Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Notice to Contributors

Reprints of the notice are available from the Editor-in-Chief and are also available at www.joms.org. The JOURNAL publishes articles reflecting a wide range of opinions and techniques, provided they are original, contribute new information, and meet the standards of scientific thought, rational procedure, and literary presentation.

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery uses an online, electronic submission system. By accessing the website http://ees.elsevier.com/joms , authors will be guided through the electronic submission process; original source files (text documents in Word, image files in TIFF or EPS) are required. The author should specify a category designation for the manuscript (original investigation, review article, letter to the editor, etc) and choose a set of classifications from the list provided online. All authors must download and fill out the AAOMS disclosure statement regarding dual commitment. Authors may send queries concerning the submission process, manuscript status, or journal procedures to the Editorial Office (juliush@ohsu.edu). All correspondence, including the Editor?s decision and request for revisions, will be sent via e-mail.

All author correspondence may be directed to the Editorin- Chief:
Dr Leon A. Assael
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
School of Dentistry?SD-522
Oregon Health & Science University
611 SW Campus Dr
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 494-0293
Fax: (503) 494-0294
E-mails: assaell@ohsu.edu, juliush@ohsu.edu

Original articles are considered and accepted for publication on the condition that they have not been published, or submitted for publication, elsewhere. The Editor reserves the right to edit manuscripts to fit articles within the space available and to ensure conciseness, clarity, and stylistic consistency. A title page should be included with each article that lists the title, the authors? names, degrees, affiliations, complete mailing address (including street number), and the telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address for the corresponding author. Titles of articles should be descriptive but as concise as possible. A structured abstract (introductory summary) of no more than 250 words should be included. It should be divided into four sections labeled Purpose, Materials (or Patients) and Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

All Contributors to JOMS should refer to the Consort statement on clinical research design and the Helsinki statement on medical protocols and ethics.

Consort statement:
http://www.consort-statement.org/statement/revisedstatement.htm

Helsinki:
http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm

References. Type with double spacing. All references given must be cited in numerical order in the text. Bibliographies and reading lists are not used. For journal references, give the author?s name, article title, journal name as abbreviated in Index Medicus, volume, pagination, and year.
1. Regezi JA, Batsakis JG, Courtney RM: Granular cell tumors of the head and neck. J Oral Surg 37:402, 1979
For books, give the author?s name, book title, location and name of publisher, and year of publication (exact page numbers are required for direct quotations):
1. Skinner EW, Phillips RW: Science of Dental Materials (ed 5). Philadelphia, PA, Saunders, 1960, p 246

Figures. All figures must be numbered and cited in the text in order.

Legends. All submitted figures require a legend. For photomicrographs, magnification and stain should be specified.

Photographs. Photographs should be high-quality, sharp images. Color art and color photography submissions are encouraged. Images must be high-resolution digital illustrations (EPS or TIFF files); Powerpoint is acceptable for review purposes, but not of sufficient quality for publication. Authors may contact Elsevier for more information or should download a copy of the Specifications for Supplying Digital Artwork from www.us.elsevierhealth.com/subguide.

Tables. Each table should be logically organized and should supplement the article. Each table should be numbered consecutively and cited in the body of the text in order. Title and footnotes should be on the same page with the table. Do not draw vertical rules in tables.

Acknowledgments. Only persons who have made significant contributions to an article can be acknowledged.

Permission and Waivers. These should accompany the manuscript when it is submitted for publication. Include the following statement in the covering letter: In consideration of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery taking action in reviewing and editing my (our) submission, the author(s) undersigned hereby transfer(s), assign(s), or otherwise convey(s) all copyright ownership to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in the event that such work is published in the JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. Permission of original author and publisher must be obtained for direct use of material (text, photos, drawings) under copyright that is not your own. (Up to 100 words of prose material usually can be quoted without getting permission, provided the material quoted is not the essence of the complete work.) Authors are responsible for applying for permission for both print and electronic rights for all borrowed materials and are responsible for paying any fees related to the applications of these permissions. Waivers must be obtained for full-face photographs unless eyes are masked to prevent identification. Waiver forms are available from the Editor-in-Chief.

Financial Interests. As specified in the AAOMS disclosure statement regarding dual commitment, any commercial associations that might create a conflict of interest in connection with a submitted manuscript must be disclosed. All sources of external funds supporting the work must be indicated in a footnote, as should all corporate affiliations of the authors. A covering letter at the time of submission should inform the Editor about pertinent consultancies, stock ownership or other equity interests, or patent licensing arrangements. All information will remain confidential while the paper is being reviewed and will not influence the editorial decision. If the manuscript is accepted, the Editor will discuss with the authors how best to disclose the relevant information.