Author Guidelines

Submission Requirements

• Title Page Form


• Copyright Agreement Form


• Assignment Authorship Responsibilities


• Main manuscript (You can use Journal Template.docs)

Online Submissions

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 Author Guidelines

English manuscripts may be submitted via the Submission form. The Editor and Publisher reserve the right to make literary corrections for the sake of clarity. A letter of transmittal signed by each author must accompany all manuscripts clearly stating that the manuscript is not concurrently under consideration for publication in any other journal, and all the named authors were involved in the work leading to eventual publication of paper, and that all the named authors have read and confirmed the contents of the manuscript prior to submission.

Assignment Authorship Responsibilities

The corresponding author is advised to keep a backup copy of the electronic file for reference and safety.

 Manuscript Preparation

Contributors should prepare their manuscripts in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. For information, visit: Vancouver Protocol

 General Items

• Manuscript should be prepared in native English text.


• References must be in Vancouver style.


• Arrange your manuscript in the following order: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References.


• Authors’ Affiliations: Full names of the department(s) and institution(s) where the work was carried out along with the city, state and country e.g., Dept. of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.


• Corresponding Author details (essential): Name, complete address, phone, ORCID and E-mail address

 Title

• Title: The first letter of each word in the title must be capitalized e.g., Effect of Intracanal Posts on Diagnostic Accuracy of Cone Beam Computed Tomography.


• Do not use abbreviated words in the title, only known items including enzymes are ok to be used.


• Short Title (Maximum 70 characters)

Abstract

• Structured format with the following subheadings: Objective(s), Methods, Results, Conclusion


• Abstract must be 250 words or less.


• Keywords: 3 to 8 keywords according to MeSH. Capitalize the first letter of each word, separate by “,”.

 Introduction
Introduction must be written in a structured format and cover the following subjects, without mentioning the actual subheadings:

• Summarized statements regarding the significance of the understudy topic.


• The existing knowledge about the issue (with reference).


• Last paragraph of the Introduction must state the objectives of the study and its relevance to dentistry, where not obvious.

  Methods

• The procedures performed and the analytical techniques used must be thoroughly described.


• Only references to published methods are acceptable.


• Mention how did you collect the sample size by providing the power of study or referencing to previous works (with reference)


• Mention the manufacturer’s company name, city and country in parenthesis for all commercial products e.g.: Filtek Z250 composite (3M ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA); or light curing unit (Kerr, Orange, USA)


• Mention the statistical package (statistical tests, details of randomization, blinded observations, numbers of observations made and those dropped out in addition to the level of significance).

  Results
• Use appropriate tables and figures according to the study design.

• No reference to previous literature is allowed in the Results section.


• Mention the exact P values for significant differences; specify P>0.05 for non-significant ones.


• Do not present the data in several formats such as tables and graphs while already there in text, but do emphasize or summarize important trends or observations.

• The P-value should be reported in one of the following forms:

1. P-values less than 0.001 should be written as p<0.001.


2. P-values between 0.001 and 0.05 should be written as p<0.05.


3. P-values greater than 0.05 should be expressed completely with three decimal places, such as p=0.425.

• Mean values, standard deviations, standard errors, confidence intervals should be reported with two decimal places and percentages should be reported with only one decimal place.


• Name of statistical methods should be written briefly at the end of the “Methods” of the abstract and completely at the end of the “materials and methods” of the body of the article.In addition, the statistical tests mentioned in these two parts should be the same.


• The titles should be written at the top of the tables and at the bottom of the charts and figures.


• If multiple regression models are used, the method of entering the variables into the regression equation should be specified. In linear regressions, the values of unstandardized coefficients, their standard errors, standardized coefficients, the test statistic of the coefficients and the corresponding p-values should be expressed. In non-linear regression, such as logistic, unstandardized coefficients, standard errors, odds ratios (OR), 95% confidence interval for odds ratios, coefficient test statistic, and corresponding p-values should be reported.


• If analysis of variance methods are used, the type of this method should be completely explained.


• The statistical software and its version should be completely written.


• The findings related to the mentioned statistical methods should be seen in the result section.


• The statistical methods should match with the study design.


• Justification for sample size should be completely explained.Type I and II errors, statistical test power, effect size, the reference from which the parameters were extracted should be carefully mentioned.The method of determining the sample size should be related to the main purpose of the study.

     Discussion

• Explain and interpret your obtained results (collected data).


• Discuss the implications of your results.


• Mention limitations of your study.


• Compare your data with those of previously published studies including those pro and those against the present results.


• Provide suggestions for future investigations in the same line.

Conclusion 

• Must NOT copy Results or Discussion.


• Must briefly state inference, significance, or consequences in one or two lines.

Author Contributions

Include a brief description of each author's contributions to the study. This is including:

Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal Analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data Curation, Writing – Original Draft, Writing – Review & Editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project Administration, Funding Acquisition

 Data Availability Statement

This promotes transparency and supports the open science movement, encouraging reproducibility of research.

Example:

• "Data Availability Statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request."


• "Data Availability Statement: The data presented in this study are not publicly available due to [insert reason, e.g., privacy or legal restrictions]."


• "Data Availability Statement: No new data were created or analyzed in this study."

 Acknowledgement: (if included)

• Personal or institutional contributions are to be added including financial and material support. Any technical help, critical review, data collection, and participation in clinical trial), grant’s number from such organization. Example: "This study was part of a post-graduate thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.S. degree in Shahid Beheshti University, School of Dentistry." Or "This study was financially supported by a grant from Shahid Beheshti University, School of Dentistry".

Conflicts of interest

Authors must acknowledge and declare any sources of funding and potential conflicting interest, such as receiving funds or fees by, or holding stocks and shares in, an organization that may profit or lose through publication of your paper. Declaring a competing interest will not lead to automatic rejection of the paper, but we would like to be made aware of it.

Examples:

• The Conflict of Interest statement should list each author separately by name:


• Kazem Mehrdad has received research grants from Drug Company A.


• If all authors declare no conflict, this can be done in one phrase: “None Declared

 References
Cite references in text in numerical order and as superscript numbers e.g.²⁵. When listing references, follow the uniform requirements style (the Vancouver style for more information, visit:

Vancouver Protocol. 

• All references must be listed at the end of the paper, without indents.


• Name the first six authors followed by et al, if there are more than six authors.


• Papers accepted but not yet published can be included in the reference list, but papers in preparation, unpublished observations, and personal communication should be noted in parentheses in the text.


• You can also reference to a website and provide the website address in the reference list.


• Please provide DOI for each reference.

For example:

Journal article

1- Fujimura K, Kobayashi S, Suzuki T, Segami N. Histologic evaluation of temporoma-ndibular arthritis induced by mild mechanical loading in rabbits. J Oral Pathol Med 2005; 34: 1157-1163. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0714.2004.00298.x

 Book chapter

2- Blomberg S. Psychologic response. In: Branemark PI, Zarb GA, Albrektesson T. Tissue Intergrated Prosthesis. Chicago: Quintessence Int 1985; Chap9: 199-209.

Entire book

3- Hicky JC, Zarb GA, Bolender CL. Boucher’s prosthodontic treatment for edentulous patients. 9^th Ed. St Louis: The C.V. Mosby Co. 1985; Chap 15: 313-323.

Internet

4- Morse SS. Factors in a emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infec Dis [Serial Online] 1995 Jan-Mar [Cited 1996 Jun 5]; 1(1): [24Screens] Available At: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm

 Tables

Tables and Figures: All tables and figures must be discussed in the text of the manuscript.

• Number tables in order of mention in the text using Latin numerals.


• When appropriate, standard deviations of values should be indicated in parentheses; (do NOT use notation).


• Results of statistical analysis must be included (Authors can use superscript letters to indicate significant differences).


• Abbreviations in tables need to be addressed in their footnotes. Use symbols for explanatory footnotes (e.g.*, #, **).

Figures, Graphs and Illustrations

• All figures must be in 300 dpi resolution. Figures can be inserted in main manuscript. A high resolution (300 dpi) file must be uploaded during submission.


• Figures grouped together should have similar dimensions and be labeled "a, b, c", etc.


• Place magnification markers directly on the micrographs.


• Figures that have been used from another published source, permission is required and acknowledge from the original source in the legend.

• Unique, concise axis labels; do not repeat the Figure caption.

According to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines, radiographs, CT scans, ECGs, graphs, and other visual content should be professionally produced. Specifically, computer-generated line art is acceptable if it's original, but slides and artwork are not allowed. Glossy photographs are often requested. To ensure patient anonymity, especially in images like radiographs or photographs, personal identifiers should be removed, and any identifiable features, such as eyes in patient photographs, should be masked to preserve privacy​ ICMJE . For images containing patients, masking identifiable features like eyes helps maintain complete anonymity as recommended by the ICMJE. Figures should not be embedded in the text file. Instead, indicate their approximate locations in the manuscript. Image files must be in GIF or JPG format. Ensure compliance with ICMJE guidelines regarding the use of patient images. This may involve explicitly stating that patients have provided consent for their images to be published, along with any relevant identifiers removed. Complete anonymity of patients is recommended. 

Types of papers;

Original Articles

These include randomized controlled trials, intervention studies, studies of screening and diagnostic test, outcome studies, and cost-effectiveness analyses. It is critical to keep the text of original articles limited to maximum 4500 words (excluding Abstract, References and Tables).

Review Articles

Accurately discuss the sequence of development of a particular topic. It should be brief but complete and provide documentation by references.

They are written by experts on the subject and in this line the corresponding author of the review article needs to have at least three articles presented in Reference section. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are in priority for acceptance provided that they follow the PRISMA (http://www.prisma-statement.org/) and MOOSE guidelines (http://www.consort-statement.org). Review articles also include an abstract of no more than 300 words, main text of 2000-3000 words excluding a maximum of 90 references, and up to 6 tables and/or figures (altogether 5500-6000 words).

 Short Communications

Short communications are brief research works of new findings, with less than 2500 words from introduction through references. The Short Communication should have Abstract, main body including Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion; Acknowledgement, References, Tables and Figures (maximum 3000 words).

 Clinical Report

It should be maximally 4-5 pages accompanied by no more than 5 illustrations.

• Describe the significance of the case


• Make appropriate reference to other treatment methods and provide a rational explanation for the chosen method.


• Include a brief summery.

Case Reports

Case reports are accepted as long as they present an exceptional case and carry an interest for readers. The case report consists of Abstract (unstructured), Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, Acknowledgements, and References. Case reports must not be more than 1,000 words, 15 references and acceptable number of tables and/or figures (Not more than 2500 words).

Letters to the Editor

Letters may be of two categories, commenting either on recently published original research articles or reporting cases. The former must be received within 2 months of publication of the article to which they refer and should be less than 500 words. The latter should contain no more than 1000 words altogether including up to 10 references and 2 figures and/or tables.

 The Technical Procedure

• Mention the objective of the technique.


• Describe the procedure


• Make appropriate references to alternate techniques.


• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the technique presented


• Explain the technique in a step-by-step manner.

Other

Potential guest editorials are invited by the Editorial Board.

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General Policy

On acceptance, authors will be required to sign a transfer of copyright agreement. If figures, tables, or other excerpts, are included from copyrighted works the author is responsible for obtaining written permission from the copyright holder prior to submitting the final version of the paper. Full credit must be given to such sources.

Proofs

Authors will receive a galley proof in order to enable the author to check the product before publication. Proofs are sent by e-mail in PDF format expecting response in one week. In case the Journal does not receive any reply, the manuscript is counted as approved, with no changes. It is the sole responsibility of the authors to check the accuracy and soundness of the text and data in the page proofs. Attention should be paid to names and affiliations with no chance to add any authors or large sentences to the article.

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