Guidelines for Authors

Journal of Nepalese Association of Pediatric Dentistry (JNAPD) is the official journal of Nepalese Association of Pediatric Dentistry (NAPD) since 2020. It is biannual, peer-reviewed and open access journal with p-ISSN: 2773-7926 and e-ISSN: 2773-7934 (Online at www.napd.org.np ). It is the first journal in Nepal from Nepalese Pediatric Dentistry that will be covering researches focusing exclusively on the oral health care of children in Nepal/World.  

JNAPD is formed to spread knowledge about pediatric dentistry through scientific research and scientific advances by providing a publishing platform to researchers and scholars. The aim of JNAPD is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific articles related to pediatric dentistry at no cost thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. However, if printed or color printing is demanded by the author(s) the cost will be incurred by them.  

The journal publishes articles related to researches done in the field of pediatric dentistry by all the discipline of the medical sciences, medical education, public health, health policy, health care management, including ethical and social issues pertaining to health and care of children oral health. The journal gives preference to good quality research papers with new findings, clinically oriented studies over experimental and animal studies. JNAPD gives special attention to the articles providing immediate impact to the health and policy of children dental care and will get preferences through fast track review, as well. All work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License