Instructions to Contributors
POLICY
The Journal is produced quarterly by Nihon
University School of Dentistry for the purpose of publishing original full-length
articles, short communications (which should not exceed 4 pages in print,
i.e., approximately 2000 words including abstract, legends and references;
the total number of tables and figures should not exceed 2), reviews and
case reports pertinent to dentistry and related fields. All papers are
subjected to peer-review. Issue contents are available online (http://jos.dent.nihon-u.ac.jp/).
SUBMISSION
OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts that are being submitted should be
complete in all respects, and deal with original material not previously
published, or being considered for publication elsewhere. The original,
written in English, complete with tables and/or figures, should be sent
by e-mail (jos@nihon-u.ac.jp) to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Noriaki Koshikawa, Journal of Oral Science Editorial
Office, Nihon UniversitySchool of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-8310, Japan. The preferred storage medium is a file in MS Word (Windows) format, although other systems will also be welcomed. After final acceptance, your file plus, if necessary, one set of final figures should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief. If accepted, the manuscript should not be published elsewhere in the same form, in either the same or another language, without the consent of the Editor and Publisher. Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'.
[ Ethics ]
Manuscripts that reveal a lack of proper, ethical consideration for human subjects or experimental animals will not be accepted for publication. The authors must declare that all experiments on human subjects were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (http://www.wma.net) and that all procedures were carried out with the adequate understanding and written consent of the subjects. The authors must also certify that formal approval to conduct the experiments described has been obtained from the human subjects review board of their institution and could be provided upon request.
All animal experiments should be carried out in
accordance with institutional and national guidelines for the care and
use of experimental animals that are in compliance with the U.K. Animals
(Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, the European
Communities Council Directive of 24 November 1986 (86/609/EEC) or the National
Institutes of Health guide for the care and use of Laboratory animals (NIH
Publications No. 8023, revised 1978) and the authors should clearly indicate
in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. Manuscripts
should be accompanied by a statement that all efforts were made to minimize
animal suffering, to reduce the number of animals used, and to utilize
alternatives to in vivo techniques, if available.
[ Conflict of Interest ]
All authors are requested to disclose any
actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal
or other relationships with other people or organizations within three
years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence,
or be perceived to influence, their work.
STYLE OF
MANUSCRIPTS
General
Manuscripts should be typewritten with double-spacing
(at least 6 mm between lines) on A4 size (21 × 29.5 cm) or A4 letter papers
with ample margins (at least 2.5 cm) on all four sides. A standard, at
least 12-point, type face should be used.
Number pages at bottom, as follows:
Page 1. Title Page: complete title; first name, middle initial, surname
of each author where the work was done; mailing address, phone and FAX
numbers, and e-mail address of author for editorial correspondence regarding
the manuscript and for reprint requests
Page 2. Abstract: not more than 200 words, followed by 3 to 6 keywords.
Beginning on page 3: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Tables, Figure legends. Begin each section on a new page. All pages should be numbered consecutively and stored in one file, the title page being page 1.
Methods
Give manufacturer's name and location (city, country)
in parentheses for reagents and instruments; e.g. "The composite (Clearfil
Majesty, Kuraray Medical Inc., Tokyo, Japan)...". Quantitative results
must be supported by appropriate experimental design, statistical tests,
and P values.
References
References should be numbered consecutively in
the order in which they appear in the text, and should be kept to a pertinent
minimum. References should include the beginning and ending page numbers.
Identify references in the text, table and figure legends by Arabic numbers
in parentheses such as (1), (2,3), and (1,3,4-8). Use the style of the
examples below. Abbreviations of journals should conform to those of Index
Medicus.
Manuscript accepted but not published may
be cited in the reference list by placing "(in press)" after
the abbreviated title of the journal. Manuscripts written in languages
other than English should be limited. Cite unpublished work as such in
the text. Personal communication should be acknowledged in the text and
accompanied by written permission. The author(s) has(ve) the responsibility
for correct citation of the references.
Sample references
[ Journals ]
| 1. | De Jager N, Pallav P, Feilzer AJ (2005) Finite element analysis model to simulate the behavior of luting cements during setting. Dent Mater 21, 1025-1032. |
| 2. | Mikami A (2007) Comparative evaluation of metal priming agents applied for bonding of magnetic stainless steel with acrylic repair resin. J Oral Sci. (in press) |
| 3. | Avoid referencing abstracts if possible. If unavoidable, reference as follows: Ando M, Eckert GJ, Zero DT (2008) Longitudinal assessment of dynamic process of caries lesion with microfocus computed tomography. Caries Res 42, 1204. (Abstract) |
[ Books ]
| 4. | Sternberger LA (1979) Immunocytochemistry. 2nd ed, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 5-31. |
| 5. | Mastronarde DN, Laninsky MS, McIntosh JR (1997) Superthin serial sectioning for high-resolution 3-D reconstruction of cellular structures. In: Proceedings of microscopy and microanalysis 1997, Vol 3, Suppl 2, Bailey GW, Dimlich RVW, Alexander KB, McCarthy JJ, Pretlow TP eds, Springer, New York, 221-222. |
[ Others ]
| 6. | International Organization for Standardization (2000) Dentistry -- Polymer-based filling, restorative and luting materials. ISO 4049:2000, Geneve. |
| 7. |
Health Policy Bureau Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japan (1995) Reports on the survey of dental disease. Oral Health Association, Tokyo, 156-258. (in Japanese) |
| 8. | Ibaragi K, Kazama H, Oguri M (2003) Dental catalyst for chemical polymerization and use thereof. US Patent 6660784, Dec 9. |
Figures and tables
Authors will be charged for color illustrations
(estimated cost: 10,000 yen per color page). Each illustration should be numbered consecutively with
Arabic numbers and accompanied by a legend clearly describing it. All illustrations
must be submitted in a form and condition suitable for reproduction either
across a single column (=8.4 cm) or a whole page (=17.6 cm). Each table
should be clearly titled and provided with a comprehensive legend. Statistical
measures of variation, SD, SEM etc. should be identified. Tables should
be numbered separately in Arabic numbers (Table 1, 2 etc.).
Case reports
The journal only publishes case reports
if they deal with new scientific hypotheses on known diseases or represent
new disease entities or cases with a highly unusual appearance or extremely
rare cases. Case reports must not exceed 4 printed pages, with a limited
number of figures and a maximum of 10 pertinent references. The authors
should comply with the following format.
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Case reports that do not conform to the above-mentioned
requirements will be returned without review.
PROOFS
Proofs will be sent to the authors. Only printer's errors must be corrected; no change in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be allowed at this stage. The corrected proofs must be returned within 2 days of receipt, preferably by e-mail. If the Editor receives no reply after approximately 2 weeks, the assumption will be made that there are no errors to correct and the article will be published after in-house correction.
REPRINTS
All reprints are supplied at cost.
