Instructions to authorsThe Journal of Disability and Oral Health seeks to publish original work relating to all aspects relevant to the comprehensive oral care of people with disabilities. The Journal will publish scientific papers, invited reviews, short articles of practical instruction and case reports. The Journal is also available on line at www.jdohonline.orgTo assist in the writing of a manuscript according to the guidelines given below, authors are advised to consult a recent copy of the Journal of Disability and Oral Health and in particular, to read the policy of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors on Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication as laid out in: www.icmje.org.Opinions expressed in the Journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the British Society for Disability and Oral Health. A copy of the manuscript should be sent to the Editor at the following address: june.nunn@dental.tcd.ie. Alternatively, a paper copy may be submitted to: Professor June Nunn, Editor, Journal of Disability and Oral Health, Department of Public and Child Dental Health, The Dental School and Hospital, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a covering letter, signed by all the authors, to the address above. It is a condition of acceptance of the manuscript that it is the original work of the author(s) and that it has not been published, and neither is it being considered for publication, elsewhere. It is important that the author(s) declare any potential conflict of interest. If in doubt, please consult with the Editor. Manuscripts will be peer reviewed by two experts in the subject area. Manuscripts should be typewritten, double-spaced, with a font size of 12 point on one side only of A4 paper, with a margin of at least 4 cm on the left-hand side. The pages should be numbered consecutively on the bottom right hand corner of the page. Main headings should be in upper case and emboldened, subsidiary headings should be in lower case and emboldened. The first page of the manuscript should give only the title of the article, and the author(s) name(s), qualifications and Institution. An address for correspondence should also be given. The format of the paper should be according to the following convention: Abstracts for scientific papers should be structured and no longer than 250 words. There should be no references. The format of the abstract should be structured as: Aim and objectives; Design of the study to include subjects - number of subjects and selection; setting, procedures including the nature of any interventions, main outcome measures, Results and Conclusions. The abstract should be accompanied by no more than five key words and a short running title. Manuscripts For scientific papers these should follow the conventional layout of: Abstract, Introduction, Material and Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References, Tables and figures. Where necessary, authors should have received ethical Case reports are short reports of one or a small series of clinical cases or a novel technique. There should be a purpose to presenting the case, for example, a cautionary note for other clinicians or a new way of managing a particular situation. A short abstract, approximately 50 words, followed by an introduction, report of the case(s), including details of the patient/technique, investigations, treatment and outcomes. A short discussion and conclusions with no more than 10 references completes the report. Tables Numbered in Roman numerals, should be typed on separate pages at the end with one table per sheet of paper. Each should have a legend which will explain the content of the table without reference to the text. No vertical lines should be included. Where appropriate, consideration should be given to alternative ways of displaying data other than in tables, for example, as histograms. Illustrations These should be referred to in the text as ‘Fig’ and given Arabic numbers. Any illustrations should be presented as glossy prints or, if submitted electronically in jpeg format. All figures should be drawn in black Indian ink approximately double size and with thicker lines than the original in order to be readable after reduction. Where necessary, the orientation of the figure should be marked by means of arrows on the copy. The title of the manuscript should appear on the back of the figure without the name of the author(s). Where photographs of patients are submitted, they should not be readily identifiable or their/guardian’s written permission for publication should have been obtained. It is not sufficient to block out the eyes of the person on the image. Where it is deemed helpful, colour illustrations may be permitted. Legends for the figure(s) should be written on a separate sheet of paper. References Authors have responsibility for the accuracy of the references both within the text and in the list. These should appear in the text as the name of the author (s) and the year of publication. Where there are only two authors both should be given thus: (Clarkson and O’Mullane, 1989). Where there are more than two authors, they should be referred to in the text as: (Shaw et al., 1995). Multiple references need to be listed in chronological order. Where an author(s) has published more than one reference in any one year, these should be suffixed as 1987a or 1996a; b. Personal communication should be avoided but where essential will appear in the text only. http://www2.bg.am.poznan.pl/czasopisma/medicus/med_A.htm This is followed by the year of publication; volume number (emboldened) and first and last pages in full. For books, the title should be followed by the edition, if second or subsequent, the place of publication, the name of the publisher and the year. For a chapter in a book, the style should be as above together with the page numbers after the edition. Books: Gorlin RJ, Cohen MM Jr, Levin LS. Syndromes of the Head and Neck. Third edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Chapter: Griffiths JE, Boyle S. Oral assessment. In: Colour guide to Holistic Oral Care: a Practical Approach. pp 87-98. Aylesbury: Mosby-Year Book Europe, 1993. Report: Poswillo D General Anaesthesia, Sedation and Resuscitation in Dentistry. Report of an Expert Working Party for the Standing Dental Advisory Committee. Department of Health, London 1978.
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