Instructions to Authors
The Canadian Journal of Restorative Dentistry and
Prosthodontics publishes papers, which are subject to peer
review. The Journal is primarily electronic with full articles
available online; in addition, a print version of the abstracts
from each article is also sent to all members of CARDP,
subscribers to the print version, dental institutions and
associations. The Journal considers articles of original
research, reviews, scholarly addresses, literature reviews,
case reports, book reviews,
historical interest, clinical tips, guidelines, letters to the
editor, and so on. Requirements are in accordance with “Uniform
requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals” (
http://www.icmje.org ). The editorial policies of the
journal are in line with those of the Council of Science Editors
(
http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/services/draft_approved.cfm
). The Journal endorses the CONSORT statement
(
www.consort-statement.org )
relating to guidelines for improving the Evidence Based quality
reporting of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs).
Authors must disclose any commercial interest in the subject of
study and the source of any support. A covering letter should
state that the work is original and should include the address
for correspondence, as well as the phone and fax numbers and
e-mail address to ensure rapid processing. Authors should
identify their affiliation with a hospital or university
department, and indicate if they are students or dentists. After
acceptance of the manuscript, the author(s) must sign a
copyright transfer agreement.
The electronic version of the Canadian Journal of
Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics will contain all of
the high-quality clinical research and review articles and
editorial material of the paper version plus additional
industry-driven elements such as
product profiles and
announcements. This electronic version of CJRDP will be
published in conjunction with the paper version of the journal
and will be widely distributed to all CARDP members as well as
over 5,000 other dental professionals across the country.
The submission instructions for product profiles are
available here:
http://www.cardp.ca/sitedocs/CJRDP-Product-Profile-Submissions-Guidelines.pdf
The Journal reserves the right to edit manuscripts to
ensure conformity with the Journal’s style. Such editing
will not affect the scientific content.
Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts should be double-spaced and between 1,000 and 4,000
words. The manuscript must be sent by e-mail attachment (Word or
Rich Text Format only). An abstract of up to 300 words should be
provided, and a statement that the study was approved by the
relevant research ethics board should be included, where
relevant.
The lead author should also provide a brief bio
sketch and high-resolution photo of himself or herself (see
details regarding illustrations below).
References
References should be numbered consecutively in the text by
superscript numerals. Corresponding references should be listed
at the end of the text. Exhaustive lists of references are not
encouraged. Unpublished sources such as personal communications
should be cited within the text and not included in the
reference list.
The sequence for journal references should be as
follows: author(s); title of paper; journal name abbreviated as
in the Index Medicus; year of publication, volume number, first
and last page numbers. When there are more than three authors,
shorten to three and add “et al.”
Col NF, Eckman MH, Karas RH, et al. Patient
specific decisions about hormone replacement therapy in
postmenopausal women. JAMA 1997;277:1140-7.
The sequence for chapters of a book should be as
follows: author(s) of chapter, chapter title, author(s) of book,
book title, edition, place of publication, publisher, year of
publication, page numbers.
Galloway AC, Colvin SB, Grossi EA, et al.
Acquired heart disease. In: Schwartz SI, Shires GT, Spencer
FC, eds. Principles of Surgery, 6th edition. New York:
McGraw-Hill; 1994:845-99.
Tables and illustrations
Each table should be typed on a separate page, and should have a
legend at the top indicating the information contained.
Illustrations may be sent electronically as a
TIFF or JPEG file on a disk or CD. Do not embed images, etc., in
text files. Note: Figure reproduction cannot improve on
the quality of the originals.
Numbers, units, and abbreviations
Measurements are to be metric. In scientific text, physical
quantities and units of time should be expressed in numerals,
for example, 2 kg, 6 mmol, 5 hours, 4°C.
Use only standard abbreviations, and avoid using
abbreviations in the title. Define all abbreviations on their
first mention.
Permissions
Written permission must be obtained for material that has been
published in copyrighted material; this includes tables,
figures, and quoted text that exceeds 150 words. Signed patient
release forms are required for photographs of identifiable
persons. A copy of all permissions and patient release forms
must accompany the manuscript.
Please submit manuscripts to:
Dr Hubert Gaucher
hgaucher@sympatico.ca
Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
