JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS I VOL 8, NO 6, JUNE 1982

Notice to Contributors The Notice to Contributors is printed periodically in the Journal of Endodontics. Reprints of this Notice are available from the Editor.

Manuscripts: Three typewritten copies should be submitted-one original and two dupli- cates-with all material (text, quotations, tables, legends, and references) double-spaced, on one side of the sheet, 8V2 • 11 inches, with ample margins (at least one inch) on all four sides. 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 space available, and to ensure concise- ness, clarity, and stylistic consistency. A synop- sis or abstract of not more than 100 words summarizing the material should accompany the article. The senior author will receive the edited manuscript for checking before publi- cation.

Article titles: Titles should be descriptive but as concise as possible. (Long titles tend to discourage reading, present typographical and layout problems, and create difficulties in librar T indexing.)

Author Degrees: Affiliations and degrees must be provided.

References: Double spaced on a separate sheet, they should follow the Journal's style for literature references, keying the references to the text numbered consecutively in the order of their appearance. For journal references, give the authors' name, article title, journal name, volume number, issue number, inclu- sive pages of article, and year of publication.

1. Gaffney. J.L.; Lehman, j.w.; and Miles, MJ. Expanded use of ultrasonic scaler. J Endod 7(5): 228-229, 1981.

For books, give the author's name, book title, location and name of publisher, and }'ear of publication. Exact page numbers are required for direct quotations from books.

2. Harris, J.E., and Wen-te, E. F.. (eds). An x-ray atlas of the royal mummies. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1980.

References should be selective, not all- inclusive, and must be specifically referred to

and cited in the text. Bibliographies and reading lists are not used in theJou~naL Refer- ences generally should not exceed 30 in major contributions and should be fewer in shorter articles.

Illustrations: Line and halftone illustrations should be of high quality for satisfactory reproduction and three copies should be sub- mitted. Illustrations must be numbered and cited in the text. X-ray films are not accept- able; radiographs should be submitted as glossy prints with bone areas in white.

Photographs: Three sets should be submitted. Photographs should be unmounted black- and-white glossy prints of high quality. On the back of each photograph, very lightly and in pencil, the figure number and the top edge should be indicated. Ira figure contains two or more photographs, the parts should not be mounted; on the back of each photograph, written lightly in pencil, the figure number and part letter (Fig 1, A), and the top edge should be indicated.

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Reprints: The corresponding author is given 200 free reprints of the article. For additional reprints, arrangements must be made with a duplicating service (not with the ADA). Per- mission to reprint forms are sent to the author with the edited manuscript.

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