About the Journal
Mission
The Kiru journal aims to disseminate scientific knowledge in the fields of dentistry and public health through the publication of high-quality research articles developed by national and international authors.
Focus and Scope
Kiru is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal specialized in the field of dentistry, published quarterly by the Faculty of Dentistry at the Universidad de San Martín de Porres (USMP), Lima, Peru.
Its objective is to publish and promote scientific production in the areas of dentistry, oral public health, and university teaching, with the purpose of contributing to the promotion of oral health, as well as the prevention, recovery, and rehabilitation of patients affected by diseases of the stomatognathic system. The journal is intended for the dental community and health professionals in general.
It receives original and unpublished contributions such as: original research articles, review articles, clinical case reports, opinion papers, and letters to the editor, developed by professionals and students from this institution as well as by health science researchers from other national and international institutions.
Editorial Process
Initial Editorial Review.
Manuscripts are first evaluated by the Editorial Committee to verify compliance with the Instructions for Authors, the journal’s objectives, research ethics standards, and overall contribution and relevance to the field. If approved, the manuscript is screened using Turnitin plagiarism detection software. Articles showing a similarity index of 20% or less continue in the review process; otherwise, they are returned to the authors. Approved manuscripts proceed to peer review.
Peer Review.
Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial evaluation are submitted for review by academic peers (specialists), national and international experts in the subject matter, external to the institution and with prior publication experience. The process follows a single-blind peer review model, in which reviewers’ identities are concealed from the authors. Reviewers participate on an ad honorem basis. In case of disagreement between reviewers, an additional opinion from an independent referee is requested. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two experts.
Review Outcome.
Reviewers may classify the manuscript as:
- a) Accepted for publication without modifications;
- b) Accepted for publication with minor revisions suggested by the reviewers;
- c) Accepted for publication subject to major revisions; or
- d) Not recommended for publication.
Based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the Editorial Committee decides whether the article will be published. Manuscripts requiring corrections are returned to authors for revision. Articles not accepted are returned to the authors.
Authors have two weeks to resubmit the revised version of their manuscripts to the Editorial Committee. After verification of the corrections, the article is sent to the copyeditor, translator, layout designer, and finally to publication. A reminder is sent to authors who do not respond within the established period. If no response is received within 45 days, the article will be excluded from publication in that issue.
Only approved manuscripts proceed to the publication stage.
The estimated time from submission to publication ranges from 2 to 5 months.
Before the final version is uploaded to the OJS platform, a proof version is sent to the corresponding author for final approval.
Once submitted, no additional authors can be added during the editorial process.
Evaluation Forms
Evaluation forms outline the criteria used to determine whether a submission is suitable for publication. A specific form exists for each article type.
To access them, authors or reviewers must register on the platform at:
https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/ojs/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/user/register
Authors may inquire about the status of their manuscripts at any time.
Publication Frequency
The journal is published quarterly.
Open Access Policy
Kiru provides immediate and free open access to its contents, based on the principle that unrestricted access to research contributes to greater global knowledge exchange.
Kiru operates under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) for article distribution.
All Kiru articles may be downloaded, printed, shared, or linked in full text, provided proper citation is given and copyright is respected.
Open Science Policy
Authors are encouraged to deposit versions of their manuscripts in open-access preprint servers or repositories such as SciELO Preprints (https://preprints.scielo.org/), medRxiv (https://www.medrxiv.org/), or others of their choice.
When submitting preprints, authors must complete the “Open Science Compliance Form.”
Access to peer review processes is permitted.
Editorial Policy
Rejection Rate
Rejection rate for Kiru, Volume 21 (2024): 46%.
Kiru publishes quarterly issues:
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Each issue becomes available online within the first month of the corresponding quarter.
Indexing
Open Access Databases:
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature)
LIPECS (Peruvian Health Sciences Literature)
Directories:
LATINDEX Catalog 2.0 (Regional Online Information System for Scientific Journals of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal)
MIAR (Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals)
Journal Portals:
BVS (Virtual Health Library)
ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources – ISSN)
Virtual Libraries:
ALICIA (Open Access to Scientific Research)
CONCYTEC Virtual Library
REPEBIS (Peruvian Network of Health Libraries)
SIBUS (San Martín de Porres University Library System)
Academic Search Engines:
Google Scholar
Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
REDIB (Ibero-American Network for Innovation and Scientific Knowledge)
Article Processing and Publication Charges
Kiru does not charge any fees to authors for article submission, review, or publication (Article Processing Charge – APC), in any of the accepted formats (original articles, clinical case reports, review articles, or letters to the editor).
Authors are exempt from any payment throughout the publication process, which includes: submission, initial review, peer review, copyediting, layout design, publication, DOI assignment, and article tagging.
Self-Archiving Policy
Kiru adheres to data preservation and self-archiving policies.
Metadata
The metadata of Kiru journal are deposited in the National Digital Repository of Science, Technology and Innovation (ALICIA).
Articles published in Kiru are also deposited in the Institutional Repository of Universidad de San Martín de Porres:
https://repositorio.usmp.edu.pe/discover?scope=20.500.12727%2F958&query=revista+kiru&submit=
Copyright
When a manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors retain their copyright and grant Kiru journal only the rights of publication, communication, and distribution through any electronic or printed media, databases, platforms, repositories, or others available.
The publication of the article is subject to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Authors may enter into additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of their work (for example, depositing it in institutional repositories, personal websites, or in a monographic volume), provided that acknowledgment is given to the original publication in this journal.
Authors are allowed—and indeed encouraged—to disseminate their articles through the Internet, which may increase their visibility and citation (see Open Access Policy).
Authors publishing in Kiru may share, distribute, or make their work available through various online media, including institutional repositories, academic social networks, and other web platforms.
Legal Deposit: Biblioteca Nacional del Perú N° 2013–6371.
Disclaimer
The information contained in each published article, including figures, tables, and photographs, is the sole responsibility of the authors.
Plagiarism Detection Policy
Kiru establishes as an editorial policy that all submitted manuscripts must undergo a similarity check using Turnitin software.
Only manuscripts with a maximum of 20% similarity with other publications will be accepted, provided that such similarity does not consist entirely of consecutive paragraphs.
Articles exceeding this percentage will be returned to the authors with the corresponding report for correction.
Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Ethical Aspects
Kiru is committed to scientific integrity throughout the research and publication process. The journal adheres to the international ethical standards and best practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) [http://publicationethics.org/] and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) [http://www.icmje.org/], as well as to national regulations governing research and scientific publication in Peru.
Authors submitting manuscripts to Kiru must comply with ethical principles for research involving human subjects, as outlined in international guidelines such as the Declaration of Helsinki, the Belmont Report, and the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) guidelines.
Manuscripts must demonstrate compliance with these principles to minimize research-related risks. This will be evaluated by the Editorial Committee and peer reviewers. Accordingly, all studies involving human subjects must have been approved by a recognized Research Ethics Committee and must include a statement confirming informed consent from participants.
Clinical trials (CTs) must be registered in a publicly accessible database. For studies conducted in Peru, registration is required in the Peruvian Clinical Trials Registry (REPEC): https://ensayosclinicos-repec.ins.gob.pe/
For studies conducted in other countries, registration must be completed in the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP): https://trialsearch.who.int/
If a trial was not registered, or registration occurred after initiation, an explanation must be provided.
Studies involving animals must have prior approval from an Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee, specifying the institution and country of origin.
Kiru adheres to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA): https://sfdora.org/read/
Authorship Declaration
Authors must declare that their manuscripts have not been submitted previously or simultaneously to another journal, and that they are free of fraud, plagiarism, and conflicts of interest.
All opinions expressed in published articles are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the journal, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
All authors must meet the authorship criteria of the ICMJE, which include:
Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
Drafting or critically revising the work for important intellectual content.
Final approval of the version to be published.
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
All authors and co-authors must be listed in the manuscript submission. Individuals who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.
Conflicts of Interest and Funding Sources
Conflict of Interest:
A conflict of interest exists when an author has financial or personal relationships that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. This must be declared in Kiru’s “Declaration of Originality and Ethical Considerations,” which should accompany the manuscript.
Funding Sources:
If the study received financial support, this must be disclosed using the ICMJE Disclosure of Interest Form, available at https://www.icmje.org/disclosure-of-interest/, and attached upon submission.
Originality Statement
Kiru evaluates the originality of each manuscript using Turnitin, allowing a maximum similarity index of 20%, excluding references and sources under 20 words. In cases of suspected plagiarism, actions will follow the recommendations of COPE.
If plagiarism is detected after publication, the journal reserves the right to retract the article. All reported cases of misconduct will be investigated following due process.
Guidelines for Complete and Transparent Reporting
Authors are encouraged to follow the EQUATOR Network guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org/) to ensure that reports are clear, comprehensive, and transparent. Examples include:
CONSORT for randomized clinical trials,
STROBE for observational epidemiological studies,
PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses,
CARE for clinical case reports, among others.
Manuscripts must cite and reference all data, code, and materials used or generated in the research.
Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to partially reproduce material (text, tables, or figures) from other publications. Such permissions must be obtained from both the copyright holder and the publisher, as well as from the institution that funded the original work. Copies of these permissions must be included upon manuscript submission.
Authors must also include a declaration stating that the content is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration elsewhere in whole or in part. Failure to disclose this information constitutes a serious breach of scientific ethics.
Manuscripts must be original; Kiru reserves the right to reject any paper found to contain plagiarized material without appropriate authorization.
If ethical violations are identified in studies involving humans or animals, or in the preparation or submission of a manuscript, the article will not be published, and actions will follow COPE recommendations [http://publicationethics.org/].
Simultaneous submission of a manuscript to another journal is considered an ethical violation and will be sanctioned by the Editorial Committee.
Sponsorship
Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Journal History
Kiru began publication in 2004 with the aim of disseminating research conducted by faculty and students of the Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de San Martín de Porres.
The first editor-in-chief was Dr. Iván Vojvodic Hernández, and the dean was Dr. Manuel Pareja Malarín.
In subsequent years, the journal was indexed in LILACS, BVS, LIPECS, Latindex, REDIB, EBSCOhost, REPEBIS, and SIBUS. It is currently indexed in DOAJ, Latindex Catalog 2.0, MIAR, and registered in both the USMP Institutional Repository and ALICIA (Open Access Repository for Scientific Research and Innovation) of the National Council for Science and Technology (CONCYTEC).
Kiru is published on the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform and receives contributions from national and international researchers, professionals, and students.
The journal adheres to the ethical policies of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
