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The Journal of Dental Sciences is the official peer-reviewed
publication of the Association for Dental Sciences of the
Republic
of China, and is indexed in Science Citation
Index Expanded (SCIE). Articles on clinical and laboratory
research in the dental sciences
and related fields are
eligible for consideration.
The Editorial Board requires authors to be in compliance
with the Uniform Requirements
for Manuscripts
Submitted to Biomedical Journals (URMs); current URMs
are available at  http://www.icmje.org
1.
Manuscript Submission
Manuscripts may be submitted by
1) e-mail to ads.tw@msa.hinet.net
OR
2) saving
it onto a CDR and posting it, together with 3
copies of your manuscript (that match the disk file
exactly), to:
Journal of Dental
Sciences,
Editor-in-Chief, Professor Ming-Lun Hsu,
Editorial Office, 3F, No. 36, Hengyang Road,
Taipei 10045, Taiwan,
R.O.C.
Tel: (+886) 2-23116001; Fax: (+886) 2-23116080
Please note that manuscripts should be submitted using
only one of
the above methods, NOT both.
Important information• Articles submitted by e-mail or on disk should be in
Microsoft Word
document format and prepared in the
simplest form possible.
• You may use automatic page numbering, but do NOT
use other kinds
of automatic formatting such as footnotes,
endnotes, headers and footers.
• Put text, references, tables, figures, and legends
in
one file, with each table and figure on a new page.
• If submitting by e-mail, figures must be submitted as
picture files,
at the correct resolution of a mini mum
of 300 dpi. The files should be named according to the
figure number and format, e.g. "Fig1.tif",
"Fig2.jpg".
• If submitting by post, enclose 1 set of the original
glossy prints of the figures and 2 sets of clean, sharp
pho
tocopies, to the Editorial Office at the above
address. Protection against damage must be made
during mailing. The prints will not be
returned.
Which ever method of submission you choose, please ensure
that the following documents are also included (refer also
to the checklist that follows these author instructions):
(1) A cover letter. It must include your name, address,
telephone and
fax numbers, and e-mail address, and
state that all authors have contributed to the paper
and have never submitted the manuscript, in
whole or
in part, to other journals. Your signature and those of
ALL your coauthors must be included.
(2) A conflict of interest
disclosure statement (see
relevant section below).
(3) A copyright transfer statement. You may use the
form that follows these author
instructions.
(4) Articles covering the use of human samples in research
and human experiments must be accompanied by a
letter of
approval from the relevant review committee
(see relevant section below).
(5) Articles covering the use of animals in experiments
must be accompanied by a letter of approval from
the relevant authorities.
(6) Articles where human subjects can be identified in
descriptions, photographs or pedigrees must be accompanied
by a signed statement of informed consent
to publish (in print and online)
the descriptions,
photographs and pedigrees from each subject who
can be identified (see relevant section below).
(7) Where material
has been reproduced from other
copyrighted sources, the letter(s) of permission from
the copyright holder(s) to use the copyrighted sources
must be supplied.
2. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
All authors are required to sign and submit the following
financial
disclosure statement at the time of manuscript
submission:
- I certify that all my affiliations with or financial involvement
in, within the past 5 years and foreseeable
future, any organization or entity with a financial
interest in or financial conflict with
the subject matter
or materials discussed in the manuscript are completely
disclosed (e.g. employment, consultancies, honoraria,
stock
ownership or options, expert testimony, grants
or patents received or pending, royalties).
Authors who have no relevant
financial interests should
provide a statement indicating that they have no financial
interests related to the material in the manuscript.
3. Ethical Approval of Studies
For human or animal experimental investigations, appropriate
institutional review board or ethics
committee
approval is required, and such approval should be stated
in the Materials and methods section of the manuscript.
For those
investigators who do not have formal ethics re -
view committees, the principles outlined in the Declaration
of Helsinki should be
followed (World Medical Association.
Declaration of Helsinki: ethical principles for medical
research involving human subjects.
Available at: http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/17c.pdf ).
4. Identification of Patients in Descriptions,
Photographs and Pedigrees
A signed statement of informed consent to publish (in
print and online) patient descriptions, photographs
and
pedi grees should be obtained from all subjects (parents or
legal guardians for minors) who can be identified (including
by the subjects
themselves) in such written descriptions,
photographs or pedigrees. Such persons should be
shown the manuscript before its submission.
Omitting data
or making data less specific to de-identify patients is
acceptable, but changing any such data is not acceptable.
5.
Previous Publication or Duplicate
Submission
Submitted manuscripts are considered with the understanding
that they have not been
published previously in
print or electronic format (except in abstract or poster
form) and are not under consideration in totality or
in
part by another publication or electronic medium.
6. Basic Criteria
Articles should be written in English (using American
English spelling) and meet the following basic criteria:
the material is original, the information is important, the writing is clear
and concise, the study methods are
appropriate, the data are valid, and the conclusions are
reasonable and supported by the data.
7. Categories of Articles
7.1. Review Articles
These should aim to provide the reader with a balanced
overview
of an important and topical subject in the field,
and should be systematic and critical assessments of literature
and data sources. They
should cover aspects of a
topic in which scientific consensus exists as well as aspects
that remain controversial and are the subject
of ongoing
scientific research. All articles and data sources reviewed
should include information about the specific type of study
or
analysis, population, intervention, exposure, and tests
or outcomes. All articles or data sources should be selected
systematically for
inclusion in the review and critically
evaluated. The text should not exceed 4500 words.
7.2. Original Articles
These
may be randomized trials, intervention studies,
studies of screening and diagnostic tests, laboratory and
animal studies, cohort studies,
cost-effectiveness analyses,
case-control studies, and surveys with high response
rates, which represent new and significant contributions
to the field.
Section headings should be: Abstract, Introduction,
Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments
(if
applicable), References.
The Introduction should provide a brief background
to the subject of the paper, explain the importance of
the
study, and state a precise study question or purpose.
The Methods section should describe the study design
and methods (including
the study setting and dates,
patients/participants with inclusion and exclusion criteria,
or data sources and how these were selected
for the
study, patient samples or animal specimens used, explain
the laboratory methods followed), and state the statistical
procedures
employed in the research.
The Results section should comprise the study results
presented in a logical sequence, supplemented by tables
and/or figures. Take care that the text does not repeat data
that are presented in tables and/or figures. Only emphasize
and summarize
the essential features of any interventions,
the main outcome measures, and the main results.
The Discussion section should be used
to emphasize
the new and important aspects of the study, placing the
results in context with published literature, the implications
of
the findings, and the conclusions that follow
from the study results.
The text should not exceed 3500 words.
7.3. Short Communications
These should have no more than six authors and should
be concise presentations of clinical or technical notes,
or preliminary experimental
results. The abstract should
be no longer than 150 words. The main body of the text
should not exceed 1500 words, with no more than two
tables or figures, and no more than three illustrations.
The number of references should not exceed 10. The
editors reserve the right
to decide what constitutes a
Short Communication.
7.4. Case Reports
These are short discussions of a case or case series
with
unique features not previously described that make an
important teaching point or scientific observation. They
may describe novel
techniques, novel use of equipment, or
new information on diseases of importance. Section headings
should be: Abstract, Introduction,
Case presentation,
Discussion, Acknowledgments (if applicable), References.
The Introduction should describe the purpose of the
present
report, the significance of the disease and its
specificity, and briefly review the relevant literature.
The Case presentation should
include the general data
of the case, medical history, family history, chief complaint,
present illness, clinical manifestation, methods
of diagnosis and treatment, and outcome.
The Discussion should compare, analyze and discuss
the similarities and differences between
the reported case
and similar cases reported in other published articles.
The importance or specificity of the case should be restated
when discussing the differential diagnoses. Suggest the
prognosis of the disease and possibility of prevention.
The number of references
should not exceed 10. The
text should not exceed 2000 words.
7.5. Letters to the Editor
These include brief constructive
comments concerning
previously published articles, interesting cases that do
not meet the requirement of being truly exceptional, and
other communications of general interest. Letters should
have a title and include appropriate references, and include
the author's mailing
and e-mail addresses. Letters are
edited, sometimes extensively, to sharpen their focus.
They may be sent for peer review, at the discretion
of
the Editors. The text should not exceed 500 words.
8. Manuscript Preparation
Text should be typed double-spaced on one
side of white
A4 (210 x 297 mm) paper, with outer margins of 2.5 cm.
Each section of the manuscript should begin on a new
page. Pages
should be numbered consecutively, beginning
with the title page.
8.1. Title Page
The title page should contain the following
information
(in order, from the top to bottom of the page):
• category of paper
• concise article title
•
names (spelled out in full) of all authors*, and the
institutions with which they are affiliated†
• running title not
exceeding 50 characters
• corresponding author details (name, e-mail, mailing
address, telephone and fax numbers)
*The
name of each author should be written with the
family name last, e.g. Jing-Long Huang, and authorship
is restricted only to direct participants
who have contributed
significantly to the work; †each author should
not have more than 3 affiliations listed.
8.2.
Abstracts
Abstracts should be no more than 300 words in length.
Abstracts for Original Articles should be structured, with
the
section headings: Background/purpose, Materials and
methods, Results, Conclusion. Abstracts for Case Reports
are unstructured, but should
include the significance
and purpose of the case presentation, the diagnostic
methods of the case, the key data, and brief comments
and
suggestions with regard to the case. For all article
categories, 3-5 relevant key words (MeSH index terms)
should also be provided in
alphabetical order.
8.3. Main Text
The text for Original Articles should be organized in sections
as follows: Introduction,
Materials and methods,
Results and Discussion. Sections for Case Reports are:
Introduction, Case presentation, Discussion. Each section
should begin on a new page.
8.3.1. Abbreviations
Where a term/definition will be continually referred to,
it must be written
in full when it first appears in the text,
followed by the subsequent abbreviation in parentheses.
Thereafter, the abbreviation may be
used. Restrict the
number of abbreviations to those that are absolutely
necessary.
8.3.2. Ethical Approval
For human or
animal experimental investigations, appropriate
institutional review board or ethics committee
approval is required, and such approval
should be stated
in the Methods. Investigators who do not have formal
ethics review committees should state whether the principles
outlined
in the Declaration of Helsinki were followed.
For work involving experimental animals, the
guidelines for the care and use of the animals
that were
followed should be included in the Methods.
8.3.3. Informed Consent
For investigations of human subjects, state
explicitly in
the Methods that informed consent was obtained from
all participating adult subjects and from parents or legal
guardians
for minors or incapacitated adults, together with
the manner in which informed consent was obtained (i.e.
oral or written).
8.3.4.
Identification of Patients in Descriptions,
Photographs and Pedigrees
Omitting data or making data less specific to de-identify
patients is acceptable, but changing any such data is not
acceptable.
8.3.5. Numbers
Numbers that begin a sentence or those
that are less
than 10 should be spelled out using letters. Centuries
and decades should be spelled out, e.g. the Eighties or
nineteenth century. Laboratory parameters, time, temperature,
length, area, mass, and volume should be
expressed using digits.
8.3.6. Units
Système International (SI) units must be used, with the
exception of blood pressure values which are to
be reported
in mmHg. Please use the metric system for the expression
of length, area, mass, and volume. Temperatures are to
be given
in degrees Celsius.
8.3.7. Drug Names
The generic term for all drugs and chemicals should be
used, unless the specific
trade name of a drug is directly
relevant to the discussion.
8.3.8. Statistical Requirements
Statistical analysis is essential
for all research papers
except case reports. Use correct nomenclature of statistical
methods (e.g. two sample t test, not unpaired
t
test). All P values should be presented to the third
decimal place for accuracy, unless they are less than
0.001. Descriptive statistics
should follow the scales used
in data description. Inferential statistics are important
for interpreting results and should be described
in detail.
8.3.9. Acknowledgments
General acknowledgments for consultations, statistical
analysis, etc., should be listed
concisely at the end of
the text, including the names of the individuals who
were directly involved. Consent should be obtained from
those individuals before their names are listed in this
section.
All financial and material support for the research
and work from
internal or external agencies, including
commercial companies, should be clearly and completely
identified. Ensure that any conflicts
of interest are
explicitly declared.
8.4. References
8.4.1. In the Main Text, Tables, Figure Legends
• References should be identified using superscripted
numbers, in numerical order, and should be placed
after punctuation.
• References cited in tables or figure legends should be
included in sequence at the point where the table or
figure is first
mentioned in the main text.
• Do not cite uncompleted work or work that has not
yet been accepted for publication (i.e. "unpublished
observation", "personal communication") as references.
• Do not cite abstracts unless they are the only available
reference
to an important concept.
8.4.2. In the References Section
• References should be limited to those cited in the text
and listed
in numerical order, NOT alphabetical order.
• They should include, in order, author names, article
title, journal name, year,
volume and inclusive page
numbers. The last names and initials of all the authors
up to 6 should be included, but when authors number
more than 6, list the first 3 authors only followed by
"et al". Abbreviations for journal names should conform
to those used in MEDLINE.
• If citing a website, provide the author information,
article title, website address and the date you accessed
the information.
• Reference to an article that is in press must state the
journal name and, if possible, the year and volume.
Authors
are responsible for the accuracy and completeness
of their references and for correct text citation.
Examples are given below.
Standard journal article
Chen Z, Fan M, Bian Z, Zhang Q, Zhu Q, Lu P. Immunolocalization
of heat shock protein 70 during
reparative
dentinogenesis. Chin J Dent Res 2000;3:50-5.
Journal supplement
Kaplan NM. The endothelium as prognostic
factor and therapeutic
target: what criteria should we apply? J Cardiovasc
Pharmacol 1998;32(Suppl 3):S78-80.
Journal article
not in English but with English abstract
Kawai H, Ishikawa T, Moroi J, et al. Elderly patient with
cerebellar malignant astrocytoma. No Shinkei Geka 2008;
36:799-805. [In Japanese, English abstract]
Book
Bradley EL. Medical and Surgical
Management. Philadelphia:
Saunders, 1982:72-95.
Book chapter in book with editor and edition
Greaves M, Culligan
DJ. Blood and bone marrow. In:
Underwood JCE, ed. General and Systematic Pathology,
4th ed. London: Churchill Livingstone, 2004:615-72.
Conference proceedings
Pacak K, Aguilera G, Sabban E, Kvetnansky R, eds. Stress:
Current Neuroendocrine and Genetic
Approaches. 8th
Symposium on Catecholamines and Other Neurotransmitters
in Stress, June 28-July 3, 2003, Smolenice Castle,
Slovakia.
New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 2004.
Thesis
Ayers AJ. Retention of Resin Restorations by Means of
Enamel
Etching and by Pins. MSD thesis, Indiana University,
Indianapolis, 1971.
Website
American Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons.Wisdom Teeth. Rosemont, IL: AAOMS, 2008. Available at:
http://www.aaoms.org/wisdom_teeth.php [Date accessed:
November 15, 2008]
Company/manufacturer publication/pamphlet
Eastman Kodak Company, Eastman Organic Chemicals.
Catalog
No. 49. Rochester NY: Eastman Kodak, 1977:2-3.
8.5. Tables
Tables should supplement, not duplicate, the text. They
should
have a concise table heading, be self-explanatory,
and numbered consecutively in the order of their citation
in the text. Information
requiring explanatory footnotes
should be denoted using these symbols (in order of
appearance): *,†, ‡, §, ||, ¶, #, **, ††, ‡‡. Abbreviations
used in the table must be defined in the footnotes. If
you include
a block of data or table from another source,
whether published or unpublished, you must acknowledge
the original source.
8.6.
Figures
The number of figures should be restricted to the minimum
necessary to support the textual material. They
should have
an informative figure legend and be numbered
in the order of their citation in the text. All symbols
and abbreviations should be defined
in the legend.
Patient identification should be obscured. All lettering
should be done professionally and should be in proportion
to
the drawing, graph or photograph. Photomicrographs
must include an internal scale marker, the type of specimen,
original magnification
and stain.
If submitting by e-mail, figures must be submitted
as picture files, at the correct resolution of a minimum of
300 dpi.
The files should be named according to the figure
number and format, e.g. "Fig1.tif", "Fig2.jpg".
If submitting by post, enclose 1
set of the original glossy
prints of the figures and 2 sets of clean, sharp photocopies
of the figures with the 3 copies of your manuscript
to the
Editorial Office. The glossy prints should be unmounted and
unretouched, 5 x 7 inches (minimum) to 8 x 10 inches (maximum)
in
size, with good black-and-white contrast or color
balance. They should be marked on the back with the figure
number, an arrow to indicate
the top of the figure, and the
principal author's name, using a soft lead pencil or stick-on
labels. Do not staple, clip or write heavily
on the back.
The cost of color illustrations will be charged to the
author.
9. The Editorial and Peer Review Process
As a general rule, the receipt of a manuscript will be
acknowledged within 2 weeks of submission, and authors
will be provided with a
manuscript reference number
for future correspondence. If such an acknowledgment
is not received in a reasonable period of time, the
author
should contact the Editorial Office.
Manuscripts are reviewed by the Editorial Office to
ensure that the submission contains
all parts. The Editorial
Office will not accept a submission if the author has not
supplied all parts of the manuscript as outlined in
this
document.
Manuscripts are then forwarded to the Editor-in-Chief,
who makes an initial assessment of the manuscript. If
the manuscript
does not appear to be of sufficient merit
or is not appropriate for the Journal, then the manuscript
will be rejected. Rejected manuscripts
will not be returned
to authors unless requested.
Manuscripts that appear meritorious and appropriate
for the Journal are reviewed
by at least two Editorial
Board members or consultants assigned by the Editorin-
Chief. Authors will usually be notified within 10 weeks
of whether the submitted article is accepted for publication,
rejected, or subject to revision before acceptance.
However, do note that
delays are sometimes
unavoidable.
10. Preparation for Publication
Once a manuscript has been accepted for publication,
the
authors should submit the final version of their
manuscript (in MS Word format, with all tables/figures
as applicable) by e-mail to: ads.tw@msa.hinet.net (OR,
the manuscript may be saved on a CDR and posted,
together with 1 paper copy of the manuscript
that
matches the disk file exactly, to the Editorial Office.)
Accepted manuscripts are copyedited according to the
journal's style
and the galley proofs in the form of a PDF
file are e-mailed by the Publisher to the corresponding
author for final approval. Authors
are responsible for all
statements made in their work, including changes made
by the copy editor.
11. Publication Charges and Reprints
Authors receive 50 stapled offprints of their articles
free of charge, which will be sent by the Editorial Office
to the corresponding
author. Additional professional
reprints (which include a cover page for the article) may
be ordered at prices based on the cost of production.
A reprint order form is provided by the Publisher, together
with the galley proofs.
The journal will bear the cost of publication
for
arti cles of 7 printed pages or less for Original Articles,
and 5 printed pages or less for Short Communications
and Case Reports.
Authors will be charged for the cost of
extra pages at NT$5000/page. Authors will also be
charged NT$2500 per illustration,
figure or table that is
in color.
12. Copyright
Published manuscripts become the permanent pro perty
of the Association
for Dental Sciences of the Republic of
China and may not be published else where in any form
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