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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Michael G. Newman, DDS
UCLA School of Dentistry
Section of Periodontics
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668
E-mail: mgnewman@aol.com
SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Bruce A. Dye, DDS, MPH; ABDPH Diplomate
USPHS Dental
Epidemiology Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
RM 4416; 3311 Toledo
Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Tel: (301) 458-4199
Fax: (301) 458-4029
E-mail: bfd1@cdc.gov
PUBLISHER
Jane Ryley
Elsevier Inc.
3251 Riverport Lane
St Louis, MO 63043
Tel: (314) 447-9226
E-mail: j.ryley@elsevier.com
MANAGING EDITORS
Danita Jackson
Elsevier Inc.
3251 Riverport Lane
St Louis, MO 63043
Tel: (314) 453-4729
E-mail: d.jackson@elsevier.com
Marie Johns (Article Analysis and Evaluations)
10700 N. La Reserve
Dr.
Oro Valley, AZ 85737
Tel: 520 400-6829
E-mail: mjohns516@gmail.com
Journal Manager
Shayna Bayard
Tel: 215-844-8326
Fax: 215-844-4292
E-mail: sbayard@verizon.net
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
EDITORIAL POLICIES
Manuscripts submitted for publication in The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice and correspondence
relating to them should be sent to Danita Jackson through our EES system:  http://ees.elsevier.com/jebdp.
MANUSCRIPTS
The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice has two primary
goals:
- To improve patients' outcomes and health
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To facilitate decision-making that results in better patient
outcomes, enhanced research planning, better products,
and improved policy
development Manuscripts that
review or address the Journal's goals are welcome. Current
status of an evidence-based topic, systematic
reviews, and
articles on diagnosis, or treatment are encouraged.
Emphasis for acceptance includes a clear statement about
how the manuscript
content addresses the Journal's goals.
Clarity of presentation is very important.
Original articles are invited that:
- Demonstrate the clinical application of an evidence-based
approach
- Provide specific examples of how an evidence-based
approach has been integrated into clinical practice
- Present new techniques for teaching application of the
evidence-based approach
- Present original research providing compelling evidence
that may influence the practice of dentistry
- Facilitate decision?making
that results in better patient outcomes,
enhanced research planning, better products, or
improved policy development.
Editorials
are also invited.
Copyright statement. The specified copyright statement
that appears at the end of the Information
for Authors must
be completed, signed by all authors, and submitted with the
manuscript. If not completed in full, it will be returned
to the
author for completion.
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts should be typewritten on one side of the
paper only,
with double-spacing and liberal margins. The
original and one copy should be submitted.
Most word-processing programs are acceptable,
although
IBM-WordPerfect or Macintosh--Microsoft Word is preferred.
Disks should be labeled with the computer type (IBM or
Macintosh),
word-processing program, title of paper, and first
author's name. The word processor's default typeface and type
size should be used.
Text formatting capabilities should not be
used. Number pages consecutively beginning with the title
page.
Title page.
The title page of the original manuscript should
include the title of the article, the full name of the author(s),
academic degrees,
positions, and institutional affiliations.
Listed authors should include only those individuals who
have made a significant creative
contribution. The corresponding
author's address, business and home telephone
numbers, fax number, and e-mail address should be given.
Authorship. All persons who are identified as authors should
make substantial contribution to the manuscript through significantly
contributing to the conception, design, analysis or
interpretation of data, drafting or significantly revising the
manuscript, and providing
final approval of the manuscript.
All three of these conditions must be met by each author.
Persons who contribute to the effort in supportive
roles
should not be included as authors; rather, they should be
acknowledged at the end of the paper.
References. . References
should be cited selectively. Personal
communications and unpublished data are not to be cited as
references; instead, they should be
cited in parentheses at the
appropriate place in the text. Make sure all references have been
verified and are cited consecutively in
the text by superscript
numbers. References to articles in press must include authors'
surnames and initials, title of article, and name
of journal. The
reference list should be typed double-spaced on a separate page and
numbered in order as the reference citations appear
in the text. For
journal citations, include surnames and initials of authors, complete
title of article, name of journal (abbreviated
according to the
Cumulated Index Medicus), year of publication, volume number,
and inclusive page numbers. For book citations, surnames
and
initials of authors, chapter title (if applicable), editors' surnames and
initials, book title, volume number (if applicable), edition
number (if
applicable), city and full name of publisher, year of publication, and
inclusive page numbers of citation.
EXAMPLES (if
six or fewer authors, list all; if seven or
more, list first six and add "et al"):
Format for periodical references: Pullon
PA, McGivney J.
Computer utilization in an oral biopsy service. Int J Oral Surg
1977;6:251-5.
Format for book references: Seakins
J, Saunders R, editors.
Treatment of inborn errors of metabolism. London: Churchill
Livingstone; 1973. p. 51-6.
Format for chapter
references: Hudson FB, Hawcroft J.
Duration of treatment in phenylketonuria. In: Seakins J,
Saunders R, editors. Treatment of inborn
errors of
metabolism. London: Churchill Livingstone; 1973. p. 51-6.
Illustrations. Illustrations must be in black and white.
Illustrations (two sets of glossy prints) accompanying
manuscripts should be numbered, provided with suitable
legends, and marked
lightly on the back with the article title
and an arrow to indicate the top edge. Drawings or graphs
should be prepared in black India
ink. Typewritten or freehand
lettering on illustrations is not acceptable. All lettering
must be done professionally, and letters should
be in proportion
to the drawings or photographs on which they appear.
Do not send original artwork or x-ray films. Because good
black-and-white
contrast is essential for the best reproduction,
only glossy print photographs (no smaller than 3 x 4
inches and no larger than 5 x 7
inches) are acceptable.
Consistency in size of illustrations within an article is strongly
preferred, and special instructions concerning
sizing
should be specifically noted. Roentgenograms should be
supplied as prints showing bone areas as white. Illustrations
will be returned
only if requested by the author. The size of
the illustration should be as close as possible to the standard
size of illustration in
this Journal.
Electronic illustration submission. Figures may be submitted
in electronic format provided that high-quality
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5 inches wide. Images should be provided in EPS or TIF
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Illustrator
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of the art. Gray-scale
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and be accompanied by a high-quality digital or glossy proof.
Combinations of gray-scale and line art
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glossy proof. Line art (black-and-white) should be at least
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by a legend. These should be
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published material, the legend must give full
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source.
Tables. The tables should be typewritten double-spaced,
including column heads, data, and footnotes,
and submitted
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should supplement, not duplicate, the text. A concise title
should
be supplied for each table. All columns should carry
concise headings describing the data therein. Type all footnotes
immediately below
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If a table or any data therein have been previously published,
a footnote to the table must give
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material must be accompanied by written permission for their use from the copyright owner and original author, along with complete information
as to source. Photographs of identifiable persons must be accompanied by signed releases showing informed consent. Articles appear in
both the print and the online versions of the journal, and wording should specify permission in all forms and media. Failure to obtain
electronic permission rights may result in the images not appearing in the online version.
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copyright statement must be signed by ALL authors:
- "The undersigned author(s) transfers all copyright ownership of the manuscript
entitled to Elsevier Inc., in the event the work is published. The undersigned author(s) warrants that the article is original; is not
under consideration by another publication; and its essential substance, tables, or figures have not been previously published. This
restriction does not apply to abstracts or press reports published in connection with scientific meetings. I (we) have no financial interest
in the products presented in this work. If I (we) have a financial interest, it is disclosed on an attached sheet. The author(s) confirms
the final manuscript has been read and each author's contribution has been approved by the appropriate author." he responsible author(s)
must be named.
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CHECKLIST FOR AUTHORS
___ Letter of submission
___ Signed copyright transfer
statement (signed by all authors)
___ Original and one copy of article
___ Title page
___ Title of article (on
original and one copy)
___ Full name(s) (on title page only), academic degree(s), affiliation(
s), and titles of author(s)
___ Author to whom correspondence, galleys, and reprint
requests are to be sent, including address and business
and home telephone numbers,
fax number, and e-mail
address
___ Abstract (double-spaced with article)
___ Article/Editorial proper (double-spaced)
___ References (double-spaced, on a separate sheet)
___ Tables (double-spaced, on separate sheets)
___ Legends
(double-spaced, on a separate sheet)
___ Illustrations, properly labeled (three sets of glossy prints)
___ Acknowledgments
(on a separate sheet)
___ Source of funding for research (on a separate sheet)
___ Permission to reproduce
previously published material,
in all forms and media
___ Permission to publish photographs of identifiable persons
___ Financial
interest disclosure, if applicable (on a separate
sheet)
___ If this paper was presented at a meeting, identify organization,
city, and year (on a separate sheet)
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