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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.
11830 Westline Industrial Drive
St Louis, MO 63146-3318
Tel: (314) 579-3383
E-mail: j.ryley@elsevier.com
MANAGING EDITORS
Danita Jackson
Elsevier Inc.
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Maryland
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Tel: (314) 453-4729
E-mail: d.jackson@elsevier.com
Marie Johns (Article Analysis
and Evaluations)
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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 at d.jackson@elsevier.com.
MANUSCRIPTS
The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice has two primary
goals:
- To improve patients'
outcomes and health
- 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.
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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
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Consistency in size of illustrations within an article is
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should be specifically noted. Roentgenograms should be
supplied as prints
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close as possible to the standard
size of illustration in this Journal.
Electronic illustration submission. Figures may be
submitted
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Combinations of gray-scale and line art should be at least
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Tables. The tables should be typewritten
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published,
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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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CHECKLIST FOR AUTHORS
___ Letter of submission
___ Signed copyright transfer statement (signed by all authors)
___ Original and one copy of
article
___ Title page
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___ 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,
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