Journal of Applied Oral Science

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in scientific writing and production is rapidly expanding and demands clear editorial governance. JAOS recognizes the potential of these tools while establishing guidelines for their responsible use, grounded in the COPE recommendations and in the principles of transparency, authorial responsibility, and scientific publication integrity. Authors who us…

JAOS is aligned with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and COPE on aspects relating to potential conflicts of interest that may occur in the development of the study. Conflict of interest exists when a primary judgment, for the actual validity of the research, is influenced by a secondary interest, such as financial gain or other benefits. Conflict ca…

JAOS endorses the COPE guidelines and will take seriously any allegations of potential misconduct or facts that cast doubt on the integrity of the research to be published. Suspicious cases will be reviewed by the Editors and the parties involved will be contacted. The resolution of the case will follow COPE’s guidelines and directions. In the event of misconduct, the journal will apply a retracti…

Authors of articles published by JAOS retain the copyright of their work by licensing it under Creative Commons Attribution, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original source is correctly cited. Authors grant the journal the right of first publication under the CC BY 4.0 License. JAOS adopts the Open Access concept of the Directory of Open Acces…

This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and authorizin…

The peer review process will be in the simple anonymous method, in which the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers, but the reviewers know the identity of the authors. The names of the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor will be published in the final version of the article. Preanalysis: The manuscripts will be submitted to the Editors-in-Chief and Associates for assessment as to thei…