ISSN 1519-4442 printed version
ISSN 2236-8396 versión online

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE AUTHORS

• Scope and policies
• Formatting and preparation of manuscripts
• Manuscript submission

Stomatos publishes original articles (experimental research), literature reviews and case reports in the field of dentistry and related fields. Literature review articles will be accepted exceptionally, based on the importance of the subject described.

Authors submitting articles to Stomatos should state, in a cover letter, that the material has not been published before (in print or electronically) and is not under consideration by any other journal at the moment.

The contents of articles published in Stomatos are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the journal’s editorial boards and committees.

All articles involving humans and animals should have been approved by the relevant Research Ethics Committee; such approval should be mentioned in the text. In addition, research involving humans should be in accordance with Resolution 196/96 of the Brazilian National Health Council or equivalent, and should provide information on the availability of written consent provided by the patient.

All articles submitted to Stomatos should be written in English. Accepted articles will be revised for clarity and style; revision costs will be the responsibility of the authors. Authors submitting articles to Stomatos should be aware of this mandatory condition.

All articles submitted to Stomatos are submitted to peer review. The final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of each article lies with the editors and will be based on the considerations made by the Editorial Board and reviewers.

REVIEW AND PUBLICATION PROCESS

Articles submitted to Stomatos are initially checked for compliance with the present instructions. Articles that do not adhere to these guidelines will be returned to authors for adjustment. Once the article is considered to be adequately formatted, it will be sent to two external reviewers for evaluation (peer review process) according to the following criteria: originality, clinical and/or scientific relevance, methodology employed and analysis of results. The peer review process is blind (authors’ names are not disclosed).

Whenever conflictive comments/decisions are received from the two reviewers, the editor will make the final decision. All correspondence

between editor and authors is made via email, including the final comments or decision of the journal’s editorial board (accepted, rejected or revisions needed).

Articles requiring revisions will be returned to the corresponding author for amendment and resubmission within 45 days. Articles resubmitted after this deadline will be treated as new submissions.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Articles should be typed in a Microsoft Word^®-compatible word processor, using Times New Roman size 12, double-spaced throughout, with a margin of 3 cm on all sides of the page. Pages should be numbered in the upper right corner.

A cover letter, signed by all authors, transferring the copyright of the article to Stomatos is required. In this letter, authors should declare that the material is original, that it has not been published before (in print or electronically) and that it is not under consideration by any other journal at the moment. In addition, in this letter, authors should provide clear information on the presence (or absence) of any conflicts of interest concerning publication of the submitted article. Information about funding or grants received by the authors or the article, and about any relationships between the authors and people or companies who might be interested in the article results should be disclosed in the cover letter.

All articles formatted according to the present instructions to authors should be sent via email to revistastomatos@gmail.com.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS

1. Title page: 

a) Title in English;

b) Title in Portuguese, if possible;

c) Complete names of authors and respective academic degrees and affiliations, identified by superscript numbers, as follows:

Ex: Carlos Barbosa¹

1. MSc in Dentistry

d) Correspondence information: name of the corresponding author, complete mailing address, telephone and e-mail.

Note: In order to assure a blind peer review process, the title page should be the only part of the manuscript containing author identification. Please remove any reference to authors’ names or institutions from the other parts of the manuscript.

2. Abstract: Abstracts should have between 150 and 250 words. The use of abbreviations should be avoided. If possible, a Portuguese version of the abstract should also be provided.

3. Keywords: Three to five keywords should be selected among those listed on the Health Sciences Descriptors website (http://decs.bvs.br).

4. Text structure:

Original article

INTRODUCTION. This section should be brief and include only information and references that are relevant to the hypothesis of the study. The study objective should be clearly stated at the end of the Introduction.

METHODOLOGY. Please inform/describe the study design, study population and selection criteria, procedures used, and the statistical methods employed. Approval of the study protocol by the relevant Research Ethics Committee should be clearly mentioned.

RESULTS. Study results should be clear and objective and include statistical analysis. Tables and figures may be included in this section, but should not repeat information already disclosed in the text.

DISCUSSION. Results should be interpreted and compared with data from the literature, with a focus on the most important aspects of the study, its implications and limitations.

CONCLUSIONS. Conclusions should be related to the study objectives and/or results and presented as text rather than as topics/bullets.

REFERENCES. Citations should conform with the guidelines presented below, not exceeding 25 references.

Case report

INTRODUCTION. Should contain a review of recent literature on the topic. The study objective should be clearly stated at the end of the Introduction.

CASE REPORT. Briefly inform/describe the clinical characteristics of the patient(s), including information on diagnosis and treatment plan, treatment options, treatment evolution and outcomes. Do not include any information that may possibly allow patient identification.

DISCUSSION. The characteristics of the case reported should be compared with other published data.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

REFERENCES. Citations should conform with the guidelines presented below, not exceeding 25 references.

Review articles

Literature review articles will be accepted exceptionally, based on the importance of the subject described. The structure of these articles may vary depending on the peculiarities of the subject under review.

5. References:

Citing references in the text

Authors’ names in the text should be written with capitalized initials. For references with one or two authors, name the surnames of both authors; for references with three or more authors, name the surname of the first author and add "et aI."

References should be identified with sequential numbers according to the order of citation. Numbers should be placed in parentheses in normal font (do not use superscript).

Examples:

Authors named: ... according to Borges and Franco (1), Matinez (2) and Burss et al. (3), the body of the test piece should be prepared...

No authors named: ... the body of the test piece should be prepared according to the technique proposed in the literature (1-3)...

Reference list

References should be arranged in order of their citation in the text. Reference style should conform with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Vancouver style), edited by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html. All references cited in the text should be included in the list and vice versa.

All authors of each reference should be named (do not use "et al." in the list), starting with the authors’ surnames, followed by their first names abbreviated without a period or comma. Commas should only be used to separate the names of different authors.

Journal titles should be abbreviated according to MEDLINE, or according to LILACS (Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde) or BBO (Bibliografia Brasileira de Odontologia) when the former is not available.

Below please find some examples of citations.

Journal article

Drachler ML, Macluf SP, Leite JC, Aerts DR, Giugliani ER, Horta BL Fatores de risco para sobrepeso em crianças no Sul do Brasil. Cad Saude Publica. 2003;19(4):1073-81.

Book

Estrela C. Metodologia científica. 2ª ed. São Paulo: Artes Médicas; 2005. 794p.

Book chapter

Valentim C. Condições patológicas da cavidade bucal na infância. In: Corrêa MS. Odontopediatria na primeira infância. São Paulo: Santos; 1998. p. 613-25.

Thesis or dissertation

Ottoni AB. Relato de manifestações locais e sistêmicas da erupção dentária no primeiro ano de vida em crianças de São Leopoldo/RS e fatores associados [thesis]. Canoas: Universidade Luterana do Brasil; 2006.

Article published online

Kaeriyama E, Imai S, Usui Y, Hanada N, Takagi Y. Effect of bovine lactoferrin on enamel demineralization and acid fermentation by Streptococcus mutans. Ped Dent J [Internet]. 2007 Dec [cited 2008 Jan 15];17:2:118-26. Available from: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/pdj/17/2/_contents

Paper presented at conference

Matsumoto MA, Sampaio Góes FC, Consolaro A, Nary Filho H. Análise clínica e microscópica de enxertos ósseos autógenos em reconstruções alveolares. In: Anais da 16ª Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO; 1999 set. 8-11; Águas de São Pedro (SP). São Paulo: SBPqO; 1999. p. 49, resumo A173.

6. Tables:

Should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals according to the order of their citation in the text.

Table titles should be clear, concise, located above the tables.

Footnotes should be included to define abbreviations, indicate statistical tests employed, and provide any other information required for an adequate understanding of the table.

Please do not use internal horizontal or vertical lines.

7. Figures (graphs, photographs and illustrations):

Any illustration included in the article will be called "Figure."

Figures should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals according to the order of their citation in the text.

Captions should be clear, concise, located below the figures.

Figures should be sufficiently clear to allow reproduction. Images should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and be submitted as .jpg files.

Submissions should be sent via email to revistastomatos@gmail.com.