The International Journal of Orthopedic and Orthodontic Research (IJOOR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original scholarly work in orthopedics, orthodontics, musculoskeletal medicine, craniofacial research, dental and orthopedic biomaterials, oral and maxillofacial sciences, and related clinical and translational research disciplines.
The journal provides a platform for researchers, academicians, clinicians, surgeons, orthodontists, dentists, laboratory professionals, and healthcare experts to disseminate original research, systematic reviews, narrative reviews, case reports, clinical investigations, and evidence-based analyses that contribute to advancements in orthopedic and orthodontic sciences.
IJOOR welcomes submissions from diverse geographical regions and encourages research that addresses emerging clinical challenges, innovative treatment approaches, translational research, and interdisciplinary applications of orthopedic and orthodontic research in healthcare and dental sciences.
The International Journal of Orthopedic and Orthodontic Research (IJOOR) is a fully open-access journal. All published articles are made freely and immediately available online to readers worldwide without subscription charges, registration requirements, or access restrictions.
Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and share the full text of published articles, subject to the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.
The journal supports the principles of open access as outlined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), which advocates for the free availability of scholarly research on the public internet. In accordance with these principles, IJOOR ensures that published research is accessible to researchers, academicians, clinicians, students, institutions, policymakers, and the scientific community without financial barriers.
There is no embargo period. All articles are available in full text immediately upon publication.
All articles published in the International Journal of Orthopedic and Orthodontic Research (IJOOR) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
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Commercial use of published articles is not permitted without prior written permission from the copyright holder(s).
Authors retain the copyright of their published articles.
By submitting and publishing an article in IJOOR, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, preserve, and make the article publicly available in all formats and media.
Authors may share, distribute, deposit, and reuse their published articles, provided that appropriate acknowledgment is given to the original publication in the International Journal of Orthopedic and Orthodontic Research (IJOOR).
IJOOR is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in orthopedics, orthodontics, and related clinical sciences. It provides a platform for researchers, academicians, clinicians, surgeons, dentists, and healthcare professionals to share original research, review articles, case reports, and scientific innovations that contribute to advancements in musculoskeletal and craniofacial healthcare, with a special focus on emerging research and interdisciplinary clinical applications.
Orthopedics: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Joint Replacement, Trauma Surgery, Spine Surgery, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics, and Orthopedic Rehabilitation.
Orthodontics: Dentofacial Orthopedics, Malocclusion, Orthodontic Appliances, Craniofacial Growth, Digital Orthodontics, and Treatment Planning.
Clinical Research: Clinical Trials, Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical Outcomes, Patient-Centered Research, and Evidence-Based Practice.
Dental and Oral Sciences: Oral and Maxillofacial Research, Dental Biomaterials, Oral Health Studies, and Craniofacial Anomalies.
Biomedical and Translational Research: Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Implant Research, Biomaterials, and Computational Applications in Orthopedics and Orthodontics.
Emerging Research & Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis, 3D Imaging, Digital Workflow Systems, Robotic Surgery, and Advanced Clinical Technologies.
IJOOR follows the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in addressing publication ethics, editorial integrity, complaints, appeals, corrections, retractions, and suspected research misconduct.
Peer Review: Each manuscript that passes initial editorial screening is evaluated through a double-anonymous peer-review process by at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise. The final editorial decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or an assigned handling editor.
Plagiarism and Similarity Screening: All submitted manuscripts are screened using Turnitin or an equivalent similarity-checking tool. Similarity reports are assessed by the editorial team in context. Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data, falsified information, manipulated citations, or other forms of research misconduct may be rejected or withdrawn in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
Transparency & Responsibility: Mandatory disclosure of conflicts of interest; clear editorial policies and Article Processing Charges (APCs).
Full Policy: For detailed ethical guidelines, please visit our Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement page.
Clear authorship criteria and contributor transparency.
Mandatory disclosure of conflicts of interest.
Ethical handling of research data, references, and citations.
Editorial independence, accountability, and fairness.
IJOOR is committed to maximizing the visibility and academic impact of published research. The journal is currently indexed and tracked in:
Google Scholar: Published articles may be discoverable through Google Scholar, subject to Google Scholar's indexing process and technical requirements.
Crossref DOI Registration: Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) are registered through Crossref for articles to which a DOI is assigned, in accordance with the journal's DOI policy.
ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources): The journal is listed in ROAD, a directory managed by the ISSN International Centre for open-access scholarly resources.
The journal will update this page whenever it is accepted for inclusion in additional indexing and abstracting services.
The International Journal of Orthopedic and Orthodontic Research (IJOOR) is a fully open-access journal. There is no submission fee and no peer-review fee.
An Article Processing Charge (APC) is payable only after a manuscript has successfully completed peer review and has been formally accepted for publication.
Publication Fee: USD 35 / INR 2,000 per accepted article.
The standard APC covers up to five authors. Additional charges may apply for manuscripts with more than five authors, as detailed in the Author Fees (APC) Policy.
The APC supports editorial handling, double-anonymous peer review, similarity screening, typesetting, online publication, digital archiving, and publication-related administrative services.
Authors should review the complete Author Fees (APC) Policy before submitting a manuscript.
IJOOR considers the following categories of manuscripts for peer review and publication:
Original Research Articles — Empirical studies reporting new experimental, clinical, or observational findings.
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses — Comprehensive, methodologically rigorous syntheses of existing literature.
Narrative and Scoping Reviews — Broad, conceptually structured surveys of a research domain.
Clinical and Experimental Studies — Investigations involving orthopedic, orthodontic, dental, and related clinical research.
Case Reports and Case Series — Detailed documentation of clinically significant orthopedic or orthodontic findings.
Short Communications — Concise reports of preliminary or rapidly emerging findings of scientific significance.
Letters to the Editor — Scholarly commentary on previously published articles or emerging scientific issues.
You can send your article easily via email at [email protected] or submit online through this link (Submit Manuscript).