Publication Ethics

Mansours Journal of Dentistry follows Mansoura University's measures to guard against research misconduct including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and/or any other practice that violates the commonly accepted practices. 

Plagiarism: Authors must not use the text, figures, or ideas of others without permission and/or citing.

- Text must be citied.

- Permission for reuse of images, graphs,…..etc must be obtained from the author or journal that published the original work. 

Mansoura University uses similarity checkers (Turnitin and iThenticate) to discover potential plagiarism. 

Subject/Patient Confidentiality:Protecting the confidentiality of the research subjects is a priority. Sensitive data must be coded and securely saved. 

Image Release Form:

Images (that could identify the research subject) are only allowed to be published upon the presence of a release form.   

The release form must include the manuscript title and the authors' names and affiliations. 

Informed consent: Informed consentis required for clinical trials. 

It is ethically acceptable not to obtain consent from subjects/patients in certain cases, such as:

- Use of de-identified data in epidemiological research.

- Observational research in public places.

- Use of anonymous surveys. 

Authorship: To be eligible of authorship, the following criteria should be met:

1- Significant involvement in study conception/design, data collection, or data analysis/interpretation.

2- Involvement in drafting or revising manuscript.

3- Approval of final version of manuscript for publication.

4- Responsibility for accuracy and integrity of all aspects of research. 

Honorary, guest, and ghost authorship are to be avoided. 

Authors order:

The author order reflects their contribution, with the first author contributing the most while; the last author is the most senior. 

Conflict of interest: Conflict of interest (COI) may arise in scientific research and publishing

COI occurs when personal interests influence the research activities and so increase the likelihood of bias. Conflicts of interest may occur with authors, reviewers, or editors. COI should be revealed so the reader would not feel deceived. 

Ethical standards in scientific publishing vary between journals; the guidelines of the "International Committee of Medical Journal Editors" are applied.