期刊名称：ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Archives of Oral Biology is an international journal which aims to publish papers of the highest scientific quality in the oral and craniofacial sciences. The journal is particularly interested in research which advances knowledge in the mechanisms of craniofacial development and disease, including cell and molecular biology, molecular genetics, immunology, pathogenesis, cellular microbiology, embryology, syndromology and forensic dentistry. The aim is to be inclusive and multidisciplinary and papers are also welcome in the fields of structure and function of craniofacial tissues over the whole range of vertebrates including studies concerned with palaeontology and comparative anatomy. Archives of Oral Biology will also publish expert reviews and articles concerned with advancement in relevant methodologies. The journal will only consider clinical papers where they make a significant contribution to the understanding of a disease process
Instructions to Authors
Editors-in-Chief:
Professor P M Speight
c/o Libby Calvert
Administrative Editor
Archives of Oral Biology,
Elsevier Science,
The Boulevard,
Langford Lane,
Kidlington,
Oxford OX5 1GB,
UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1865 843418
Fax: +44 (0)1865 843992
Email: AOB@elsevier.com
Dr G R Holland
Department of Cariology,
Restorative Sciences and Endodontics,
School of Dentistry,
The University of Michigan,
1011 N. Uni-versity,
Ann Arbor,
M I 48109-1078,
USA
Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication else-where, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement signed by the corresponding author that the manuscript has been read and approved by all authors. Authors should supply details of related papers submitted or recently published elsewhere.
Scientific Standards
The aim of Editors and referees is to maintain a high standard of scientific communication. Normally papers are assessed by two referees selected by the Editor, and decisions regarding acceptance are based mainly upon the advice of the referees. Where appropriate,the referees' views are forwarded to the authors for their consideration.
Authors may occasionally consider referees' suggestions to be ill-conceived but if their text is misunderstood by referees it is likely to be misunderstood by readers of the journal.
Types of Contributions
Original papers, review articles and short communications are welcomed.
Short Communications: authors may submit short papers if they wish to communicate a brief but definitive investigation. Short Communications must not exceed four printed text pages (2900 words), including the summary and references and up to one page of illustration. In structure they should follow the normal pattern, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results etc., but actual headings should not be used.
Review Articles: the journal welcomes the submission of outlines for review papers covering timely, significant areas of research.
Manuscript Preparation
Papers should be as concise as possible and, in view of the inter-national character of the journal, English usages that may present difficulties to readers whose first language is not English should be avoided. The spellings used can be in English or American, but must be consistent within the manuscript. Authors should express their own findings in the past tense and use the present tense where reference is made to existing knowledge, or where the author is stating what is known or concluded. Papers should follow the conventional pattern and, except for Short Communications, should be divided clearly into sections, i.e. Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results or Findings, Discussion.
Authors will gain much assistance by consulting: Edward J. Huth, Scientific Style and Format (Sixth Edition). The Council of Biology Editors Manual for Authors, Editors & Publishers, Cam-bridge.
Editors reserve the right to revise the wording of papers in the interest of the Journal's standards of clarity and conciseness. General Manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced with wide margins on one side of white paper. Good quality printouts with a font size of 12 or 10 pt are required. The corresponding author should be identified (include a Fax number and E-mail address). Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors. Authors should consult a recent issue of the journal for style if possible. An electronic copy of the paper should accompany the final version. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity. Authors should retain a copy of their manuscript since we cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of papers. Original manuscripts are discarded one month after publication unless the Publisher is asked to return original material after use.
Text
Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgments, Appendix, References, Vitae, Figure Captions and then Tables. Do not import the Figures or Tables into your text. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk and footnote. All other footnotes(except for table footnotes) should be identified with super-script Arabic numbers.
Title page
As titles frequently stand alone in indexes, bibliographic journals etc., and indexing of papers is, to an increasing extent, becoming computerized from key words in the titles, it is important that titles should be as concise and informative as possible. Thus the animal species to which the observations refer should always be given and it is desirable to indicate the type of method on which the observations are based, e.g. chemical, bacteriological, electron-microscopic or histochemical etc. A " running title" with not more than 40 letters and spaces must also be supplied. A key word index must be supplied for each paper.
Structured abstracts
The paper should be prefaced by an abstract aimed at giving the entire paper in miniature. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and should be structured as per the guidelines published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA1995;273: 27-34). In brief, the abstract should be divided into sections including the following:
(1) Objective;
(2) Design-if clinical to include setting, selection of patients, details on the intervention, outcome measures, etc.; if laboratory research to include details on methods;
(3) Results;
(4) Conclusions.
Received/Accepted Dates
A received date will be added to all papers when they are received by the Accepting Editor. An accepted date will also be added when the papers are received at the publishing office.
Introduction
This should be a succinct statement of the problem investigated within the context of a brief review of the relevant literature. Literature directly relevant to any inferences or argument presented in the Discussion should in general be reserved for that section. The introduction may conclude with the reason for doing the work but should not state what was done nor the findings.
Materials and Methods
Enough detail must be given here so that another worker can repeat the procedures exactly. Where the materials and methods were exactly as in a previous paper, it is not necessary to repeat all the details but sufficient information must be given for the reader to comprehend what was done without having to consult the earlier work.
Authors are requested to make plain that the conditions of animal experiments were humane; for instance, the mode of anaesthesia and of killing should be specified. In human experimentation, authors should state briefly that the subjects gave informed consent, and preferably that the work was approved by an appropriate ethics committee or review board.
Results or Findings
These should be given clearly and concisely. Care should be taken to avoid drawing inferences that belong to the Discussion. Data may be presented in various forms such as histograms or tables but, in view of pressure on space, presentation of the same data in more than one form is unacceptable.
It is usually necessary to analyze numerical results statistically. A statement of the number, their mean value and some appropriate measure of their variability is usually sufficient. The method of analysis followed should be indicated. A statement that the difference between the mean values of two groups of data is statistically significant should give the probability level set as significant by the investigator and indicate the statistical test used. It is not sufficient to quote the use of a statistical package without naming the tests used.
Discussion
This section presents the inferences drawn from the Results: these should be recapitulated only sparingly, sufficient to make the argument clear.
Acknowledgments
As appropriate.
References:
Please note that there has been a change in the requirements for references and from hereon all manuscripts should use the 'Vancouver' style for references, which should be numbered consecutively (in superscript) in the order in which they are first cited in the text and listed at the end of the paper. For journal references, all authors should be included when there are six or less (first three only when seven or more), followed by the title of article, name of journal abbreviated according to British Standard 4148: 1975 (or left in full), year, volume, and first and last pages.
For example:
1. Dezan CC, Nicolau J, Souza DN, Walter LRF. Flow rate, amylase activity, and protein and sialic acid concentrations of saliva from children aged 18, 30 and 42 months attending a baby clinic. Arch Oral Biol 2002; 47: 423-427.
For book references, the author(s) should be followed by the chapter title (if appropriate), editor(s) (if applicable), book title, place of publication, publisher, year and page numbers. For example:
2. Gorlin RJ, Pindborg JJ, Cohen MMJr. Syndromes of the Head and Neck, 2nd Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976.
Papers in the course of publication should only be entered in the references if the paper has been accepted by a journal, and then given in the standard manner in the text and list of references but with the words "In press" following the name of the journal.
Units and Symbols
In general, Archives of Oral Biology will use the recommended SI (Systeme Internationale) units and symbols. The use of the litre, usually better written in full, in place of SI dm 3 and ml 3 in place of SI cm, will continue to be accepted. For details of the SI symbols, authors are referred to: Symbols, Signs and Abbreviations (1969) by the Royal Society of Metric and Decimal Systems in Council of Biology Editors Style Manual (1978) 4th edn, published by Council of Biology Editors Inc. Units of enzyme activity must be clearly defined, preferably using SI units. Centrifugal field should be stated in multiples of g, rather than as rev/min.
Units & abbreviations
As Archives of Oral Biology is a journal with a multidisciplinary readership, abbreviations, except those universally understood such as mm, g, min. u.v., w/v and those listed below should be avoided if possible. Examples of abbreviations which may be used without definition:
ADP, AMP, ATP
DEAE-cellulose
DNA, RNA
EDTA
EMG
tris
Other abbreviations used to improve legibility should be listed as a footnote on the title page.
Chemical symbols may be used for elements, groups and simple compounds, but excessive use should be avoided. Abbreviations other than the above should not be used in titles.
Bacterial nomenclature. Organisms should be referred to by their scientific names according to the binomial system. When first mentioned the name should be spelt in full and underlined to denote italics. Afterwards the genus should be abbreviated to its initial letter, e.g. 'S. aureus' not 'Staph. aureus'. If abbreviation is likely to cause confusion or render the intended meaning unclear the names of microbes should be spelt in full. Only those names which were included in the Approved List of Bacterial Names, Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30: 225-420 and those which have been validly published in the Int J Syst Bacteriol since 1 January 1980 have standing in nomenclature.
If there is good reason to use a name that does not have standing in nomenclature, the names should be enclosed in quotation marks and an appropriate statement concerning the nomenclatural status of the name should be made in the text(for an example see Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30: 547-556). When the genus alone is used as a noun or adjective, use lower case roman not underlined, e.g.'organisms were staphylococci' and 'strepto-coccal infection'. If the genus is specifically referred to underline e.g. 'organisms of the genus Staphylococcus'. For genus in plural, use lower case roman e.g. 'salmonellae'; plurals may be anglicized e.g.'salmonellas'. For trivial names, use lower case roman e.g.'meningococcus'.
Numbers, measurements and statistics. Numbers one to nine are spelled unless they are measurements (e.g. 5 mL). Numbers greater than nine are spelled out if they begin in a sentence, or when clarity requires it. Numbers above and including 10 000 have a space, not a comma. A decimal point is preceded by a number or cypher e.g. '0.5'.
Decimal points in columns should be aligned vertically. Dates are usually provided in full: 14 April 1949. Measurements may be expressed in SI or non-metric units. Use 10 ml/h rather than _ 1 or per.
Abbreviations. Use capitals for: MIC, MBC, WBC, RBC, DNA, RNA, Group A, B etc. for antigenic or other groups, PHLS, CDSC, CDC, WHO, CSF, MSU, EMU, CSU. Use cfu, pfu, mm, m, min, h, in, ft, g, kg, mL, L, im, iv, iu, P(probability).
Use sp. and spp.(species, singular and plural). Use Gram's stain and Gram-negative bacillus. Use in-vitro (adjective) but in vitro (adverb), post-mortem (adjective) but post mortem (adverb). Spelling. Use British spellings:
Haemophilus, haematology, paediatrics, leucocyte, leukaemia, bacteraemia, sulphonamides, aetiology; but note neutropenia, fetal. Please note the journal uses UK 'z' spelling (e.g., colonizes)
Drugs.
These should be referred to by their approved and not proprietary names; for guidance, see the British National Formulary.
Proprietary Names
So far as possible, proper names should be used instead of proprietary names. Where it is desirable to indicate a particular brand of preparations, the proprietary name and source should be given in parentheses after the proper name, e.g. Testicular hyaluronidase(Testovase, Bovine Enterprises Ltd, 327 Farm Road, London E23).
Illustrations
All illustrations should be provided in camera-ready form, suitable for reproduction (which may include reduction) without retouching.
Originals of illustrations should be no more than 1.5 times the dimensions of the anticipated final reproduction. Photographs, charts and diagrams are all to be referred to as 'Figure(s)' and should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred. They should accompany the manuscript, but should not be included within the text. All illustrations should be clearly marked on the back with the figure number and the author's name. All figures are to have a caption. Captions should be supplied on a separate sheet. Colour illustrations might be published at no charge at the Editor's discretion, but authors might be requested to bear the cost.
Line drawings:
Good quality printouts on white paper produced in black ink are required. All lettering, graph lines and points on graphs should be sufficiently large and bold to permit reproduction when the diagram has been reduced to a size suitable for inclusion in the journal. Dye-line prints or photocopies are not suitable for reproduction.
Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations.
Photographs:
Original photographs must be supplied as they are to be reproduced (e.g. black and white or colour). If necessary, a scale should be marked on the photograph. Please note that photocopies of photographs are not acceptable.
Chromatograms:
Essential chromatographic and simple electro-phoretic data should be depicted as densitometric traces or diagrams unless photographs of sufficient quality can be submitted.
Tables
Tables should be numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption and each table typed on a separate sheet. Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters. No vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript, (e.g. in graphs.
Electronic Submission
Authors should submit an electronic copy of their paper with the final version of the manuscript. The electronic copy should match the hardcopy exactly. Always keep a backup copy of the electronic file for reference and safety. Full details of electronic submission and formats can be obtained from Author Services at Elsevier.
Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the author (first-named author if no corre-sponding author is identified on multi-authored papers) by PDF wherever possible and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt, preferably by e-mail. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any other amendments made may be charged to the author. Any queries should be answered in full. Elsevier will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are returned to us in one all-inclusive e-mail or fax. Subsequent additional corrections will not be possible, so please ensure that your first communication is complete. Should you choose to mail your corrections, please return them to: Log-in Department, Elsevier, Stover Court, Bampfylde Street, Exeter, Devon EX1 2AH, UK.
Offprints
Twenty-five offprints will be supplied free of charge. Offprints and copies of the issue can be ordered at a specially reduced rate using the order form sent to the corresponding author after the manuscript has been accepted. Orders placed late (after publication) for reprints will incur a 50% surcharge.
Copyright
All authors must sign the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement before the article can be published. This transfer agreement enables Elsevier Ltd to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the author's proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproductions of similar nature and translations. Includes the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.
Author Services
For queries relating to the general submission of manuscripts (including electronic text and artwork) and the status of accepted manuscripts, please email authors@elsevier.co.uk, Fax: +44 (0)1865 843905.
Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief:
Paul M. Speight, Department of Oral Pathology, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK; Tel: +44 (0)207 915 1214, Fax: +44 (0)207 915 1213, Email: p.speight@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
G.R. Holland, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, 1011 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA; Tel: (734) 763 3703, Fax: (734) 936 1597, Email: rholland@umich.edu
Associate Editors:
S.W. Cadden, Unit of Clinical Dental Sciences, The Dental School, University of Dundee, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 4HN
R.C. Hall, Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GN
S. Hamada, Department of Oral Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Osaka, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan
J. Sodek, MRC Group in Periodontal Physiology, University of Toronto, Room 239 Fitzgerald Building, 150 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
G.E. Wise, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA 70803, USA
International Editorial Board:
J.A. Beeley, Glasgow, UK
W.H. Bowen, Rochester, USA
W.T. Butler, Houston, USA
N. Capra, Maryland, USA
M. Cole, Georgetown, USA
B. Dale-Crunk, Seattle, USA
C. Dawes, Manitoba, Canada
M.J. Dixon, Manchester, UK
J.A. Garlick, Stony Brook, USA
D. Grenier, Quebec, Canada
S. Herring, Seattle, USA
C.F. Hinrichson, Hobart, Australia
T. Itota, Okayama City, Japan
M. Jontell, Goteberg, Sweden
R. Jordan, San Francisco, USA
H. Larjava, Vancouver, Canada
S. Marshall, San Francisco, USA
J.R. Martinez, Bethesda, USA
C. Martinez Alvarez, Madrid, Spain
C.P. McArthur, Kansas City, USA
C. McCulloch, Toronto, Canada
M. McDougal, San Antonio, USA
M. McKee, Montreal, Canada
M. Mcullough, Melbourne, Australia
J.E. Melvin, Rochester, USA
A.M. Moursi, Columbus, USA
S. Murray, Sydney, Australia
M. Narhi, Turku, Finland
L. Olgart, Stockholm, Sweden
D. Ramos, San Francisco, USA
J. Richman, Vancouver, Canada
C. Robinson, Leeds, UK
T. Salo, Oulu, Finland
L.P. Samaranayake, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
C. Scully, London, UK
B.J. Sessle, Toronto, Canada
P.T. Sharpe, London, UK
A.J. Smith, Birmingham, UK
P. Stashenko, Boston, USA
D. Steinberg, Jerusalem, Israel
H. Suda, Tokyo, Japan
A.L. Symons, Brisbane, Australia
T. Takata, Hiroshima, Japan
S. Tanase, Asahi, Japan
K. Tanne, Hiroshima, Japan
H.W. van der Glas, Utrecht, The Netherlands
L. Villanueva, Clermont-Ferrand, France
L.J. Walsh, Brisbane, Australia
M. Wilson, London, UK
T. Wright, North Carolina, USA
T. Zelles, Budapest, Hungary
Statistics Advisor:
A. Petrie, Biostatistics Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK
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