title: Overall pattern of publication in Journal of Conservative Dentistry.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Journal of Conservative Dentistry (JCD) has been online since 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  This paper reviews the publication in this journal over a 5-year period (2011-2015). It assesses the types of articles published, coverage of various types of subjects of endodontics, and conservative dentistry in the journal and explores the authorship patterns in the publication and citation of the journal over this period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  JCD has delivered broad-based, balanced coverage of endodontics and conservative dentistry between 2011 and 2015, with contributions from all over India, as well as abroad. Although a maximum number of articles were from India, the publications from other countries are also on an increase. Thus, the widespread coverage of this journal suggests that JCD has begun to represent the global face of the Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental College, RIMS, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: Umesh Kumar
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Dharmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental College, RIMS, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: T Premlata
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental College, RIMS, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.lastname: Sh Priyadarshini
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SDCH, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jadhav
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dental College, RIMS, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: Charan Kamal Kaur
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Dharmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Dental College, RIMS, Imphal, Manipur, India.
authors.forename: Bishnupati
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Oral Health Science Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Citation; Journal of Conservative Dentistry; conservative dentistry; endodontic; publication; research