Publication Ethics

The Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education (BJDRE) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, scientific integrity, and transparency. The journal follows internationally recognized ethical publishing principles and good editorial practices consistent with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors submitting manuscripts to BJDRE must ensure that:
• The submitted work is original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere
• All listed authors meet accepted authorship criteria and have approved the final manuscript
• Data, results, and interpretations are presented honestly and without fabrication, falsification, or inappropriate manipulation
• Ethical approval has been obtained from an appropriate institutional ethics committee where applicable
• Informed consent has been obtained from participants where required
• All potential conflicts of interest are fully disclosed during submission

Plagiarism Policy

BJDRE does not tolerate plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, or other unethical research practices.
All manuscripts may be screened using plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts showing unacceptable levels of similarity or evidence of plagiarism will be rejected. Serious cases may be reported to the authors’ institutions if necessary.

Peer Review Ethics

All manuscripts undergo initial editorial screening followed by peer review by independent subject experts. The peer review process is confidential, unbiased, and objective.
Editorial decisions are based on:
• Scientific merit
• Originality and novelty
• Methodological quality
• Relevance to the journal scope

Informed Consent and Ethical Approval

For research involving human participants, authors must confirm that:
• Participants received clear information about the study objectives, procedures, risks, and benefits
• Participation was voluntary
• Written informed consent was obtained prior to participation

Authors may be requested to provide a sample participant consent form if required.
Research involving human or animal subjects must comply with accepted ethical standards and must have approval from appropriate institutional review or ethics committees.

To protect patient privacy and confidentiality, authors must follow ICMJE recommendations on privacy and confidentiality.

Confidentiality and Privacy

All personal data and identifiable participant information must be protected. Identifying information should not be published unless essential and written consent has been obtained.

Handling of Misconduct

If research or publication misconduct is suspected, BJDRE will investigate according to international ethical publishing standards.
Actions may include:
• Manuscript rejection
• Publication of corrections
• Retraction of published articles
• Notification to relevant institutions if necessary

Corrections, Retractions, and Post-Publication Updates

• Corrections will be issued when significant errors are identified that affect interpretation but not overall findings.
• Retractions will be issued in cases of unreliable data, plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unethical research practices.

Open Access Policy

• BJDRE is a fully open access journal. All published content is freely available without charge to readers or their institutions.
• Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of articles, or use them for any lawful purpose, without prior permission, provided proper attribution is given.
• BJDRE is published by the Bangladesh Academy of Dentistry International (BADI)® and distributes content under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).

Copyright and Licensing

• Authors retain copyright of their published work.
• Articles in BJDRE are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY-4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
• Authors must submit an Author Declaration Form during manuscript submission.

• . This license permits 

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the following license terms.

• Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  
  

• No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Ownership and Management

The Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education (BJDRE) is owned and managed and published  by the Bangladesh Academy of Dentistry International (BADI)®.
The publisher supports the journal’s operations but does not interfere with editorial decisions or peer review processes.

Charges and Fees

BJDRE does not charge article submission fees or article processing charges (APCs).
However, optional charges may apply for printed copies of journal issues, where applicable.