期刊名称：MOLECULAR ORAL MICROBIOLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
molecular oral microbiology publishes high quality research papers and reviews on fundamental or applied molecular studies of microorganisms of the oral cavity and respiratory tract, host-microbe interactions, cellular microbiology, molecular ecology, and immunological studies of oral and respiratory tract infections.
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Instructions to Authors
1. GENERAL
Molecular Oral Microbiology publishes high quality research papers and reviews on fundamental or applied molecular studies of microorganisms of the oral cavity and respiratory tract, host-microbe interactions, cellular microbiology, molecular ecology, and immunological studies of oral and respiratory tract infections.
Papers describing work in virology, or in immunology unrelated to microbial colonization or infection, will not be acceptable.
Please read the instructions below carefully for details on the submission of manuscripts, the journal's requirements and standards as well as information concerning the procedure after a manuscript has been accepted for publication in Molecular Oral Microbiology. Authors are encouraged to visit Wiley-Blackwell Author Services for further information on the preparation and submission of articles and figures.
Submission Template
Author Guidelines (printable version)
2. ETHICAL GUIDELINES
Molecular Oral Microbiology adheres to the below ethical guidelines for publication and research.
2.1. Authorship and Acknowledgements
Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding that the manuscript have been read and approved by all authors and that all authors agree to the submission of the manuscript to the Journal.
It is a requirement that all authors have been accredited as appropriate upon submission of the manuscript. Contributors who do not qualify as authors should be mentioned under Acknowledgements.
Acknowledgements: Under Acknowledgements please specify contributors to the article other than the authors accredited. Acknowledge only persons who have made substantive contributions to the study. Please also include specifications of the source of funding for the study and any potential conflict of interests if appropriate. Suppliers of materials should be named and their location (town, state/county, country) included.
2.2. Ethical Approvals
Papers not in agreement with the guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration as revised in 1975 will not be accepted for publication.
2.3 DNA Sequences and Crystallographic Structure Determinations
Papers reporting protein or DNA sequences and crystallographic structure determinations will not be accepted without a Genbank or Brookhaven accession number, respectively. Other supporting data sets e.g. microarrays must be made available on the publication date from a public deposit site.
2.4 Conflict of Interest
Authors are required to disclose any possible conflict of interest and all sources of funding for the research. These include financial conflicts of interest (for example patent, ownership, stock ownership, consultancies, speaker's fee). The information should be disclosed under acknowledgements.
2.5 Appeal of Decision
The decision on a paper is final and cannot be appealed.
2.6 Permissions
If all or parts of previously published illustrations are used, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder concerned. It is the author's responsibility to obtain these in writing and provide copies to the Publishers.
2.7 Copyright Assignment
Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding that the work and its essential substance have not been published before and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. The submission of the manuscript by the authors means that the authors automatically agree to assign exclusive copyright to Wiley-Blackwell if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication. The work shall not be published elsewhere in any language without the written consent of the publisher. The articles published in this journal are protected by copyright, which covers translation rights and the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute all of the articles printed in the journal. No material published in the journal may be stored on microfilm or videocassettes or in electronic database and the like or reproduced photographically without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Proof of permission to cite personal communications should be included. The author is responsible for all statements made in the work, including changes made by the copy editor.
Correspondence to the journal is accepted on the understanding that the contributing author licences the publisher to publish the letter as part of the journal or separately from it, in the exercise of any subsidiary rights relating to the journal and its contents.
Upon acceptance of a paper, authors are required to assign the exclusive licence to publish their paper to Wiley-Blackwell. Assignment of the exclusive licence is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless licence has been assigned. (Papers subject to government or Crown copyright are exempt from this requirement; however, the form still has to be signed). A completed Copyright Transfer Agreement must be sent to the address specified on the Copyright Transfer Agreement, before any manuscript can be published. Authors must send the completed original Copyright Transfer Agreement by regular mail upon receiving notice of manuscript acceptance, i.e., do not send the Copyright Transfer Agreement at submission. Faxing or e-mailing the Copyright Transfer Agreement does not meet requirements.
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Ms. Claire Ancell
Production Editor, Molecular Oral Microbiology
Journal Content Management Department
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2. 8 OnlineOpen: OnlineOpen is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With OnlineOpen, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon publication via Wiley Online Library, as well as deposited in the funding agency's preferred archive. For the full list of terms and conditions, see http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/onlineopen#OnlineOpen_Terms Any authors wishing to send their paper OnlineOpen will be required to complete the payment form available from our website at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/onlineOpenOrder Prior to acceptance there is no requirement to inform an Editorial Office that you intend to publish your paper OnlineOpen if you do not wish to. All OnlineOpen articles are treated in the same way as any other article. They go through the journal's standard peer-review process and will be accepted or rejected based on their own merit.
3. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically via the online submission site http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mom .The use of an online submission and peer review site enables immediate distribution of manuscripts and consequentially speeds up the review process. It also allows authors to track the status of their own manuscripts. Complete instructions for submitting a paper are available online and below.
3.1. Getting Started
Launch your web browser (supported browsers include Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Safari 1.2.4, or Firefox 1.0.4 and higher) and go to the journal's online Submission Site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mom
• Log-in or, if you are a new user, click on 'register here'.
• If you are registering as a new user.
- After clicking on 'register here', enter your name and e-mail information and click 'Next'. Your e-mail information is very important.
- Enter your institution and address information as appropriate, and then click 'Next.'
- Enter a user ID and password of your choice (we recommend using your e-mail address as your user ID), and then select your areas of expertise. Click 'Finish'.
• If you are registered as a user, but have forgotten your log in details, enter your e-mail address under 'Password Help'. The system will send you an automatic user ID and a new temporary password.
• Log-in and select 'Author Center'
3.2. Submitting Your Manuscript
• After you have logged into your 'Author Center', submit your manuscript by clicking the submission link under 'Author Resources'.
• Enter data and answer questions as appropriate. You may copy and paste directly from your manuscript and you may upload your pre-prepared covering letter.
• Click the 'Next' button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen.
• You are required to upload your files.
- Click on the 'Browse' button and locate the file on your computer.
- Select the designation of each file in the drop down next to the Browse button.
- When you have selected all files you wish to upload, click the 'Upload Files' button.
• Review your submission (in HTML and PDF format) before completing your submission by sending it to the Journal. Click the 'Submit' button when you are finished reviewing.
3.3. Manuscript Files Accepted
Manuscripts should be uploaded as Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rft) files (not write-protected) plus separate figure files. GIF, JPEG, PICT or Bitmap files are acceptable for submission, but only high-resolution TIF or EPS files are suitable for printing. The files will be automatically converted to HTML and PDF on upload and will be used for the review process. The text file must contain the entire manuscript including title page, summary, text, references, tables, and figure legends, but no embedded figures. In the text file, please reference figures as for instance 'Figure 1', 'Figure 2' etc to match the tag name you choose for the individual figure files uploaded. Manuscripts should be formatted as described in the Author Guidelines below. Please note that any manuscripts uploaded as Word 2007 (.docx) will be unassigned. Please save any .docx file as .doc before uploading.
3.4. Blinded Review
All manuscripts submitted to Molecular Oral Microbiology will be reviewed by at least two experts in the field. The names of the reviewers will not be disclosed to the author submitting a paper.
3.5. Suggest a Reviewer
Molecular Oral Microbiology attempts to keep the review process as short as possible to enable rapid publication. In order to facilitate this process, please suggest the names and current e-mail addresses of three potential international reviewer whom you consider capable of reviewing your manuscript. In addition please suggest one of the Associate Editors to review your manuscript.
3.6. Suspension of Submission Mid-way in the Submission Process
You may suspend a submission at any phase stage clicking the 'Submit' button and save it to submit later. The manuscript can then be located under 'Unsubmitted Manuscripts' and you can click on 'Continue Submission' to continue your submission when you choose to.
3.7. E-mail Confirmation of Submission
After submission you will receive an e-mail to confirm receipt of your manuscript. If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail after 24 hours, please check your e-mail address carefully in the system. If the e-mail address is correct please contact your IT department. The error may be caused by spam filtering on your e-mail server. Also, the e-mails should be received if the IT department adds our e-mail server (uranus.scholarone.com) to their whitelist.
3.8. Manuscript Status
You can access ScholarOne Manuscripts (formerly known as Manuscript Central) any time to check your 'Author Centre' for the status of your manuscript. The Journal will inform you by e-mail once a decision has been made.
3.9. Submission of Revised Manuscripts
To submit a revised Manuscript, locate your manuscript under 'Manuscripts with Decisions' and click on 'Submit a Revision'. Please remember to delete any old files uploaded when you upload your revised manuscript. Please also upload graphics. Please do not upload PDF files.
4. MANUSCRIPT TYPES ACCEPTED
Original Articles: dealing with fundamental and applied aspects of oral cavity, respiratory tract infections, host-microbe interactions, cellular microbiology, molecular ecology and immunological studies. The journal does not publish Short Communications or Letters to the Editor.
Mini review articles: within in scope of Molecular Oral Microbiology
5. MANUSCRIPT FORMAT AND STRUCTURE
5.1. Format
Language: The language of publication is English. It is preferred that the manuscript is professionally edited. A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found at www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/english_language.asp. All services are paid for and arranged by the author, and use of one of these services does not guarantee acceptance or preference for publication.
Abbreviations, Symbols and Nomenclature: This journal follows the recommendations of:
1) Council of Biology Editors Style Manual, 5th ed., Council of Biology Inc., Bethesda, MD, 1983: and
2) Instructions to Authors molecular microbiology (January issue of each year)
Scientific Names: Scientific names of bacteria should be binomials, only the generic name with an initial capital, and should be italicized (or underlined) in the typescript. A name should be given in full upon first mention in a paper; the generic name may be abbreviated thereafter, but the abbreviation must be unambiguous. With regard to drugs, generic names should be used instead of proprietary names. If proprietary names are used, they should be attached when the term is first used, and should be followed by a superscript ®.
5.2. Structure
All manuscripts submitted to Molecular Oral Microbiology should include Title Page, Summary, Main Text, Acknowledgements, References, Tables, Figure Legends and Figures as appropriate. You are encouraged to view a recent paper published to resolve any formatting issues or use the Submission Template
Title Page: should contain the following information in the order given: 1) the article title; 2) authors' full names (without degrees or titles); 3) authors' institutional affiliations including city and country; 4) a running title, not exceeding 40 letters and spaces; 5) 4-6 keywords; 6) name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail address of the author responsible for correspondence.
Summary: A separate summary (not abstract) should not exceed 250 words.
The Main Text of Original Research Article should include Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and References.
Introduction: Clearly state the purpose of the article. Summarize the rationale for the study or observation. Give only strictly pertinent references, and do not review the subject extensively.
Methods: The objective of writing the Methods is that there is sufficient information presented for a reader to be able to repeat the work. As the author, you will be very familiar with what has been done, but the challenge is to present information clearly for others.
Results: Present your results in logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations. Do not repeat in the text all the data in the tables, illustrations, or both: emphasize or summarize only important observations.
Discussion: Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and conclusions that follow from them. Do not repeat in detail data given in the Results section. Include in the Discussion the implications of the findings and their limitations and relate the observations to other relevant studies.
The Main Text of Mini Review Articles should be structured with appropriate headings. The summary should not exceed 250 words. Please do not go over the same ground as previous reviews on the topic. Your review should be fair and balanced and avoid too much emphasis on your own work. Inform the reader what the main questions are and why they are important, and where new technologies are likely to have a major impact in the future. Careful attention should be paid to both factual content and presentation. The article should be no longer than 10-15 pages double spaced text, have a maximum of 3 Figures or Tables (or combination of), and carry no more than 50 references.
Acknowledgements: Under Acknowledgements please specify contributors to the article other than the authors accredited. Acknowledge only persons who have made substantive contributions to the study. Please also include specifications of the source of funding for the study and any potential conflict of interests if appropriate. Suppliers of materials should be named and their location (town, state/county, country) included.
5.3. References
These should be kept to the pertinent minimum, and arranged in alphabetical order by first author. Identify references in text, tables and legends by: Jones (2000), Jones et al. (2000), Jones & Michel (2000), or (Jones et al., 2000) etc. Do not use abstracts as references. Include manuscripts accepted but not published; designate the abbreviated title of the journal followed by (in press). Information from manuscripts not yet accepted should be cited in the text as (unpublished). The references must be verified by the author(s) against the original documents. Titles should be abbreviated in accordance with the style used in Index Medicus.
Journals
Savitt, E.D., and Socransky, S.S. (1984) Distribution of certain subgingival microbial species in selected periodontal conditions. J Periodont Res 19: 111-123.
Chapter in a book
Taubman, M.A., Ebersole, J.L., and Smith, D.J. (1982) Association between systemic and local antibody and periodontal diseases In Host-Parasite Interactions in Periodontal Diseases. Genco, R.J, and Mergenhagen, S.E. (eds). Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, pp. 283-298.
Personal author(s)
Touchstone, J.C., and Dobbins, M.F. (1983) Practice of Thin Layer Chromatography, 2nd edn. New York: Wiley.
We recommend the use of a tool such as EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting. EndNote reference styles can be searched for here: www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp. Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here: www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp
5.4. Tables, Figures and Figure Legends
Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals.
Figures: All figures (abbreviated to Fig(s).) should clarify the text and their number be kept to a minimum. Details must be large enough to retain their clarity after reduction in size. Illustrations should preferably fill single column width (54 mm) after reduction, although in some cases 113 mm (double column) and 171 mm (full page) widths will be accepted. Micrographs should be designed to be reproduced without reduction, and a linear size scale incorporated. Line drawings should be professionally drawn; half-tones should exhibit high contrast.
Figure Legends: should be numbered and listed after the Tables.
Preparation of Electronic Figures for Publication: Although low quality images are adequate for review purposes, print publication requires high quality images to prevent the final product being blurred or fuzzy. Submit EPS (lineart) or TIFF (halftone/photographs) files only. MS PowerPoint and Word Graphics are unsuitable for printed pictures. Do not use pixel-oriented programmes. Scans (TIFF only) should have a resolution of 300 dpi (halftone) or 600 to 1200 dpi (line drawings) in relation to the reproduction size (see below). EPS files should be saved with fonts embedded (and with a TIFF preview if possible). For scanned images, the scanning resolution (at final image size) should be as follows to ensure good reproduction: lineart: >600 dpi; half-tones (including gel photographs): >300 dpi; figures containing both halftone and line images: >600 dpi.
Further information can be obtained at Wiley-Blackwell's guidelines for figures: http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/illustration.asp.
Check your electronic artwork before submitting it: http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/eachecklist.asp
Permissions: If all or parts of previously published illustrations are used, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder concerned. It is the author's responsibility to obtain these in writing and provide copies to the Publishers.
5.5. Supporting Material
Publication in electronic formats has created opportunities for adding details or whole sections in the electronic version only. Supporting Material, such as data sets or additional figures or tables, that will not be published in the print edition of the journal, but which will be viewable via the online edition, can be submitted.
It should be clearly stated at the time of submission that the Supporting Material is intended to be made available through the online edition. If the size or format of the Supporting Material is such that it cannot be accommodated on the journal's Web site, the author agrees to make the Supporting Material available free of charge on a permanent Web site, to which links will be set up from the journal's website. The author must advise Wiley-Blackwell if the URL of the website where the Supporting Material is located changes. The content of the Supporting Material must not be altered after the paper has been accepted for publication.
The availability of Supporting Material should be indicated in the main manuscript by a paragraph, to appear after the References, headed 'Supporting Material' and providing titles of figures, tables, etc. In order to protect reviewer anonymity, material posted on the authors Web site cannot be reviewed. The Supporting Material is an integral part of the article and will be reviewed accordingly.
6. AFTER ACCEPTANCE
Upon acceptance of a paper for publication, the manuscript will be forwarded to the Production Editor who is responsible for the production of the journal.
6.1 Proof Corrections
The corresponding author will receive an email alert containing a link to a web site. A working email address must therefore be provided for the corresponding author. The proof can be downloaded as a PDF (portable document format) file from this site.
Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read this file. This software can be downloaded (free of charge) from the following Web site: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html . This will enable the file to be opened, read on screen, and for corrections to be electronically annotated. Further instructions will be sent with the proof. Hard copy proofs will be posted if no e-mail address is available; in your absence, please arrange for a colleague to access your e-mail to retrieve the proofs. Proofs must be returned to the Production Editor within three days of receipt.
As changes to proofs are costly, we ask that you only correct typesetting errors. Excessive changes made by the author in the proofs, excluding typesetting errors, will be charged separately. Other than in exceptional circumstances, all illustrations are retained by the publisher. Please note that the author is responsible for all statements made in his work, including changes made by the copy editor.
6.2 Online Production Tracking
Online production tracking is available for your article through Blackwell's Author Services. Author Services enables authors to track their article - once it has been accepted - through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated e-mails at key stages of production. The author will receive an e-mail with a unique link that enables them to register and have their article automatically added to the system. Please ensure that a complete e-mail address is provided when submitting the manuscript. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/ for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.
6.3 Author Material Archive Policy
Please note that unless specifically requested, Wiley-Blackwell will dispose of all hardcopy or electronic material submitted two months after publication. If you require the return of any material submitted, please inform the editorial office or production editor as soon as possible.
6.4 Offprints and Extra Copies
Free access to the final PDF offprint of your article will be available via Author Services only. Please therefore sign up for Author Services if you would like to access your article PDF offprint and enjoy the many other benefits the service offers.
Additional paper offprints may be ordered online. Please click on the following link, fill in the necessary details and ensure that you type information in all of the required fields: Offprint.Cosprinters . If you have queries about offprints please email offprint@cosprinters.com
6.5 Author Services
For more substantial information on the services provided for authors, please see Wiley-Blackwell Author Services
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
Howard F. Jenkinson
Co-Editor:
Richard J. Lamont
Associate Editors:
Richard P. Darveau Seattle, USA
Sven Hammerschmidt Greifswald, Germany
George N. Hajishengallis Louisville, USA
Robert G. Quivey New York, USA
Michael G. Surette Calgary, Canada
Editorial Board:
Atsuo Amano, Osaka, Japan
L. Jeannine Brady, Gainesville,USA
Richard D. Cannon, Dunedin, New Zealand
Tsute Chen, Boston, USA
Stuart G. Dashper, Melbourne,Australia
Donald R. Demuth, Louisville, USA
Gill Diamond, Newark, USA
Hansel M. Fletcher, Loma Linda, USA
Caroline Attardo Genco, Boston, USA
Susan Kinder Haake, Los Angeles, USA
Kim R. Hardie, Nottingham, UK
Jacques Izard, Boston, USA
Aras Kadioglu, Leicester, UK
Jannet Katz, Birmingham,USA
Todd O. Kitten, Richmond,USA
Masae Kuboniwa, Osaka, Japan
Keith P. Mintz, Burlington, USA
Carol A. Munro, Aberdeen, UK
Robert J. Palmer Jr, Washington D.C., USA
Bruce J. Paster, Boston, USA
Jan Potempa, Louisville, USA
Andrew Preston, Bristol, UK
Felicia Qi, Oklahoma City, USA
Frank A. Scannapieco, Buffalo, USA
Barbara Spellerberg, Ulm, Germany
Susanne R. Talay, Braunschweig, Germany
Z. Tom Wen, New Orleans, USA
Hui Wu, Birmingham, USA
Ozlem Yilmaz, Gainesville, USA
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