期刊名称：ODONTOLOGY ISSN： 1618-1247 出版频率： Tri-annual 出版社： SPRINGER, ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, United States, NY, 10004   出版社网址： http://www.springer.com/east/home?SGWID=5-102-0-0-0&referer=www.springeronline.com 期刊网址： http://www.springer.com/medicine/dentistry/journal/10266 影响因子： 2.634 主题范畴： DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal Aims and scope Odontology is the international and official journal of The Society of The Nippon Dental University and is published once or twice a year. The Journal covers all disciplines involved in the field of dentistry and craniofacial research, including molecular studied related to oral health and disease. All submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed by scientists in the forefromt of dental research worldwide to maintain high publication standards. When a member of The Society of The Nippon Dental University is included as an author, the manuscript is evaluated by peer reviewers not belonging to the Society. Each manuscript should be complete, and the submission of preliminary or inconclusive results is discouraged. Instructions to Authors Instructions for Authors Odontology General Manuscript Submission Diskettes Type of Articles Manuscript Style Illustration Style Permissions Page Charges Offprints Prerequisites for Publication General Odontology is the international and official journal of The Society of The Nippon Dental University and is published once or twice a year. The journal covers all disciplines involved in the field of dentistry and craniofacial research, including molecular studies related to oral health and disease. All submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed by scientists in the forefront of dental research worldwide to maintain high publication standards. When a member of The Society of The Nippon Dental University is included as an author, the manuscript is evaluated by peer reviewers not belonging to the Society. Each manuscript should be complete,and the submission of preliminary or inconclusive results is discouraged. Manuscript Submission Manuscripts for publication and all correspondence should be sent to: Dr. Makoto Tsuchimochi Editor-in-Chief Odontology The Society of The Nippon Dental University The Nippon Dental University School of Dentistry at Tokyo 1-9-20 Fujimi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-8159 Japan Fax: +81-3-3264-8745 e-mail: tsuchimochi@ngt.ndu.ac.jp Diskettes The submission of diskettes is encouraged, but they should not be sent until changes requested following the review process have been entered and authors have been notified of acceptance for publication.Authors are requested to follow the instructions printed in the journal for preparation of diskettes. Type of Articles Articles may be in the form of original articles short communications review articles or case reports 1. Original articles The text should be arranged in accordance with the format described below in “Text.?/SPAN> 2. Short communications Short communications are brief and contain significant new results and ideas. The manuscript should not exceed four printed pages (three typewritten pages correspond to approximately one printed page) with no more than three figures and/or tables and a maximum of 15 references. 3. Review articles Review articles will usually be written at the request of the editor. Occasionally, unsolicited review articles will be considered for publication; authors of such review articles should consult one of the editors, enclosing a one-page typed synopsis, before submitting the article. All review articles are subjected to editorial assessment of their suitability for publication. 4. Case reports Case reports should not exceed three printed pages with no more than two figures and a maximum of ten references. Manuscript Style One original and two copies of manuscripts, including tables and figures, must be supplied. The abstract text acknowledgments references tables and figure legends must be typed double-spaced (font size 12), with wide margins, on one side of good-quality A4 paper. A complete list of submitted materials must accompany each manuscript. Incomplete or improperly prepared manuscripts will be returned to the authors without review. A separate title page should be provided. The abstract text acknowledgment references tables legends and figures should begin on separate sheets and follow in that order. Standard abbreviations and units should be used. Abbreviations should be defined at first appearance in the text or defined in order of appearance on a separate page after the title page, and their use in the title and abstract should be avoided. Generic names of drugs and chemicals should be used. For units, the International System of Units (SI units) is recommended. All manuscripts must be written in English. Authors who are not fluent in English must seek the assistance of a colleague who is a native English speaker and is familiar with the field of the work. Manuscripts that have been extensively modified in the editorial process will be returned to the authors for retyping. Title page The title page should contain the title the full names of the authors the street address of the authors?academic affiliations the mailing address to which proofs are to be sent, including a fax number, telephone number, and e-mail address and five key words or phrases for indexing. In the case of short communications, key words or phrases should not exceed three. Abstract The abstract should be a single paragraph not exceeding 250 words. It should give a concise description of the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions of the work. In the case of short communications, the abstract should not exceed 100 words in length. Text The text should be arranged as follows: (1) Introduction (2) Materials and methods (3) Results (4) Discussion and (5) Acknowledgments For short communications, review articles, and case reports, this structure is not required. References References should be numbered consecutively in the order cited in the text, not alphabetically. The accuracy of reference data is the authors?responsibility. Personal communications and unpublished data should not be included in the reference list but may be cited in parentheses in the text. If such a citation is from someone other than the authors, a letter should be submitted in which the direct quotation is given with the signature of its author. In the reference list, inclusive page numbers should be provided for all references. The names of all authors should be given. Journal titles should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus. References should be cited using superscript numbers, e.g., Williams et al., 1Williams and Stancel, 2and Murray and Hunt.3 Examples: (1) Journal article Williams GM, Laspia MF, Dunkel VC. Reliability of the hepatocyte primary culture/DNA repair test in testing coded carcinogens and noncarcinogens. Mutat Res 1982;97:359?0. (2) Chapter in a book Williams CL, Stancel GM. Estrogens and progestins. In: Hardman JG, Limbird LE, Molinoff PB, Ruddon RW, Goodman GA, editors. The pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1995. p. 1411?40. (3) Book Murray A, Hunt T. The cell cycle. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1993. (4) Agency publication IARC. Oral contraceptives, combined. In: IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans.Vol. 72: Hormonal contraception and post-menopausal hormonal therapy.Lyon: International Agency for Research on Cancer; 1999. p. 49?38. (5) Conference paper Ames B, Shiganaga MK, Gold LS. 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Additional information Order this journal Article Reprints Bulk Orders Other contacts Production Customer Service Advertising Related subjects Medicine /* */ Editorial Board Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Makoto Tsuchimochi, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Japan Deputy Editor Shingo Kurabuchi, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan Managing Editor Ichiro Sasagawa, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Japan Editorial Staff Mikiko Yamashiro, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan Koichi Shinkai, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Japan Associate Editor Yasumasa Akagawa, Hiroshima University, Japan A.V. Nieuw Amerongen, ACTA, The Netherlands Takaaki Aoba, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan J. Carl Barrett, National Cancer Institute (NIH), USA William H. Bowen, University of Rochester, USA Antonius L.J.J. Bronckers, ACTA, The Netherlands Sharon L. Brooks, University of Michigan, USA Raul G. Caffesse, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico Gunnar E. Carlsson, Göteborg University, Sweden Albert J. Feilzer, ACTA, The Netherlands Stephen E. Feinberg, University of Michigan, USA Jack L. Ferracane, Oregon Health & Sciences University, USA Michael Glick, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, USA Arthur F. Hefti, Philips Oral Healthcare, USA Kristiina Heikinheimo, University of Turku, Finland James Huff, NIEHS (NIH), USA Shin-ichi Iwasaki, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Japan John A. Jansen, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Lysle E. Johnston Jr., University of Michigan, USA Malcolm L. Jones, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK Shigenobu Kanda, Kyushu University, Japan Hiroaki Katsuragi, The Nippon Dental University at Niigata, Japan Akira Komori, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan Kiyoshi Konishi, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan Kiyoshi Koyano, Kyushu University, Japan Niklaus P. Lang, University of Berne, Switzerland Daniel M. Laskin, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Dennis E. Lopatin, University of Michigan, USA Toru Maeda, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan Shigeji Matsumoto, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan John F. McCabe, University of Newcastle, UK Birte Melsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark Carl Erik Nord, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden Asher Ornoy, Hebrew University Hadassah, Israel Sandro Palla, University of Zürich, Switzerland No-Hee Park, UCLA, USA Sheldon Peck, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA Peter C. Reade, University of Melbourne, Australia Susan T. Reisine, University of Connecticut, USA Ke Ren, University of Maryland, USA Roy R.B. Russell, University of Newcastle, UK Anne Aamdal Scheie, University of Oslo, Norway Gottfried Schmalz, University of Regensburg, Germany Rainer Schmelzeisen, Albert-Ludwig-University, Germany Hiroshi Shiga, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan W. Aubrey Soskolne, Hebrew University Hadassah, Israel Philip Stashenko, Forsyth Institute, USA Naoyuki Takahashi, Matsumoto Dental University, Japan Jacob M. ten Cate, ACTA, The Netherlands Takeki Tsutsui, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan Orhan C. Tuncay, Temple University, USA Paul F. van der Stelt, ACTA, The Netherlands Emiel H. Verdonschot, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Ann Wenzel, University of Aarhus, Denmark Ken Yaegaki, The Nippon Dental University at Tokyo, Japan Yoshiaki Yamada, Niigata University, Japan Akira Yamaguchi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan