ISSN 1516-0939 printed version
ISSN 2178-1990 versión online

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AUTHORS

• Scope and Policy
• Forms and preparations of manuscripts
• Submission of manuscript

The academic journal Arquivos em Odontologia (Archives of Dental Science), division of the Post-graduate Studies Program in Dentistry from School of Dentistry - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, a quarterly publication, aimed at divulging scientific and technological research in dentistry. This journal gives priority to original research on relevant and previously unpublished themes.

General Guidelines

Articles under the following definitions may be submitted:

Original articles: results from experimental or observational research.;

The manuscripts should be submitted exclusively to the academic journal Arquivos em Odontologia (Archives of Dental Science); simultaneous submission (national or international), as regards both the article itself as well as the figures and tables, is expressly forbidden.

A limit of 6 (six) authors is recommended.

Authors must sign and submit a Certificate of Responsibility (click here for model).

Arquivos em Odontologia (Archives of Dental Science) retains all copyrights of published works. Articles submitted may be written in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, understanding that the revision of the article, as well as the content of the cited texts and bibliographic references, is of the sole responsibility of the authors. The opinions and concepts set forth in the articles are the authors' responsibility and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Arquivos em Odontologia's Scientific Editors and Editorial Board.

Colored photos will not be published, except in cases of absolute necessity and only after having been accepted by the Scientific Editors and the Editorial Board.

Articles and illustrations will NOT be returned to the authors and will be discarded one year after publication. Articles rejected by the Scientific Editors and the Editorial Board will be discarded immediately.

All research ethics criteria should be respected. For this, the authors should explain in the "methods" section that the research was conducted within the standards set forth by the Helsinki declaration and approved by the ethics committees of the institution where the research was carried out. The original copy of articles should be sent with a copy of the certificate of approval from the ethics committee of the institution where the research was carried out.

The articles will also be published in the internet site of the UFMG School of Dentistry, where they may be downloaded (http://www.odonto.ufmg.br).

Assessment Criteria

Articles will be assessed first by the Scientific Editors and Assistants as regards compliance with the publication guidelines. Should the article not comply with said guidelines, it will be immediately returned even before being submitted for assessment of merit.

Once compliance with norms has been approved, the article will be submitted for review by consultants as to the scientific merit and statistical precision. Works will be analyzed by at least two reviewers, from distinct areas of interest to the subject of the article, in addition to the Scientific Editors and Editorial Board. The names of the reviewers will remain anonymous, as will the names of the authors to the reviewers.

The Scientific Editors and Editorial Board shall have full authority to assess the merit of the works and decide on the publication of the article with or without changes, including a possible return of the article to the authors with suggestions as to the changes that should be made to the text and/or illustrations. In this case, the author will be requested to send a revised version containing due changes. Changes which, for whatever reason, are not made, must be justified in a letter from the author. This new version of the article will be re-assessed by the Scientific Editors and Editorial Board.

During the re-assessment of the articles, the Scientific Editors and Editorial Board may introduce changes to the original writing, in an attempt to improve the clarity and quality of the publication, respecting the style and opinions of the authors.

The articles that are not approved for publication will have their submission process closed definitively.

Preparation of the Manuscript

The text should be formatted on white paper, size A4, in font Times New Roman, size 12, with a margin of 3 cm on each side. The entire text should be in 1.5 cm spacing, including the identification, abstract, acknowledgements, and references pages.

The text (including the bibliographic references, tables, graphs, photos, and legends) should be typed in a program compatible with "Microsoft Word for Windows" for texts of a maximum length of 20 (twenty) pages. All pages should be numbered beginning with the title page.

Structure of the Manuscript

Cover Page: the first page of the article should contain:

Title of the article: the version of the title in English should be presented in a concise and complete form.

• articles written in Portuguese: titles in Portuguese and English;
• articles written in English: titles in English and Portuguese;
• articles written in Spanish: titles in Spanish and English.

Name of all authors in a direct order, followed by their main title, institutional affiliation, and e-mail.

Complete address, telephone, fax, and e-mail of the corresponding author to whom all correspondence referent to the submission process and publication of the article should be addressed.

Text: Should contain:

Title of the article and its translation in English

Abstract: should include the maximum of 300 words, structured in Introduction, Aim, Materials and Methods (explaining the statistical analysis used), Results, and Conclusions. The abstract should be included before the References, followed by Uniterms. If the manuscript is written in Spanish, an abstract in Spanish should be included.

Key Words: maximum of six words or expressions that identify the content of the article. For consultations, verify the list "Key Words in Health Sciences" at http://decs.bvs.br.

Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Abstract, Acknowledgements (when necessary), and References.

The names of the authors cited in the text should be omitted and substituted by the number corresponding to the bibliographic citation.

The tables should be configured in a program compatible with "Microsoft Word for Windows", numbered in Arabic algorithms, and the respective titles placed above the table. The table's reference within the text should be made in Arabic algorithms and should be presented on separate pages (end of the article). The location where the tables will be inserted should be indicated in the text.

The illustrations (graphs, designs, and photos) should be only those that are strictly necessary for the comprehension of the text. These should be numbered in Arabic algorithms and the respective titles should be place below them. These should be presented on separate pages (end of the article). The location where the illustrations are to be inserted should be indicated in the text. Scanned graphs, designs, and photos should be ripped onto a digital media (CD-ROM), in TIFF or JPEG format in high resolution (300 dpi), and sent separately. The back side of the printed photos should contain arrows indicating direction as well as the name(s) of the author(s).

References: This hournal adopts the publication guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html.

The accuracy of the references is the responsibility of the authors.

Personal communications, works in progress, and unpublished works should not be cited in the list of references, but rather in footnotes.

References should be listed by the order in which they appear in the text, with a maximum of 30 references.

Below are some examples:

Journal Article

Up to six authors, cite all; should there be seven or more, cite the first six and add "et al.". Loverplace BM, Thompson JJ, Yukas RA. Evidence for local immunoglobulin for synthesis in periodontitis. J Periodont Res. 1982; 53:629-30.

Corporative Author

European Collaborative Study. Risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. Lancet. 1992; 339:1007-12. Volume with supplement Geraud G, Spierings EL, Keywood C. Tolerability and safety of frovatriptan with short- and long-term use for treatment of migraine and in comparison with sumatriptan. Headache. 2002;42 Suppl 2:S93-9.

Number with supplement

Glauser TA. Integrating clinical trial data into clinical practice. Neurology. 2002;58(12 Suppl 7):S6-12.

Books

Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.

Book chapters Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.

Works presented at conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.

Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza's computational effort statistic for genetic programming. In: Foster JA, Lutton E, Miller J, Ryan C, Tettamanzi AG, editors. Genetic programming. EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3-5; Kinsdale, Ireland. Berlin: Springer; 2002. p. 182-91.

Theses/Dissertations Oliveira, AMSD. Avaliação da prevalência e severidade da periodontite em indivíduos com diagnóstico de infarto agudo do miocárdio [dissertação]. Belo Horizonte (MG): Faculdade de Odontologia da UFMG; 1997.

Homepage/Web

Cancer-Pain.org [Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc.; c2000-01 [updated 2002 May 16; cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available at: http://www.cancer-pain.org/.

All manuscripts should be submitted through e-mail to: odontoarquivos@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The following files should be sent:

• Cover letter in electronic form
• Certificate of Responsibility signed by all authors in electronic form
• Copy of the Certificate of Approval by the Ethics Committee in electronic form
• File containing the text (compatible with "Microsoft Word for Windows"), with no identification of the authors and affiliations. The tables should be inserted after the references at the end of the text.
• Figures should be submitted as supplementary files in TIFF or JPEG format
• The cover page should be submitted as a supplementary file containing the name of the authors, affiliations, and correspondence address.