with a definitive experimental design are most prized by the scientific reviewers, because the data are most likely to be unequivocal.

The costs of production of the Journal were carefully controlled in 2000. Expenses have not increased from 1998. Subscription rates and page charges to authors continue to offset the actual costs of production.

Issues relating to publication standards are discussed with the Editorial Board at its annual meeting. During the meeting in 2001 in Chiba, Japan, the Editorial Board discussed and made recommendations to accelerate the review and publication process. Implementation of several of these recommendations resulted in the more rapid time to publication reported above and is most evident in the most recent issues of the Journal. Editorial Board members have come to appreciate expectations of scientific excellence and novelty that cross research disciplines. The Editorial Board and many other expert referees oversee a scientific review process that may be considered a global consensus, with about half working outside North America, representing all continents, including the Pacific Rim nations and Oceania.

International Editorial Board. The Editorial Board members who have completed distinguished service at the conclusion of this year include Pentti Alanen, David K. Ann, Antoon De Laat, Timothy A. DeRouen, Shigeyuki Ebisu, Shunsuke Furuyama, Charles Louis Gerstenfeld, Werner K.H. Geurtsen, Carolyn W. Gibson, Michel Goldberg, Thomas C. Hart, M. Scott Herness, J.A. Jansen, Leonard B. Kaban, Takeyasu Maeda, Manuel Philippe Mark, David J. Mooney, Koji Nakayama, Douglas S. Ramsey, Eric C. Reynolds, Jean-François Roulet, Gottfried Schmalz, James P. Simmer, Daniel J. Smith, Jorma Tenovuo, John C. Wataha, Ann Wenzel, Alain Woda, Yoshihisa Yamashita, and Toshiyuki Yoneda. Their efforts and dedication are very much appreciated. In cooperation with the AADR Publication Committee, new members of the Editorial Board have been selected. The names of new members appear on the page opposite the Table of Contents.

The Editor of the Journal of Dental Research oversees Advances in Dental Research, which is now published on-line. As an on-line venture, Advances is still publishing symposia reporting new data and the state of the art. Advances is a fully citable publication favored by organizers of state-of-the-art symposia addressing topics that may be of interest to readers of the Journal of Dental Research.

My gratitude is extended to the 2001 Publication Committee and to Mary MacDougall, Chair, for their prompt efforts and jobs well done. Mary will remain Chair for another year to effect the transition in oversight to the IADR/AADR Joint Publication Committee as appropriate to the new ownership position of the IADR (see above).

The Journal is successful because of the dedication of the staff in Central Office. In particular, thanks are due to Linda Hemphill, Director of Publications, who strives to keep the Journal on consistent on-time publication and to Jessica A. Megee, Production Manager, who continues to improve the presentation format, and Michael S. Stock, Assistant Production Manager, who handles the bulk of the production responsibilities. Gratitude is also extended to Jennifer Johnson, Director of Marketing, who developed our new Web-based on-line publication plan. Here in Minneapolis, Noelle Herring is the able Assistant to the Editor. She has managed to accommodate our ever-increasing number of manuscripts, the transition to our more concise publication format, more rapid processing and review of papers, and the many needs of authors. Well done.

Let me know [ mcherzb{at}tc.umn.edu] how we can serve you better. We strive to make the Journal of Dental Research more than you hoped it could be.

REFERENCE

Journal Citation Reports 2000, Institute for Scientific Information, Philadelphia, 2001.

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