Too many cooks…?

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The process of reviewing and editing papers submitted to journals such as European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD), has over the years led to an increasing sense of what is good and what is poor. In recent years it has become only too apparent that the standard of presentations has declined. This has been driven in part by the need to publish, for academic or professional promotion. In decades past a young researcher needed papers published in peer-reviewed journals but the number of available journals was limited, particularly in dentistry. Standards were very high and rejections common. The great expansion of dentistry worldwide has meant not only great competition for academic preferment but also the need for longer lists of publications. The result has been several changes in the submission of papers for consideration by journals. There are four main areas of serious concern. …