Post-publication

Congratulations on the publication of your article! Your article will be indexed and abstracted in:

  • Dimensions
  • EBSCO x 3
  • Google Scholar
  • ISTI of China
  • JST
  • Medline
  • OCLC
  • SCImago
  • SCOPUS

We will do our best to publicise your article, but you can also spread the word about your work yourself by sharing links to the paper on your social networks and encouraging readership at your institution.

Here's some great ideas on how to make your article stand out:

  • Tweet about your article (don't forget to include the link and @The_BDJ, our shared Twitter account with the British Dental Journal)
  • Post about your article on Facebook and other social media platforms
  • Add the paper to your list of publications on sites such as ResearchGate
  • Add a link to the paper to your own email signature for a period of time after it is published to maximise the number of readers you reach
  • Email your colleagues about your article
  • Highlight your article in a blog post
  • Update your professional profile.

You can monitor the extent to which your article is being used via article metrics tools. Altmetric is a handy tool which can be used to track what people are saying about your article online. More information about Altmetric can be found at www.altmetric.com. If you have any questions about publicising your article, do not hesitate to contact a member of the Editorial team for help.