Al-Rafidain Dental Journal (RDENTJ) is a semiannual, double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal, a scholarly publication in the area of dentistry. All articles are published online and immediately available to read, download, share, and reuse. All manuscripts should be submitted through our online manuscript management system. The author should first register in our system and then submit their manuscript. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC‑BY) license, which permits users to read, print, download, redistribute, translate, text-mine, and reuse extracts from the work. Published by the College of Dentistry, University of Mosul since 2001, the journal releases two issues annually in March and September. Each issue contains peer-reviewed articles across the journal’s scope. The journal maintains a regular publishing schedule.

The referred scientific Journal deals with fields of dental sciences, and as an open-access journal, publishing an article in this journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) that will be billed to the submitting author following acceptance. There are no other fees (for example, submission, page, or color charges). The Article Processing Charge for the journal is 100.000 IQD for authors. No governmental or non-governmental organization financially supports the journal.

Al-Rafidain Dental Journal publishes original research papers in all dental fields, including periodontics, orthodontics, restorative and aesthetic dentistry, preventive and pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, oral medicine and pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental biomaterials, as well as clinically relevant oral biology and pharmacotherapy. The entire journal\'s archive is available online (since 2001), and archived issues from past years are publicly available on the journal\'s website for verification.

Editorial members are selected based on academic expertise, publication record, and relevant peer-review experience.
The journal confirms that:

• All editorial board members have been invited and have accepted their service.

• Their affiliations and roles are up-to-date and accurate.

• Their contributions to the peer-review process are ongoing and meaningful.

Journal: Al-Rafidain Dental Journal

Publisher: University of Mosul, College of Dentistry

Publishing Frequency: Two times a year

Print ISSN: 1812-1217

Electronic ISSN:1998-0345

First published (Print) in 2001

Abbreviation: Al-Rafidain Dent J

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