Submissions

Author Guidelines

TUMI Oral Health invites the international academic and scientific community to submit original, high-quality manuscripts in the field of dental sciences and oral health. All submissions are initially screened by the Editor to assess their alignment with the journal’s aims, scope, and editorial standards. Manuscripts that pass this stage are subjected to a double-blind peer review process prior to an editorial decision.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted work is original, has not been previously published, and is not under simultaneous consideration by another journal. All necessary permissions must be obtained for the reproduction of any copyrighted material, including images, tables, instruments, scales, or datasets.

All research involving human participants, biological samples, or clinical data must have received approval from a recognized institutional ethics committee and must comply with applicable international ethical principles. Informed consent must be obtained and explicitly stated where appropriate.

Manuscript Template and Submission Language Requirements

Before preparing a submission, authors are required to download and use the official TUMI Oral Health manuscript template. The following versions are available:
• English template – Mandatory for manuscript preparation and submission
• Spanish reference template – Provided exclusively to facilitate comprehension of formatting and structural requirements

All manuscripts must be prepared and submitted in English, regardless of the language used to consult the template. Submissions that do not conform to the official template may be returned to authors for technical correction prior to editorial evaluation.

Types of Articles Accepted

Original Research Articles
Clinical, experimental, epidemiological, or methodological studies presenting novel findings with scientific and clinical relevance.

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Structured, reproducible syntheses of scientific evidence, with explicit methodology and formal assessment of risk of bias and study quality.

Case Reports
Clinically relevant descriptions that contribute academic value by highlighting unusual presentations, diagnostic approaches, or significant clinical implications, accompanied by a concise and critical literature review.

Letters to the Editor
Scholarly commentary on articles published in the journal or brief contributions addressing topics of interest to the oral health research community.

Methodological and Technical Articles
Manuscripts describing, validating, or critically analyzing techniques, instruments, protocols, or methodological approaches relevant to oral health research.

Reporting Standards and Methodological Guidelines

Authors must explicitly declare compliance with the international reporting guidelines appropriate to their study design:

• Observational studies: STROBE

• Clinical trials: CONSORT

• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: PRISMA

• Case reports: CARE

• Diagnostic accuracy studies: STARD

• Qualitative research: COREQ

The statement of compliance must be included in the Methods section of the manuscript.

General Manuscript Requirements

• Language: English

• Maximum number of authors: 5

  • An administrative fee of USD 20 will apply for each additional author

• Maximum length:

  • Original research and reviews: 5,000 words (excluding references)

  • Case reports: 3,000 words

  • Letters to the Editor: 800 words

• Figures and tables: Maximum 5 in total

• Maximum file size (main manuscript): 5 MB

• File format: DOC or DOCX

Manuscript Structure

Title Page

Must include a concise title (maximum 20 words), full author names, institutional affiliations, ORCID iD of the corresponding author, and a contact email address.

Abstract and Keywords

An unstructured abstract of up to 250 words, followed by 3 to 6 keywords based on MeSH terms.

Main Text

Original research articles must follow the IMRaD structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion.

At the end of the Introduction, the following must be explicitly stated:

• Study objective

• Scientific and/or clinical justification

Author Contributions Statement (CRediT)

This section must be included immediately after the main body of the manuscript and before Acknowledgments and Funding.

All manuscripts must include an explicit statement of individual contributions using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT). Each author must be identified by initials and linked to one or more of the standardized roles listed below:

• Conceptualization: Formulation of the study objectives and central research idea

• Methodology: Development of the study design and research procedures

• Software: Programming, code development, or implementation of computational tools

• Validation: Verification of results, reproducibility, and data quality control

• Formal analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, or analytical techniques

• Investigation: Conduct of experiments, data collection, or clinical/field work

• Resources: Provision of materials, patients, samples, instruments, or infrastructure

• Data curation: Organization, cleaning, and maintenance of datasets

• Writing – Original Draft: Preparation of the initial manuscript draft

• Writing – Review & Editing: Critical review and scholarly editing of the manuscript

• Visualization: Preparation of figures, tables, diagrams, or graphical representations

• Supervision: Scientific oversight and leadership of the research activity

• Project administration: Management and coordination of the research project

• Funding acquisition: Acquisition of financial support for the study

Required format:
JAL: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft, Supervision.
MEEG: Formal analysis, Data curation, Validation, Visualization.
XYZ: Resources, Project administration, Funding acquisition, Writing – Review & Editing.

All authors have critically reviewed the intellectual content and approved the final version of the manuscript for publication.

Acknowledgments and Funding

All sources of financial support, institutional sponsorship, and relevant non-author contributions must be fully disclosed.

Conflicts of Interest

All authors must explicitly declare any potential financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that could influence the interpretation of the findings.

Data Availability

Authors must state whether the data supporting the findings are available in a recognized public repository or can be provided upon reasonable request, specifying any applicable access conditions or restrictions.

Ethical Standards and Authorship Criteria

The journal applies the authorship criteria established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and adheres to the editorial integrity guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authorship is restricted to individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the work and who accept public responsibility for the content of the manuscript.

All authors must have participated in the critical review of the intellectual content and must approve the final version prior to publication. Full transparency in the attribution of contributions is a mandatory condition for editorial evaluation and acceptance.

The Editor reserves the right to reject or retract a manuscript at any stage of the editorial process, including post-publication, if evidence of ethical misconduct is identified, including plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, undisclosed redundancy, or non-compliance with international scientific and bioethical standards.

References

References must be presented in Vancouver / AMA style, numbered in the order of appearance in the text. A DOI or permanent link must be included whenever available.

Example — Journal article with DOI
De Castro EF, Nima G, Rueggeberg FA, Giannini M. Effect of build orientation in accuracy, flexural modulus, flexural strength, and microhardness of 3D-printed resins for provisional restorations. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2022;136:105479. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105479

Example — Online article
Kim D, Shim JS, Lee D, Shin SH, Nam NE, Park KH. Effects of post-curing time on the mechanical and color properties of three-dimensional printed crown and bridge materials. Polymers. 2020;12(11):2762. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112762

Editorial Process

All manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review. Editorial decisions are based exclusively on scientific merit, methodological quality, academic clarity, and compliance with ethical standards. The payment of Article Processing Charges (APCs) does not influence editorial decisions at any stage.