Full Paper Submission Guidelines

IKUCDS 2026

The First International Kirkuk University Conference For Dental Sciences

15-16 October 2026 | Kirkuk - Iraq

Full Paper Submission Guidelines

The First International Kirkuk University Conference for Dental Sciences (IKUCDS 2026) offers two publication routes for accepted full papers. Authors must select their preferred route at the time of submission and strictly follow the Author Guidelines of the selected journal.

General Requirements (Applicable to Both Routes)

Papers must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
Submissions must be non-commercial and relevant to dental sciences research or clinical practice.
Manuscripts must be written in English.
File format: Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX) only.
All papers will undergo peer review.
At least one author must register and pay the conference fee upon acceptance.

Publication Routes
Route 1: Scopus-Indexed Journal: Fayoum University Medical Journal (FUMJ) Authors choosing this route must fully comply with the official Author Guidelines of FUMJ, including manuscript structure, formatting, references, ethics, plagiarism limits, and publication fees. FUMJ Author Guidelines: https://fumj.journals.ekb.eg/journal/authors.note
Route 2: Local Journal: Tikrit Journal of Dental Sciences (TJDS) Authors choosing this route must strictly follow the official Author Guidelines of TJDS, including formatting, references, ethical declarations, and journal requirements. TJDS Author Guidelines: https://tjds.tu.edu.iq/journal/authors.note

Publication Routes

Route 1: Scopus-Indexed Journal:

Fayoum University Medical Journal (FUMJ)

Authors choosing this route must fully comply with the official Author Guidelines of FUMJ, including manuscript structure, formatting, references, ethics, plagiarism limits, and publication fees.

FUMJ Author Guidelines:

https://fumj.journals.ekb.eg/journal/authors.note

Route 2: Local Journal:

Tikrit Journal of Dental Sciences (TJDS)

Authors choosing this route must strictly follow the official Author Guidelines of TJDS, including formatting, references, ethical declarations, and journal requirements.

TJDS Author Guidelines:

https://tjds.tu.edu.iq/journal/authors.note

Submission & Publication Process

Submit the full paper through the journal's online system.
Select the preferred publication route (FUMJ or TJDS).
Papers accepted by the conference will be forwarded to the selected journal for final review and publication according to the journal’s policies.
Final publication is subject to journal acceptance and compliance with its guidelines.

Important Notice

Failure to follow the selected journal’s Author Guidelines may result in rejection or delay in publication.
The University of Kirkuk reserves all rights related to conference proceedings.

Organised By:

University of Kirkuk

College of Dentistry

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