EDITORIAL: Stepping Stones in Scientific Writing and Publication

The year of 2012 is not an easy year in the history of the journal of dentistry indonesia (jdi). the jdi started its first publication in 1993 under the name of jurnal kedokteran gigi universitas indonesia. since then, several changes in the name of the journal have been experienced; journal of dentistry indonesia (jdui) (1994-2002), jurnal kedokteran gigi indonesia (2003), indonesian journal of dentistry (2004-2009) and indonesian journal of dental research (april 2010-september 2010). last publication of the journal was the volume 17, number 2 of the year 2010.