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TheJournalofProsthodonticspromotestheadvancedstudy,science,andpracticeofprosthodontics,implant,esthetic,andreconstructivedentistry.ItistheofficialjournaloftheAmericanCollegeofProsthodontists,theassociationthatrepresentsthedentalspecialtyofprosthodontics.TheJournalofProsthodonticsservesbothresearchersandpracticingcliniciansbyprovidingaforumforthepresentationanddiscussionofevidence-basedprosthodonticresearch,treatmentconcepts,techniques,andprocedures.TheobjectiveoftheJournalofProsthodonticsistofacilitatetheeffectiveworldwidetransmissionofnewandinnovativeprosthodontic-relatedresearchandknowledge.Thejournalpublishesoriginalscientificarticlespresentinginformationthatisnewandrelevanttoprosthodontics.Additionally,itpublishesreportsofinnovativetechniquesandclinicaltreatments,systematicreviewsoftopicsofinteresttothefieldofprosthodontics,reviewsofnewinstrumentationandproducts,newusesforexistingmaterial,digitaltechnologyadvancesrelatedtoprosthodontics,instructiveclinicalreports,editorials,andannouncementsofimportancetotheprosthodonticcommunity.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEFRadiMasri,DDS,MS,PhD,[email protected]
ASSOCIATEEDITOR-IN-CHIEFSharonC.Siegel,DDS,MS,MBANovaSoutheasternUniversityCollegeofDentalMedicinescsiegel@nova.edu
MANAGINGEDITORAletheaB.Gerding,[email protected]
Submitathttps://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jopr
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TABLEOFCONTENTSARTICLETYPES 3MANUSCRIPTPREPARATION 4Organizationandbasicformatting 4Fileformatsaccepted 5Titlepage 5Abstract 5Text 5Styleandformatting 6Editorialassistancefornon-Englishspeakingauthors 7Citations/References 8Tables 8Artwork/Figures 10Imagemanipulation/ethicalguidelines 11MANUSCRIPTSUBMISSIONANDREVIEW 12Peerreviewprocess 12Submittingarevision 12Rebuttals 13MANUSCRIPTPUBLICATION(AFTERACCEPTANCE) 13Coststoauthors 13Openaccessandcopyright 14Depositiontorepositories 14Onlinepublicationandproofreading 14ETHICALPOLICIES 15Datasharingandbioethics 15Reportingguidelines 17Conflictsofinterest 17Authorship 17Plagiarism 18Retractionpolicy 19Correctionspolicy 19APPENDICESAppendixA:Releaseformforpatientimages 20AppendixB:Manuscriptsubmissionchecklist 21AppendixC:Responsetoreviewertemplate(forrevisions) 24
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ARTICLETYPESACCEPTED
Articletype
Description Abstracttype References Figuresandtables
TotalWordpages*
Researcharticles
Presentoriginalresearch,invivoorinvitro
Structured:Purpose/Materials&Methods/Results/Conclusions
Nolimit8 10
Clinicalreports
Reportofthepresentation,treatment,andfollow-upofanindividualpatient
Non-structured 30 10 10
Techniquearticles
Describesasolutiontoaparticulartechnicalprobleminclinicaldentistry,inastep-by-stepformat
Non-structured 20 10 10
LetterstotheEditor**
Reportoriginaldata,discusspublishedarticles,orpresenthypotheses
Nonerequired 15 24
ReviewsSystematicreviewspreferred,contacttheeditorpriortosubmittinganon-systematicreview
Structured:Purpose/Methods/Results/Conclusions
Nolimit7
Nolimit
*Textonly(pagecountdoesnotincludetitle,references,tables,orfigures)
**LettertoEditorpolicy:
Whilewewillreadandrespondtoallletters,wewillonlypublishaselectfew.Wearemostlikelytopublishlettersthatdealwithacontroversialtopic,advocateforthefieldofprosthodontics,orthattakeissuewithresearchpublishedintheJournalofProsthodontics.Whilealettermaybecritical,inordertobeconsideredforpublication,itmustnotbeinsulting.
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Criticismshouldbeconstructive,andargumentsmadeshouldbeappropriatelyreferencedtopreviouslypublishedwork.
Uponapprovalforpublication,wewillpublishtheletterinthenextavailableprintissueoftheJournalofProsthodontics.WhenwritteninresponsetoanarticlepublishedintheJournal,wewillalsogivetheauthoroftheoriginalarticletheopportunitytorespond.Iftheychoosetodoso,wewillattempttopublishtheletterandresponseinthesameissue.
MANUSCRIPTPREPARATION
Organizationandbasicformattingofthemanuscript
Element Description
Font 12-point,TimesNewRomanor10-point,Arial
Linespacing Double-spacedthroughout
Margins Oneinch(2.5cm)
Pagesize Letter(8½x11)inches
Pagenumbers Yes;startwiththetitlepageaspage1,placeonlowerright-handcorner
Linenumbers Donotuse
Requiredlayout Forresearchmanuscriptsandreviews:Titlepage(includingconflictofinterestdeclaration),Abstract,Introduction,Materials&Methods,Results,Discussion,Conclusions,Acknowledgements,References,Tables,FiguresandFigureLegends,SupplementaryMaterial
ForClinicalReports/Techniquearticles:Titlepage,Abstract,Introduction,ClinicalReport(orTechnique),Discussion,Conclusion/Summary,Acknowledgements,References,Tables,FiguresandFigureLegends,SupplementaryMaterial
(detailsbelow)Headingstyle Firstlevel:allcaps,bold;Secondlevel:Sentencecase,boldanditalics;Third
level:Sentencecase,italics;Fourthlevel:Notrecommended.
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Fileformatsaccepted
Coverletter .doc,.docx,.pdfManuscriptbody .doc,.docxTables .doc,.docxFigures preferred: .tiff,.eps,.pdfVideos .mp4,.mov
Titlepage
Thetitlepageshouldcontainthefollowinginformationintheordergiven:
1) Fulltitleofmanuscript2) Arunningtitle,notexceeding60lettersandspaces3) Authors'fullnamesandauthors’degreesandhonorifics(i.e.,DDS,MSc,PhD,FACP,etc.)4) Authors'institutionalaffiliationsincludingcityandstate(USauthors)orcityandcountry
(non-USauthors)5) Thename,address,ande-mailaddressoftheauthorresponsibleforcorrespondence
aboutthemanuscript6) Iftheworkhaspreviouslybeenpresented,thename,place,anddateofmeeting(s)7) Ifanyfinancialsupportwasreceived,thegrant/contractnumber,sponsorname,and
city,state,andcountrylocationmustbesupplied.Theinformationwillbedisclosedinthepublishedarticle.
8) Ifanyauthorhasaconflictofinterest,itshouldbereported.Theseinclude,forexample,patent,ownership,employment,stockownership,consultancies,orspeaker'sfee.
Abstractpage
Anabstractisrequiredforallmanuscripts,withtheexceptionofletterstotheeditor,andmustprecedethebodyofthemanuscript.Abbreviationsandreferencesshouldnotappearintheabstract.Researchmanuscriptsmustconformtothestructuredabstractformat(seeabove).ClinicalreportsandTechniquemanuscriptsdonotneedastructuredabstract.Followingtheabstractandonthesamepage,thereshouldbeseveralwordsnotappearinginthetitleofthemanuscripttobetitled:KEYWORDS.
Text
Researchmanuscriptsshouldincludethefollowingsections:Introduction,MaterialsandMethods,Results,Discussion,Conclusion,Acknowledgements,andReferences.Other
manuscriptsshouldbeginwithtwotofiveintroductoryparagraphs.Theremainderofthemanuscriptshouldbedividedintosectionsprecededbyappropriateheadings(i.e.,“Clinicalreport,”“Technique,”etc.).
TheIntroductionwillincludethefollowing:adescriptionoftheproblemthatinspiredthestudyandwhatdistinguishesitfrompreviousresearchthatinvestigatedthesameproblem;abriefdiscussionofrelevantpublishedmaterialthataddressedthesameproblemorthatdocumentsmethodologyusedinthestudy;andthegoalofthestudy,thepurposestatementandnullhypothesis.
TheMaterialsandMethodssectiondescribesmaterialsorsubjectsusedandthemethodsselectedtoevaluatethem,includinginformationabouttheoveralldesign,thenatureofthesamplestudied,samplesize,thetypeofinterventions(ortreatments)appliedtotheindividualelementsinthesample,andtheprincipaloutcomemeasure.Statisticalmethodologyandrationaleforsamplesizedeterminationmustbeincludedinthissection.Pleasenote:Allhumansubjectresearch(includingsurveys)mustincludeastatementofethicalorinstitutionalreviewboardapproval.
TheJournalofProsthodonticsencouragesauthorstoregisterclinicaltrialspriortosubmissionatoneoftheregistrationsiteslistedbelow.TheregistrationnumberanddateofregistrationshouldbeincludedintheMaterialsandMethodssection.See“Reportingguidelines”onpage17belowforfurtherdetails.
TheResultssectionwillbeaclearstatementofthefindingsandanevaluationoftheirvaliditybasedontheoutcomeofstatisticaltests.Whenreportingresultsofstatisticaltests,actualpvaluesmustbereported.
TheDiscussionsectionpresentstheresearchinitsbroadercontext,describesitsclinicalimplications,identifieslimitationsorproblemsthatemergedduringthecourseofthestudy,characterizesthelargersignificanceofthefindings,andarticulatesanyfurtherquestionsremainingtobeansweredonthesubject.
TheConclusionsectionincludesonlyabriefandsuccinctsummaryofthefindings.
AnAcknowledgementsectiontothankanyonewhocontributedtothemanuscript,butisnotalistedauthor(i.e.,statistician,copyeditor,dentaltechnician,photographer,artist).
NotesonJournalofProsthodonticsstyleandformattingofthetext
AuthorsaretousecurrentprosthodonticnomenclatureandarereferredtotheGlossaryofProsthodonticTerms(9thEdition)foracceptedterminology.
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Whenatradenamemustbeused,citeparentheticallythetradenameandthename,city,state(UScompanies)orcityandcountry(non-UScompanies)ofthemanufacturer.Examples:(CEREC4.4Software;DentsplySirona,York,PA);(IPSe.maxPressHTingots,A2shade;IvoclarVivadent,Schaan,Liechtenstein)
Measurementsshouldbeinthemetricsystem.
Usethesymbol×ratherthantheletterxasamultiplicationsign.
ReporttheactualPvaluesto3decimalplaces.ForPvaluesbelow0.001write<0.001.
Reportresultsto2decimalplaces.
Whenreportingdatawiththe±sign,pleaseusethespacing123.45±6.78µm.
Donotitalicizeforeignwordssuchas"invivo"or"invitro"
Usedigitsformostnumbersappearingwithinthetext,exceptatthestartofasentence,andwhentheuseofthedigitplacesunnecessaryemphasisonthenumber;orwhen"one"isusedasapronoun.
Minimizetheuseofsubheadingsinthetext.
Editorialassistancetonon-nativeEnglishspeakers
IfEnglishisnotyournativelanguage,wesuggestyouhaveanativeEnglishspeakerreadandreviewthemanuscriptpriortosubmission.AnEnglish-speakingcolleaguecanbeanexcellentresource.Ifyoudonotknowsomeonewhocanhelpyou,werecommendthatyouhaveyourpaperprofessionallyeditedforEnglishlanguagebyaservicesuchasWileyPublishing’sathttp://wileyeditingservices.com.
AmericanJournalExpertsalsoprovidehighqualityediting:https://www.aje.com/en/services/editing
Pleasenotethatwhilethisservicewillgreatlyimprovethereadabilityofyourpaper,itdoesnotguaranteeacceptanceofyourpaperbythejournal.
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Citations and references
Numberreferencesconsecutivelyintheorderinwhichtheyarefirstmentionedinthetext.Identifyreferencesintexts,tables,andlegendsbysuperscriptArabicnumerals.Usethestyleoftheexamplesbelow,whicharebasedontheformatusedbytheUSNationalLibraryofMedicineinIndexMedicus.Forabbreviationsofjournals,consultthe'ListoftheJournalsIndexed'printedannuallyintheJanuaryissueofIndexMedicus.Referencenumbersshouldappearafterpunctuationmarks,notbefore.Example:Todate,zirconiadentalceramicshavehadanexcellentclinicalperformancewithacumulative5-yearsurvivalrateof92.1%forzirconia-basedall-ceramicsinglecrowns,1and90.4%fortooth-supportedfixeddentalprostheses.2
Articletype Example
Journalarticle FernandezMA,NimmoA,Behar-HorensteinLS:Digitaldenturefabricationinpre-andpostdoctoraleducation:AsurveyofUSdentalschools.JProsthodont2016;25:83-90
Journalarticle,4ormoreauthors
RodriguezLS,PaleariAG,GiroG,etal:Chemicalcharacterizationandflexuralstrengthofadenturebaseacrylicresinwithmonomer2-tert-butylaminoethylmethacrylate.JProsthodont2013;22:292-297
Book AnusaviceKJ,ShenC,RawlsHR(eds):Phillips'ScienceofDentalMaterials(ed12).Philadelphia,Saunders,2013
Chapterinabook PhoenixRD:Denturebaseresins:Technicalconsiderationsandprocessingtechniques,inAnusaviceKJ(ed):Phillips’ScienceofDentalMaterials,vol1(ed10).Philadelphia,Saunders,1996,pp237-271
MastersorPhDThesis
SmithJ:MarginalvaluesofCAD/CAMceramics[dissertation].Boston,HarvardSchoolofDentalMedicine,1995
Website eHumanDigitalAnatomy:https://ehuman.com/.Accessed2/12/19
Tables
Tablesshouldbepositionedfollowingthereferences,notinthebodyofthemanuscript.ThetablesshouldbenumberedconsecutivelywithArabicnumerals.Eachtableshouldbetypedon
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aseparatesheet.Includeanynecessarylegendsonthesamepagewiththeassociatedtable.Donotsubmittablesasimagefiles.Tablesshouldbeprovidedinasimpleform,withoutstyleformattingandwithoutuseofcolor
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Artwork/figures
ThetablebelowdetailstypicalimagesacceptedbytheJournalofProsthodontics.Figuresshouldbesubmittedafterthetables(ifincluded)orafterthereferencelist(iftablesnotincluded),notinthebodyofthetext.
Clinicalimage Lineart CombinationExample
Resolution 300dpi+ 1200dpipreferred,300+dpiaccepted 600dpipreferred,300+dpiaccepted
Size 3x5inchesminimum 3x5inchesminimum 3x5inchesminimumFileformat tiff,eps,orpdfpreferred tiff,eps,orpdfpreferred tiff,eps,orpdfpreferredNotes GuidelinesapplytoSEMimagesaswell Forbargraphs,blackandwhiteimages
preferredIncludepaneledimagesinoneimagefile(i.e.,donotsubmitFigure1AandFigure1Basseparatefiles).
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Imagemanipulationandethicalguidelines
Photographsofpeople:TheJournalofProsthodonticsfollowscurrentHIPAAguidelinesfortheprotectionofpatient/subjectprivacy.Ifanindividualpicturedinadigitalimageorphotographcanbeidentified,hisorherpermissionisrequiredtopublishtheimage.ThecorrespondingauthormaysubmitalettersignedbythepatientauthorizingtheJournalofProsthodonticstopublishtheimage/photo.Or,aformprovidedbytheJournalofProsthodontics(AppendixAbelow)maybedownloadedforyouruse.ThisapprovalmustbereceivedbytheEditorialOfficepriortofinalacceptanceofthemanuscriptforpublication.Otherwise,theimage/photomustbealteredsuchthattheindividualcannotbeidentified(blackbarsovereyes,etc).
Manipulationofdigitalphotos:AuthorsshouldbeawarethattheJournalconsidersdigitalimagestobedata.Hence,digitalimagessubmittedshouldcontainthesamedataastheoriginalimagecaptured.AnymanipulationusinggraphicalsoftwareshouldbeidentifiedineithertheMethodssectionorthecaptionofthephotoitself.Identificationofmanipulationshouldincludeboththenameofthesoftwareandthetechniquesusedtoenhanceorchangethegraphicinanyway.Suchadisclaimerensuresthatthemethodsarerepeatableandensuresthescientificintegrityofthework.
Nospecificfeaturewithinanimagemaybeenhanced,obscured,moved,removed,orintroduced.ThegroupingofimagesfromdifferentSEMs,differentteeth,orthemouthsofdifferentpatientsmustbemadeexplicitbythearrangementofthefigure(i.e.,byusingdividinglines)andinthetextofthefigurelegend.Adjustmentsofbrightness,contrast,orcolorbalanceareacceptableonlyiftheyareappliedtothewholeimage,andaslongastheydonotobscure,eliminate,ormisrepresentanyinformationpresentintheoriginal,includingbackgrounds.
Theremovalofartifactsoranynon-integraldataheldintheimageisnotallowed.Forinstance,removalofpapillaeor“cleaningup”ofsalivabubblesisnotallowed.
Casesofdeliberatemisrepresentationofdatawillresultinrejectionofamanuscript,orifthemisrepresentationisdiscoveredafteramanuscript’sacceptance,revocationofacceptance,andtheincidentwillbereportedtothecorrespondingauthor'shomeinstitutionorfundingagency.
Copyrightpermissions:Anyillustrationsortablesthathavebeenpublishedpreviouslymustbeaccompaniedbyaletterofpermissionfromthecopyrightholder(usuallythepublisher).Illustrationsortablesthathavebeenadaptedormodifiedmustalsobeaccompaniedbylettersofpermission.
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MANUSCRIPTSUBMISSIONANDREVIEW
Whenyouarereadytosubmityourmanuscript,thefilescanbeuploadedthroughoursubmissionandreviewwebsite:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jopr
AchecklistofmanuscriptrequirementsinprovidedinAppendixBbelow.Thisisahelpfulguidetoreviewpriortosubmittingyourmanuscript.
Peerreviewprocessandreviewerrecommendations
AllmanuscriptswillbeassessedbytheEditor-in-Chief,and,ifappropriate,willbesenttoanassistanteditorandtwoormoreexternalreviewers.Manuscriptsthatarenotreviewedwillbereturnedtotheauthors.Manuscriptswillbereviewedforcontent,originality,importancetothefield,appropriatenessofstatisticalanalysis,andderivationofconclusions.AuthorsshouldnotethatmanuscriptsmaybereturnedafterinitialreviewbytheeditorialofficeifthepaperisdeemedunlikelytobereviewedfavorablybyvirtueofinsufficientinterestfortheJournalofProsthodonticsreadership.Thisrapidrejectionprocessenablestheauthortopromptlysubmitforpublicationelsewhere.Ifsentforreview,theoutcomemaybeacceptancewithorwithoutrevisions,non-acceptancewithanopportunitytomakerevisionsforresubmission,orrejection.Manuscriptsbeingrevisedbytheauthorswillbeheldbytheeditorialofficeforamaximumof90days,afterwhichanewsubmissionisrequired.Pleasecontacttheeditorialofficeifyouarenotabletomakethisdeadline.
Submittingarevision
Dependingonthenumberofrevisionsrequested,revisionswillbereturnedtotheoriginalreviewersortheeditorswillconductthereview.Newreviewerswillbeenlistedatthediscretionoftheeditor.Notallrevisedmanuscriptswillbeaccepted.Withrareexception,theJournalofProsthodonticswillnotreviewmorethan3revisionsofthesamemanuscript.
Allchangesmadeinarevisedmanuscriptmustbeannotatedviahighlightordifferentfontcolor.Thiswillhelpreviewerslocatethechangesthatcorrespondwithyourpoint-by-pointresponse.DonotusetheTrackChangesfeatureofWordtomarkyourchanges,asthisoftenmakesmanuscriptsdifficultforreviewersandeditorstoread.Pleasenoteinyourcoverletterifthechangesaresoextensive(i.e.,morethan75%ofthedocument)thatitwouldbeunreasonabletoannotatethechanges.
Responsestoreviewersandeditorsshouldbeincludedasatext(.docor.docx)filewiththemanuscriptfilesandnamedresponsetoreviewers.AtemplatetouseasaguideisprovidedinAppendixC.
RebuttalsOnrareoccasions,editorialdecisionsmaybere-considered.Authorswithseriousconcernsaboutpotentialscientificerrorsinthereviewprocessmaysendarebuttallettertotheeditor.Onlywrittenappealswillbeconsidered.RejectedmanuscriptsmayberesubmittedforconsiderationonlywithexplicitpermissionoftheEditor-in-Chief.Insuchcases,thesubmissionwillbegivenanewmanuscriptnumberanddateofreceipt,andwillbetreatedasanewmanuscript.
MANUSCRIPTPUBLICATION(AFTERACCEPTANCE)
Coststoauthors
Submissioncharges:None($0)
Pagecharges:None($0)
Colorcharges:TheJournalofProsthodonticstypicallydoesnotchargeauthorsforprintingtheirarticlesincolor.PrintingimagesincolorisattheEditor-in-Chief’sdiscretion.IftheEditor-in-Chieffeelscolorisunnecessaryforaspecificimage,buttheauthorsstillwouldlikeforittobeprintedincolor,theymaydosoforan$800USperpagecolorcharge.
Openaccess:Seebelow($3000US)
Offprints:FreeaccesstothefinalPDFoffprintofyourarticlewillbeavailableviaAuthorServices.PleasesignupforAuthorServicesifyouwouldliketoaccessyourarticlePDFoffprintuponpublicationofyourpaper,andenjoythemanyotherbenefitstheserviceoffers.Visithttp://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/tosignupforAuthorServices.
Ifyouwishtoorderhardcopyoffprintsfromthisjournalpleasevisit:https://caesar.sheridan.com/reprints/redir.php?pub=10089&acro=JOPR
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Open access and copyright
Shouldyourarticlebeacceptedforpublication,WileyPublishingwillprovidethecorrespondingauthorwithcopyrightagreements,whichmaybesignedelectronically.
TheJournalofProsthodonticsoffersOnlineOpenpublicationforafee($3000US)thatwillbecollectedbyWileyPublishingatthetimecopyrightissigned.ByselectingtheOnlineOpenoptionyouhavethechoiceofthefollowingCreativeCommonsLicenseopenaccessagreements:
CreativeCommonsAttributionLicenseOAA
CreativeCommonsAttributionNon-CommercialLicenseOAA
CreativeCommonsAttributionNon-Commercial-NoDerivsLicenseOAA
Topreviewthetermsandconditionsoftheseopenaccessagreementspleasevisithttp://www.wileyopenaccess.com/details/content/12f25db4c87/Copyright--License.html.
Directdepositionofpublishedmanuscripttorepositories
Certainfunders,includingtheNIH,membersoftheResearchCouncilsUK(RCUK),andWellcomeTrustrequiredepositoftheAcceptedVersioninarepositoryafteranembargoperiod.Detailsoffundingarrangementsaresetoutatthefollowingwebsite:
http://www.wiley.com/go/funderstatement.Pleasecontactthejournalproductioneditorifyouhaveadditionalfundingrequirements.
Institutions:WileyhasarrangementswithcertainacademicinstitutionstopermitthedepositoftheAcceptedVersionintheinstitutionalrepositoryafteranembargoperiod.Detailsofsucharrangementsaresetoutatthefollowingwebsite:http://www.wiley.com/go/funderstatement.
Onlinepublicationandproofreading
TheJournalofProsthodonticspublishesmostcontentonlineaheadofprintfirstasan“AcceptedArticle.”AcceptedArticlesaremadeupofthefilessubmittedforreviewandapprovedforpublication.Theyarenotproofreadortypeset.AcceptedArticlesaretypicallyplacedonlinewithin7businessdaysofacceptance.
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Aftertypesetting,thedesignatedcorrespondingauthorwillbeprovidedwithproofsandisaskedtoproofreadthemfortypesettingerrors.Importantchangesinthedataareallowed,butauthorswillbechargedforexcessivealterationsinproof.
Afterthetypesettingandproofreadingprocessiscomplete,theAcceptedArticlewillbereplacedbythe“EarlyView”article.ThisistheversionofrecordandincludesafunctionalhtmlversionofthearticleandatypesetPDF.Thiswillbethefinalversionofthemanuscriptandwillsubsequentlyappear,unchanged,inprint.
OnlineproductiontrackingisavailableforyourarticlethroughWileyAuthorServices.AuthorServicesenablesauthorstotracktheirarticle–onceithasbeenaccepted–throughtheproductionprocesstopublicationonlineandinprint.Authorscancheckthestatusoftheirarticlesonlineandchoosetoreceiveautomatede-mailsatkeystagesofproduction.Theauthorwillreceiveane-mailwithauniquelinkthatenablesthemtoregisterandhavetheirarticleautomaticallyaddedtothesystem.Visithttp://authorservices.wiley.com/formoredetailsononlineproductiontrackingandforawealthofresourcesincludingFAQsandtipsonarticlepreparation,submission,andmore.
JOURNALOFPROSTHODONTICSETHICALPOLICIESDatasharingandbioethics
HumanandotheranimalexperimentsFororiginalresearchmanuscriptsreportingexperimentsonanimals,thecorrespondingauthormustconfirmthatallexperimentswereperformedinaccordancewithrelevantguidelinesandregulations.Themanuscriptmustincludeastatementidentifyingtheinstitutionaland/orlicensingcommitteeapprovingtheexperiments,includinganyrelevantdetailsregardinganimalwelfare,patientanonymity,drugsideeffects,andinformedconsent.
Forexperimentsinvolvinghumansubjects,authorsmustidentifythecommittee(e.g.,InstitutionalReviewBoard[IRB])approvingtheexperimentsandincludewiththeirsubmissionastatementconfirmingthatinformedconsentwasobtainedfromallsubjects.AllhumanstudiesmustadheretotheprinciplessetoutintheDeclarationofHelsinki(WorldMedicalAssociationDeclarationofHelsinki,publishedonlineOctober19,2013.doi:10.1001/jama.2013.281053).
Itistheauthor’sresponsibilitytoensurethatapatient’sanonymitybecarefullyprotectedandtoverifythatanyexperimentalinvestigationwithhumansubjectsreportedinthemanuscriptwasperformedwithinformedconsentandfollowingalltheguidelinesforexperimental
investigationwithhumansubjectsrequiredbytheinstitution(s)withwhichalltheauthorsareaffiliated.Allidentifyingdetails(patientnamesand/orinitialsandnameofspecifichospitalunit)shouldberemovedfromthetext,tables,and/orradiographsorotherfigures.Patientsshouldbeassignednumbersinstead.Identifyingdatashouldberemovedfromamanuscriptunlessimportantclinicallyorepidemiologically.Clinicallyandepidemiologicallysignificantdetailsinclude:race,sex,age,occupation,countryorregionoforigin,and/orsexualorientation.Notethatthesameinformationmustbegivenforeachpatientorgroup.Ifanyindividualdataisincluded,writtenconsentforparticipation/publicationmustbegivenforeachpatientorgroup.
Ifanyindividualdataisincluded(i.e.,anidentifiablefull-facepictureinaclinicalreport),writtenconsentforparticipation/publicationmustbeobtainedfromeveryindividualwhosedataisincluded.Awrittenstatementattestingthattheauthorhasreceivedandarchivedsuchwrittenpatientconsentmustaccompanythemanuscript.Forresearcharticles,ifauthorscannotobtainconsenttopublishindividualdatatheymayonlyprovidesummaryresults.Exclusionstothisinclude:
• Thepatientsarede-identified• Thepatientsaredead• TherehasbeenawaivergrantedbytheInstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB).
PermissionsForm:Ifidentifyingdetailsmustberetained,theauthormustattesttheyhaveinformedconsentfromthepatients(asignedpermissionsform),seeAppendixAbelow.PermissionsmustappearinEnglish.Inthecaseofanon-Englishspeakingpatient/authorthepermissionshouldappearfirstinthenativelanguagewiththetranslationtoEnglishbelowandthesignaturefollowingboth.Ifthepatientcannotbelocatedorrefusestoconsenttopublication,themanuscriptwillNOTbepublished.Intheeventthatthepatientcannotprovideconsentduetodeathorlegalincompetency(thisincludesphotosofcorpses)permissionfromthepowerofattorneyisneededaswellasproofofpowerofattorney.Ifthepatientisaminor,alegalguardianmustprovidepermission.PreviouspublicationofnewscoveragedoesNOTeliminateapatient’srighttoprivacyanddoesNOTnegatetheneedforpatientpermission.Thisinformedconsentshouldbeindicatedinthetextofthearticle(intheMethodssection,ifappropriate)orintheAcknowledgmentsattheendofthearticle.Permissionsformsshouldbeuploadedatthetimeofsubmission.Articleswillnotberevieweduntilpermissionsformsaresubmitted.
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Reporting guidelines
TheJournalofProsthodonticsencouragesauthorstoregisterclinicaltrialspriortosubmissionatoneoftheregistrationsiteslistedbelow.TheregistrationnumberanddateofregistrationshouldbeincludedintheMaterialsandMethodssection.Pleaseseehttp://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/about-studies/learn#WhatIsformoreinformationregardingclinicaltrials.• U.S.NationalInstitutesofHealthClinicalTrialsRegistry-http://www.clinicaltrials.gov• EUClinicalTrialsRegister-https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu• WHOInternationalClinicalTrialsRegistryPlatform-http://www.who.int/ictrp/en
Conflictofinterest
Authorsarerequiredtodiscloseanypossibleconflictsofinterest.Theseinclude,forexample,patent,ownership,employment,stockownership,consultancies,speaker'sfee.Author'sconflictofinterest(orinformationspecifyingtheabsenceofconflictsofinterest)willbeincludedonthetitlepageofpublishedarticles.
Authorship
Requirementsforallcategoriesofarticleslargelyconformtothe“UniformRequirementsforManuscriptsSubmittedtoBiomedicalJournals,”developedbytheICMJE.Amanuscriptwillbeconsideredforpublicationwiththeunderstandingthat:
• allnamedauthorshaveagreedtoitssubmission• itisnotcurrentlybeingconsideredforpublicationbyanotherjournal• ifthepaperisaccepted,itwillnotsubsequentlybepublishedinthesameorsimilar
forminanylanguagewithouttheconsentofpublisher
Eachauthormusthavecontributedsufficientlytotheintellectualcontentofthesubmission.Anychangestotheauthorlistaftersubmission,suchasachangeintheorderoftheauthors,orthedeletionoradditionofauthors,willfollowtheguidelinesassetoutbyCOPE(http://publicationethics.org/).Thecorrespondingauthormustconfirmthatheorshehashadfullaccesstothedatainthestudyandfinalresponsibilityforthedecisiontosubmitforpublication.TheICMJErecommendsthatauthorshipbebasedonthefollowing4criteria:
1. Substantialcontributionstotheconceptionordesignorthework;ortheacquisition,analysis,orinterpretationofdataforthework;AND
2. Draftingtheworkorrevisingitcriticallyforimportantintellectualcontent;AND3. Finalapprovaloftheversiontobepublished;AND
4. Agreementtobeaccountableforallaspectsoftheworkinensuringthatquestionsrelatedtotheaccuracyorintegrityofanypartoftheworkareappropriatelyinvestigatedandresolved.
Inadditiontobeingaccountableforthepartsoftheworkheorshehasdone,anauthorshouldbeabletoidentifywhichco-authorsareresponsibleforspecificotherpartsofthework.Inaddition,authorsshouldhaveconfidenceintheintegrityofthecontributionsoftheirco-authors.
Whenalargemulti-authorgrouphasconductedthework,thegroupideallyshoulddecidewhowillbeanauthorbeforetheworkisstartedandconfirmwhoisanauthorbeforesubmittingthemanuscriptforpublication.Allmembersofthegroupnamedasauthorsshouldmeetallfourcriteriaforauthorship,includingapprovalofthefinalmanuscript,andtheyshouldbeabletotakepublicresponsibilityfortheworkandshouldhavefullconfidenceintheaccuracyandintegrityoftheworkofothergroupauthors.
Acquisitionoffunding,collectionofdata,orgeneralsupervisionoftheresearchgroupalonedoesnotconstituteauthorship.Allpersonsdesignatedasauthorsshouldqualifyforauthorship,andallthosewhoqualifyshouldbelisted.Eachauthorshouldhaveparticipatedsufficientlyintheworktotakepublicresponsibilityforappropriateportionsofthecontent.
ContributionsbyindividualswhomadedirectcontributionstotheworkbutdonotmeetalloftheabovecriteriashouldbenotedintheAcknowledgmentssectionofthemanuscript.Examplesinclude:astatisticianwhohasconsultedontheincludedstatisticaltests;acolleaguewhohaseditedthedocumentforEnglishclarity,butdidnotcontributetothecontent;aphotographerorartistwhopreparedthefigures;adentaltechnicianorassistantwhowasinvaluabletothecareofthepatientbeingreportedon.
Medicalwritersandindustryemployeescanbecontributors.Theirroles,affiliations,andpotentialconflictsofinterestshouldbeincludedintheauthorlistornotedintheAcknowledgmentswiththeircontributiontotheworksubmitted.Failuretoacknowledgethesecontributorscanbeconsideredinappropriate.
Plagiarism
SubmittedmanuscriptsarerandomlyevaluatedviatheiThenticateProfessionalPlagiarismPreventionprogram(www.ithenticate.com).
TheJournalofProsthodonticsdefinesmajorplagiarismasanycaseinvolving:
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• unattributedcopyingofanotherperson'sdata/findings,orresubmissionofanentirepublicationunderanotherauthor'sname(eitherintheoriginallanguageorintranslation),or
• verbatimcopyingof>100wordsoforiginalmaterialintheabsenceofanycitationtothesourcematerial,or
• unattributeduseoforiginal,published,academicwork,suchasthestructure,argumentorhypothesis/ideaofanotherpersonorgroupwherethisisamajorpartofthenewpublicationandthereisevidencethatitwasnotdevelopedindependently.
Minorplagiarismisdefinedas:
• verbatimcopyingof<100wordswithoutindicatingthattheseareadirectquotationfromanoriginalwork(whetherornotthesourceiscited),unlessthetextisacceptedaswidelyusedorstandardized(e.g.,thedescriptionofastandardtechnique)
• closecopying(notquiteverbatim,butchangedonlyslightlyfromtheoriginal)ofsignificantsections(e.g.,>100words)fromanotherwork(whetherornotthatworkiscited).
IftheeditorialboardoftheJournalofProsthodonticssuspectsacaseofplagiarism,wewillfirstcontacttheauthorsforclarification.Iftheauthorsareunabletosufficientlyexplainthepotentialplagiarism,wereservetherighttoinformtheauthors'institutionsandfundingagencies.Ifapublishedarticleissuspectedofplagiarism,wewilltakethefurtherstepofinformingourreaders,potentiallyviaretractionofthearticle.
Retractionpolicy
IntheunfortunateeventanarticlepublishedintheJournalofProsthodonticsneedstoberetracted,wewillfollowtheguidelinesoftheCommitteeonPublicationEthics(COPE) here: http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/guidelines-retracting-articles.Potentialreasonsforretractionincludeplagiarism,redundantpublication,orunreliableresults(eitherthrougherrorormisconduct).
Correctionspolicy
Ifauthorsorreadersnoteanerrorinapublishedarticle,theymaycontacttheeditorialoffice.Ifthecorrectionisminor(i.e.,theinstitutionofanauthorshouldbechanged,ortherewasatypographicalerror),theJournalofProsthodonticswillpublishanerrornoticeattheEditor-in-Chief’sdiscretion.Iftheerrorismajor(i.e.,testswereincorrectlyconducted,previouslypublishedworkwasmis-interpreted),pleasesubmitalettertotheeditoroutliningthepotentialerrors.Sucherrorscouldpotentiallyleadtothearticlebeingretracted.
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Standard release form, v 2.0 (July 2013)
STANDARD RELEASE FORM
For use of photographs, audio files, video clips, biographical information, and quotations from interviews For patient consent use dedicated form
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____________________________________________________________________________________________ I/We hereby grant permission for the use of the material requested above. Name of Subject / Parent / Guardian: ............................................................................. Signature of Subject / Parent / Guardian: …………………………………………………………………. Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Date:.........................................
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APPENDIXB:MANUSCRIPTSUBMISSIONCHECKLISTThissubmissionchecklistisprovidedtohelpauthorsinthefinalstageofsubmission.Followingthischecklistshouldensuretheeditorialofficedoesnotreturnyourmanuscripttoyoupriortoevaluation.AmorecompletedescriptionofeachitemisprovidedundertheappropriateheadingintheInformationforAuthorsdocument.Separatedocumentsaresubmittedinthefollowingorder:(1)coverletter;(2)titlepage,includinganypreviouspresentationandexplanationofanyconflictsofinterest;(3)maintextfile(manuscriptwithoutauthoridentifiersandwithouttrackchanges)includingastructuredorstandardabstract,keywords,bodyofthetext,tables,figurelegends;(4)figures;(5)supplementaryfiles(ifnecessary)TitlePage☐Title☐Runningheadofnomorethan60characterspaces☐Author(s)fullname(s)writtenasFirstNamethenLastName,andacademicdegree(s)☐Theinstitutionalaffiliation(s)oftheauthor(s)atthetimeofthestudy.Anasteriskafteranauthor’snameandafootnotemayindicateachangeinaffiliation.Department,Institution,Locations.(Example:DepartmentofProsthodontics,UniversityofNorthCarolinaSchoolofDentistry,ChapelHill,NC)☐Acknowledgmentofanypresentationofthismaterial,towhom,when,andwhere.☐Acknowledgmentoffinancialsupport,includinggrantnumbers☐Explanationofanyconflictsofinterest☐Name,address,ande-mailaddressofcorrespondingauthorManuscriptBody☐Nolinenumbers☐StatementisincludedinthebodyofthemanuscriptthathumanexperimentationhasbeenapprovedbythelocalinstitutionalreviewboardorconformstoHelsinkiDeclaration☐Guidelinesforthecare/useofanimals,approvedbytheinstitution,havebeenfollowedasindicatedintheMethods☐ItisrecommendedthataprofessionaleditororacolleaguefluentinEnglisheditthemanuscriptbeforesubmissionforauthorswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglish☐ThebodyofresearchmanuscriptsincludestheIntroduction(noheadingneeded),Methods,Results,Discussion,andConclusionsheadings☐ThebodyofclinicalreportsandtechniquemanuscriptsincludestheIntroduction(noheadingneeded),ClinicalReport/Technique,Discussion,andSummaryheadings
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Abstract☐ForOriginalResearchArticles,andReviewArticles,astructuredabstractisincludedbeforethebodyofthemanuscriptfollowedbykeywords☐ Forothermanuscripts(e.g.,ClinicalReports/Techniquearticles),includeaconventional,unstructuredabstractfollowedbykeywords
Styleguide☐Abbreviations:spelloutthefirsttimeused.Example:Fixedpartialdentures(FPDs);canbe called“FPD”whenusedagain;donotuseabbreviationsintheabstract☐Equipmentand/ormaterialsareidentifiedintextbythemanufacturerandcityandstate(US manufacturer)orcityandcountry(non-USmanufacturer).Example:(WhipMix,Louisville,KY);(3Shape,Copenhagen,Denmark)☐Formattingofreportedvalues,statisticaltestsconformtoJournal of Prosthodonticsauthor guidelines
References☐Allreferencesarenumberedconsecutivelyintheordertheyarecitedinthetext☐ReferencesareArabicnumerals(i.e.,1,2,3,etc)insuperscript☐Referencesappearafterpunctuationmarks☐Alllistedreferenceshavebeencitedinthetext
Tables☐Tablesarecitedinnumericsequenceinthetext☐TablesshouldbesubmittedinWord
Figures☐EachisnumberedwithanArabicnumeralandcitedinnumericsequenceinthetext☐Photographsofrecognizablepersonsrequireasignedreleasefromthepatientorlegalguardianauthorizingpublication☐FiguresshouldbesubmittedinPDF,JPG,EPS,orTIFFformat☐Figureswithmultiplepanels(Figure1A,1B)shouldbesubmittedasasinglefile
Permissions☐Signed,writtenpermissionfromboththecopyrightholderandtheoriginalauthorfortheuseoftables,figures,orquotationspreviouslypublishedandtheircompletereferencesisonfilewiththeauthorandcanbesubmittedtotheeditorialofficeuponrequest☐Informedconsentandreleasestopublishphotographsofrecognizablepersonsshouldbeonfilewiththeauthorandsubmittedtotheeditorialofficeuponrequest
Revisions
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Inadditiontotheabove:☐Ahighlightedormarked-upcopyshouldbesubmittedshowingallofthechangesmadethroughoutthemanuscript;donotusetheWord“TrackChanges”feature☐Provideaseparatefileasaresponsetothereviewersandeditorsdetailingthechangesmadeorthechangesnotmade,andwhytheauthorchosenottomakethechanges.
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APPENDIXC:RESPONSETOREVIEWERSTEMPLATEUse this format to respond to reviewers and editors (the remarks in this template are anexampleonly).ResponsetoReviewer1:1)Themainfindings inthismanuscriptbearaclosesimilaritytootherpreviouslypublishedworkandIfeelthattheyaddlittletotheconclusionsofthatmanuscript.Response:Werespectthecommentofthereviewerandappreciatetheirinsight.However,wefeelthatthe previous paper being referred to does differ from our current submission and that the currentmanuscript adds new data that continues to build upon the programmatic theme of our laboratory.(Discussionofdifferencesinthetwoworkshasbeenredactedtoshortenthisdocument)TextChange:Wehaveexpandedourdiscussiontoreflectthesedifferences,seepage4.2)BSPIIandosteopontinarewellknowntobeproducedbyosteoblast-likecellsinculture.Response:Thisistrue.However,theresultshavebeennotedinstandard2Dcultures.Veryfewstudieshaveanalyzedtheexpressionoftheseproteinsin3Dculturesaswehavesubmitted.WehavepreviouslyreporteddifferencesinspatialandtemporalexpressionofBSPIIina3Dmandibularbovinemodel(Bone1999).Howeverwedidnotwanttoassumethatexpressioninthosemodelswouldalsotranslatetotheaggregatemodelwedescribehere.TextChange:None.3)ItisnotsurprisingthataggregateSizeCorrelatedtoStartingCellNumber,butperhaps"correlated"isthewrongwordastherewasnorigorousstatisticaltreatment.Response: Weappreciate thecommentandhavemodified the textaccordingly tostate thesizewasassociatedwithculturedcellnumber.TextChange:Abstract,Resultsheadingspage7and8.ResponsetoReviewer2:1)Typographicerrorswarrantauthor’sattention.Response:Thankyou.TextChange:Proofreadandcorrected.