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Author Guidelines
Please organize and enter your Original Article manuscript using the following headings (Case reports and other types of articles may vary):
COVER LETTER: Must contain the following:
• Copyright Releases: The following written statement, signed by one of the authors and acting on behalf of all of the authors, must accompany all manuscripts:“The undersigned author transfers all copyright ownership of the manuscript (fill in the title of your manuscript) to European Journal of Dentistry in the event the work is published. The undersigned author warrants that the article is original, is not under consideration for publication by another journal and has not been previously published. I sign for and accept responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of any and all coauthors.”Direct quotations, tables or images that have appeared elsewhere in copyrighted material must be accompanied by a signed release from the copyright owner. Complete information identifying the source of the material is required.
• Patient Releases: A signed release must be obtained for all images that contain identifiable patients or human subjects. These releases must be retained indefinitely by the Corresponding Author. A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript attesting to the fact that all applicable patient releases were obtained and are on file with the Corresponding Author.Each release statement must be on a separate page, include the manuscript title, all authors’ names and contain a copy of the following statement signed by the patient:“I hereby grant all rights to publish photographs or other images of me in the above manuscript where I appear as a patient or subject without payment of any kind. I have been informed that any images of me that do appear may be modified.”
ARTICLE FILE: Articles should be prepared as a MS Word document (*.doc). Articles must be original and written in clear English. The total article file must be entered as one document and must contain only the following items:
The title page should carry:
· Title, which should be concise as well as descriptive, (capitalize the first letter of the first word) e.g. Color and opacity of composites protected with surface sealants…
· Initial(s) and last (family) name of each author, e.g. Mehmet Acar1, Hasan Aksoy2
· Name and address of department, hospital or institution to which work should be attributed (abbreviated)
1Department of Endodontics, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkiye.
2Department of Orthodontics, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkiye.
· Short (Running) title (no more than 40 characters and space)
· Corresponding Author details (essential): Name, full postal address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address
• Abstract
European Journal of Dentistry is using a structured abstract which must be limited to 250 words. The abstract should conform to the following outline and not contain an introduction, literature review or discussion.Subheadings should appear in the text of the abstract as follows: Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
• Keywords No more than six keywords (in alphabetical order),
• Manuscript text
Please remove all references to the author’s identity or institutions as manuscripts are peer reviewed anonymously. An original article text will contain the following in order:
Introduction - This section states the purpose of the research and includes a brief summary of the literature describing the current state of the field.
Materials and Methods -This section states exactly what was done and should enable a reader to replicate the work. Materials or methods described elsewhere in the literature can be referenced without repeating these details.
Results - This section should describe the objective findings without any comment on their significance or relative importance. Cite all tables and figures in sequential order in the text.
Discussion - Only this section allows you freedom to interpret your data and to give your opinion of the value of your findings relative to previous work. All opinions must be limited to this section.
Conclusions - This section states what conclusions can be drawn specifically from the research reported. Bullet points are preferred. Do not repeat material from other sections.
References - References cited must refer to published material. Number references consecutively in order of their appearance in the manuscript using superscript and Arabic numerals. References to “personal communication” or unpublished these are not acceptable. Consult previous issues of The European Journal of Dentistry for guidance (Available at http://www.eurjdent.com).
Cite references in text in numerical order. Use superscript e.g. After dental caries, porcelain fractures have been reported as the second most common reason for restoration replacement.3
All references must be listed at the end of the paper, double-spaced. For example:
3. Malkoc MA, Sevimay M, Yaprak E. The use of zirconium and feldspathic porcelain in the management of the severely worn dentition: a case report. Eur J Dent 2009;3:75-80.
Figure Legends - All figures must be numbered sequentially in the manuscript and a legend for each figure must appear in this section.
Table Files: Each table must be in EXCEL format and entered as a separate file. Each table must have its own legend accompanying it, numbered with Arabic numerals and sequentially referred to in the text. All abbreviations used in the table must be defined in a footnote. Use * P=.05; ** P=.01; *** P=.001; ****P=.0001 as needed. Tables cannot be in pictorial or image formats. Pictorial or image formats are figures and must be entered as figures.
Figure Files: All images need to have at least 300 DPI resolution, 1800*1600 pixel or 12 cm*10 cm image size and should be in maximum quality Jpeg format. Figures in WORD or presentation software such as PowerPoint, Corel Draw or Harvard Graphics do not contain sufficient resolution for publication and will not be accepted.Figures grouped together should have similar dimensions and be labelled ";a, b, c";etc.
Language: The language of publication is English. Before review process, language and grammar of the manuscripts have to be checked by a Professional Editing Service. EJD recommends, but not limits, American Journal Experts (http://www.journalexperts.com/index.php) or Editage (http://www.editage.com) for paper editing service. Authors have to upload a formal document indicating that the manuscript is checked by one of these services.
Manuscript Submission: European Journal of Dentistry is now ONLINE for all manuscript submissions and review.
Please go to the Internet: http://www.eurjdent.com/submit/index.php/eurjdent/index/ and follow the easy instructions for manuscript submission. If you have questions regarding the submission of your manuscript, please e-mail those questions to necdet@eurjdent.com.
MANUSCRIPT REVIEW: After you have entered your manuscript, you will receive automated responses from the system as the manuscript is processed. You may also follow the progress of your manuscript via the web site and your own password you created when you first entered the system.
Your manuscript will be peer reviewed and the reviewers’ comments will be sent to you. Please allow adequate time for this process. A manuscript returned to an author with suggested revisions must be returned within 2 months. Revised manuscripts returned after this time will be considered new submissions. After the revisions are complete, the editor will submit the manuscript to the printer and an electronic copy of your galley proof will be sent to you for corrections and final approval.
The editor-in-chief has the right to reject a manuscript at all stages of the review process even it is accepted by the section editors.
Permissions: All inquiries regarding copyright material from this publication should be directed to Dental Investigations Society, Ankara, TURKEY.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses).
Each figure is of sufficient resolution for high quality publication usually in JPG format. All images are at 600 DPI when the figure is of the size to be used in publication.
Each table is in EXCEL format and entered as a separate file. Each table has its own legend accompanying it, numbered with Arabic numerals and sequentially referred to in the text. All abbreviations used in the table are defined in a footnote. Tables are not in pictorial or image formats.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review) have been followed.
Copyright Notice
All copyright ownership of the manuscripts belongs to The EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY® in the event that such work is published. Manuscripts are received with the understanding that they are submitted solely to The EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY®, that upon submission, they become the property of The EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY®, that the work has not been previously published, and that the data in the manuscript have been reviewed by all authors, who agree with the analysis of the data and the conclusions reached in the manuscript. The EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY® reserves copyright and renewal on all published material, and such material may not be reproduced without the written permission of The EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY®. Statements in articles are the responsibility of the authors.
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