Orthodontic Waves, the official journal of the Japanese Orthodontic Society, is published in March, June, September and December
of every year under the supervision of the Editorial Board of JOS, which selects all materials submitted for publication. The aim of
this journal is to foster the advancement of orthodontic research and practice. Contributions should be concerned with orthodontics and/or
its related fields.
Orthodontic Waves will receive materials prepared and submitted according to these instructions. However,
we reserve the right to make any changes necessary to make the contribution conform to the editorial standards of the journal, as deemed
by the Editorial Board based on the recommendations of the reviewers. Articles must deal with original research, clinical research, case
reports, and short communications, not previously published or being considered for publication elsewhere.
Short communications should
contain prompt, brief, and definitive information of adequate significance.
Any contributions accepted for publication will become
the copyright of this journal. No responsibility is assumed by the Editorial Board for the opinions or the ethics expressed by the contributors.
The work shall not be published in any other publication in any language without prior written consent of the publisher.
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All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of
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[1] Tweed CH. Philosophy of orthodontic treatment. Am J Orthod 1945;31:74-103.
[2] Proffit WR, Ackerman JL.
Diagnosis and treatment planning in orthodontics. In: Graber TM, Vanarsdall RL, editors. Orthodontics current principles and techniques.
2nd ed. St Louis: Mosby; 1994. p. 3-95. Tables
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Short Communications
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2200 words of the text including an abstract and no more than 15 references. There may be a maximum of four illustrations.
Case
Reports
Case Reports should include materials from the beginning and the end of active treatment and at the completion of orthodontic
treatment (at least two years after the end of active treatment). The number of authors should not exceed four. The text should begin
with an Abstract (not to exceed 120 words) followed by an Introduction (within 250 words), History (not exceed 360 words), Treatment
plan and progress (not to exceed 540 words), Discussion (not to exceed 720 words), and References (about ten references shall be adequate).
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