Instructions to Authors

TITLES 

Titles can consist of a maximum of 75 characters (including spaces). Titles do not normally include numbers, acronyms, abbreviations or punctuation. The title should include sufficient detail for indexing purposes but be general enough for readers outside the field to appreciate what the paper is about.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Authors are required to report all sources of support for their project or study, including but not limited to: grant funds, commercial sources, funds from a contributors’ institution. Do not refer to a study being “partially funded by the cited sources.” Consultancies and funds paid directly to investigators must also be listed. Authors are required to specify during the submission process if their paper received funding from NIH, NIDCR, or any other NIH Institute or Center and provide the grant number. To comply with the NIH Public Access Mandate, for qualifying NIH-funded papers, the Journal of Dental Research will deposit the final, copyedited paper to PubMed Central on behalf of the authors.

Any perceived or actual conflicts of interest need to be identified in the acknowledgments section. The JDR abides by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines for the Ethical Considerations in the Conduct and Report of Research (http://www.icmje.org/ethical_4conflicts.html). Authors are requested to include this information in the acknowledgments section and the corresponding author must confirm that all co-authors have reported any potential conflicts.

FIGURE AND TABLE REQUIREMENTS

REFERENCES

Citations should be arranged in alphabetical order by last name of the first author without numbering. When citing a reference in the text, provide attribution for the subject under discussion. “Et al” should be used when the cited work is by six or more contributors. When the cited work is by two contributors, use both surnames cited in the following manner: Last Name1, First Name1, Last Name2, First Name2. When citing multiple references by the same author(s) in the same year, use “a,” “b,” etc. (e.g., Jones, 1980b). Multiple references should be listed in chronological order of publication, separated by semi-colons. Avoid using abstracts as references.

When citing a Website, list the authors and title if known, then the URL, include the date it was accessed in parentheses. Include among the reference papers accepted but not yet published; designate the journal and add “in press.” Information from manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted should be cited in the text as “unpublished observations” in parentheses. The references must be verified by the author(s) against the original documents and checked for correspondence between references cited in the text and listed in the “References” section.

All items should be listed alphabetically by the author’s last name. For multiple entries by the same author/authors, they should be cited as follows:
1. One author: chronologically by year of publication
2. Two authors: alphabetical by last names
3. Three or more authors: chronologically by year of publication
4. Same author, same publication, chronologically by date of publication, using a), b), etc., to designate order
 

 “Unpublished observations” and “personal communications” may be inserted into and cited in the text with written permission from the correspondents, but are not to be used as references.

For examples of reference citation formats, please click here.

SUPPLEMENTAL FILES

Additional supporting data may be referenced as a supplemental appendix for publication online only. All supplemental appendix files must be submitted with the manuscript for review. Supplemental files may include additional figures or tables that exceed the Journal’s limit. Material intended for the supplemental appendix must have “supplemental” or “appendix” in the file name upon upload.

For additional information on formatting manuscripts please click here to be directed to a detailed description of required manuscript components.

Language Editing: Manuscripts submitted for publication consideration should be written in English. Prior to submission, if a manuscript would benefit from professional editing, authors may consider using a language-editing service. Suggestions for this type of service can be found at www.iadr.org/EditingServices. The Journal of Dental Research does not take responsibility for, or endorse these services, and their use has no bearing on acceptance of a manuscript for publication.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT
 
PRIOR PUBLICATION

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Dental Research are accepted for consideration giving the understanding that it contains original material that has not been submitted for publication or has been previously published elsewhere. Any form of publication other than an abstract only constitutes prior publication.

ICJME COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

Manuscript submission guidelines for the Journal of Dental Research follow the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals” set forth by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME). For additional information please visit the ICMJE website at http://www.icmje.org/. 

CONSORT 2010 CHECKLIST COMPLETION RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS POLICY

Manuscripts reporting a randomized clinical trial should follow the CONSORT guidelines. The Journal requires authors of pre-clinical animal studies submit with their manuscript the Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments (ARRIVE) guidelines. Authors of human observations studies in epidemiology are required to review and submit a STROBE statement. When uploaded to the SAGETrack system, any checklists completed by authors should be given a supplementary file designation.

The CONSORT checklist can be downloaded from: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/societyimages/jdr/CONSORT+2010+checklist%5b1%5d.doc.

The ARRIVE guidelines can be found here: www.nc3rs.org.uk/downloaddoc.asp?id=1206&page=1357&skin=0

The STROBE checklists can be found here: www.strobe-statement.org/index.php?id=strobe-home

The Journal of Dental Research encourages authors to register their clinical trials in a public trials registry. Authors of manuscripts describing such studies are asked to submit the name of the registry and the study registration number prior to publication. In accordance with the aforementioned “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals,” clinical trials will only be considered for publication if they are registered.

INSTITUITIONAL REVIEW BOARD AND WRITTEN INFORMED CONSENT

For protocols involving the use of human subjects, authors should indicate in their Methods section that subjects’ rights have been protected by an appropriate Institutional Review Board and written informed consent was granted from all subjects. When laboratory animals are used, indicate the level of institutional review and assurance that the protocol ensured humane practices.

PUBLIC GENE DATA

Prior to submission, the Journal of Dental Research asks that novel gene sequences be deposited in a public database and the accession number provided to the Journal. Authors may want to use the following Journal approved databases:

GenBank: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank/submit.html

EMBL: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/embl/Submission/index.html

DDBJ: http://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/sub-e/html

Manuscript submissions including microarray data should include the information recommended by the MIAME guidelines in their submission, and/or identify the submission details for the experiments details to one of the publicly available databases such as ArrayExpress or GEO.  

OPEN ACCESS COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

Effective April 7, 2008 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research (Public Access Policy) requires all studies funded by NIH to submit or have submitted for them their final peer-reviewed manuscript upon acceptance for publication to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central (PMC) to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication. The Journal of Dental Research adheres to the Washington DC Principles for Free Access to Science and makes all content available after 12 months. Only final, copyedited manuscripts are uploaded.

Manuscripts by authors whose work is funded by the Wellcome Trust will be released from access control immediately upon publication. Members of the IADR/AADR will be invoiced $3,800; non-Members will be billed $4,300 for this immediate access. No separate page or color charges will be assessed.

Authors are required to specify during the submission process if their paper received funding from NIH or NIDCR and provide the grant number.

The Journal of Dental Research will deposit final, copyedited papers to PubMed Central on behalf of the authors. 

DEFINITION OF CONTRIBUTORSHIP IN JDR

As stated in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, put forth by the ICJME, the Journal considers the following as an accurate definition of contributorship:

Contributors Listed in Acknowledgments
As stated in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, put forth by the ICJME, the Journal considers the following as an accurate definition of contributorship:

Contributors Listed in Acknowledgments
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an acknowledgments section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, writing assistance, or a department chairperson who provided only general support. Editors should ask corresponding authors to declare whether they had assistance with study design, data collection, data analysis, or manuscript preparation. If such assistance was available, the authors should disclose the identity of the individuals who provided this assistance and the entity that supported it in the published article. Financial and material support should also be acknowledged.

Groups of persons who have contributed materially to the paper but whose contributions do not justify authorship may be listed under such headings as “clinical investigators” or “participating investigators,” and their function or contribution should be described—for example, “served as scientific advisors,” “critically reviewed the study proposal,” “collected data,” or “provided and cared for study patients.” Because readers may infer their endorsement of the data and conclusions, these persons must give written permission to be acknowledged.
 

CONTRIBUTOR FORMS

All rights to manuscripts will be transferred to the Journal of Dental Research upon submission. Submission of a manuscript will constitute each author’s agreement that the Journal holds all propriety rights in the manuscript submitted, including all copyrights. Upon acceptance, contributors will be asked to sign a formal transfer of copyright.

Please note that the Journal of Dental Research secures completed contributor forms electronically via the SAGETrack online submission and review system. It is important to provide a valid email address for all co-authors listed at the time of submission. In the instance of manuscript acceptance for publication in the Journal, these email addresses will be used to distribute the contributor forms to co-authors.

Without the completion of the contributor forms for all co-authors listed, accepted manuscripts cannot continue into production, delaying publication.

CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLICATION

Page Charges
There is a charge of $40 (U.S.) for every printed page in the Journal of Dental Research. There is a charge of $25 (U.S.) for every electronic page in a Web appendix. You will receive an invoice with your page proofs.

Color Figure Charges
The cost of color figures in the print version will be borne by the authors. Rates for color reproduction are $300 per initial page of color and $150 for each additional page of color. However, there are no charges for figures and diagrams printed in black and white. Color figures many be included in the online version of JDR with no extra charges.

Reprint Charges
Reprints can be ordered for material printed in the Journal of Dental Research and online only appendices. Quantities of reprints can be purchased with the reprint order form sent with page proofs to the contributors. Pre-payment is required for reprints. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and check are all acceptable forms of payment. Authors must pay for color figures in reprints. Reprints will be mailed from 6 to 8 weeks after the article appears in the Journal. To contact SAGE for additional information or to order reprints, click here.

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