Instruction to Authors
The LASU Journal of Dental Sciences will publish peer reviewed original articles, Recent Advances, Case Reports, Letters to editor, Clinico-pathological conferences, short communications and editorials. Invited systematic review articles, meta-analysis, book reviews, case reports, and meeting reports will also be published.
Case reports:
New, interesting and rare cases can be reported. These communications should have the following headings: Abstract (unstructured), Key-words, Introduction, Case report, Discussion, Reference, Tables and Legends in that order. The manuscript should not exceed 1500 words, keeping discussion, references and illustrations to a minimum.
Letter to the Editor: These should be short and decisive observations. They may be related to articles previously published in the Journal or views expressed in the LASU-JDS
Preparation of the manuscript
The LASU-JDS will conform to the International Journal of Editors (IJCME) Recommendations for the conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.(www.icmje.org). Manuscripts should be prepared electronically on Microsoft Word using the Times New Roman size 12 font, with double line spacing and 4mm left alignment. The manuscript should contain the following sections each of which should begin on a new page: Title Page, summary, introduction, Materials and Method, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgement(s), references, Tables and Figure, Legend of Figures and illustrations. All headings should be in bold.
Title Page
The title page should have the following information; ( 1)· The title of the article which should be concise but informative; (2)· Full names of each author (Surname last and in Uppercase letters), (3) Name(s) of department(s)/unit(s) and address of the institution in which the work(s) was/were done; (4)· Name and address of author responsible for correspondence about the manuscript.(5) Running title not more than six words.
Abstract
The second page of the manuscript should have a structured abstract of no more than 250 words. Below the abstract, identify and provide three to ten key words. It should state the Objectives, Methods, Results and the Conclusions. A list of six (excluding words in title) Keywords minimum should be included at the end of the Summary to be used for indexing.
Tables
Tables should be self-explanatory and should not duplicate textual material. They should be Microsoft word typed, double spaced font size 12 and submitted on separate sheets. The tables should be numbered in Arabic numerals, consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text. A brief title should be at the top of each conveying the information being presented. There should be no internal borders or rules. The table should be self-explanatory and the legend provided with it should be concise. For footnotes use the following symbols, in this sequence: *, †, ‡, §, ||,¶ , **, ††, ‡‡
Figures and Illustrations
Figures and plates must be drawn professionally and photographed or submitted as photographic quality digital prints. High resolution image files of Xray films, scans and other diagnostic images and photomicrographs should be submitted. The editors reserve the right to ask for original photographs of blots. Figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they have been first cited in the text.
Legends for illustrations: Type or print out legends (maximum 40 words, excluding the credit line) for illustrations using double spacing, with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations, identify and explain each one in the legend. Explain the internal scale (magnification) and identify the method of staining in photomicrographs.
Final figures for print production: If the uploaded images are not print quality, the publisher office can request for higher resolution images which can be sent at the time of acceptance of the manuscript. Send sharp, glossy, un-mounted, color photographic prints, with height of 4 inches and width of 6 inches at the time of submitting the revised manuscript. Symbols, arrows, or letters used in photomicrographs should contrast with the background and should be marked neatly with transfer type or by tissue overlay and not by pen. If a figure has been published elsewhere, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the material. A credit line should appear in the legend for such figures.
Abbreviations and Symbols
Use only standard abbreviations to ensure clarity of information. Avoid abbreviations in the title of the manuscript. Define all abbreviations used by spelling out on first use followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis. Approved generic names of drugs should be used. If a proprietary name is used, this should begin with a cover letter.
Units of Measurement
Units of measurement should be presented simply and concisely using the International System of Units (SI) except for blood pressure which is reported in mmHg.
Acknowledgments
All acknowledgments (if any) of funding, material, technical or secretarial support should be included at the very end of the manuscript before the references. Anyone who made a contribution to the research or manuscript, but who is not a listed author, should be acknowledged (with their permission).
References
References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text (not in alphabetic order). Identify references in text, tables, and legends by numbers in superscript with square bracket after the punctuation marks. References cited only in tables or figure legends should be numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first identification in the text of the particular table or figure. Use the style of the examples below, which are based on the formats used by the NLM in Index Medicus. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus. Use complete name of the journal for non-indexed journals. Avoid using abstracts as references. Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited in the text as “unpublished observations” with written permission from the source. Avoid citing a “personal communication” unless it provides essential information not available from a public source, in which case the name of the person and date of communication should be cited in parentheses in the text.
The commonly cited types of references are shown here, for other types of references such as newspaper items please refer to ICMJE Guidelines (http://www.icmje.org or http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html).
Articles in Journals
Standard journal article (for up to six authors): Aluko-Olokun B, Olaitan AA, Aluko-Olokun OA. Reconstruction of tooth-bearing portion of mandible using polyglactin 910 sutures for internal fixation in the third-world: functional and cosmetic outcome. Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Mar; 21(1):13-20
Standard journal article (for more than six authors): List the first six contributors followed by et al. Ndukwe KC, Adebiyi EK, Ugboko VI, Adeyemo WL, Ajayi FO, Ladeinde AL et. al. Ameloblastic carcinoma: a multicenter Nigerian study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Sep;68(9):2111-4.
Volume with supplement: Petersen PE. The World Oral Health Report 2003: Continuous improvement of oral health in the 21st century – The approach of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2003;31 Suppl 1:3-23
Books and Other Monographs
Personal author(s): Olaitan AA, Eds. Stoelinga, PJ and Willams J. 50 Years of International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1st ed. Butterworth Press Ltd , London 2012, 188
Editor(s), compiler(s) as author: Garcia LS, Filarial Nematodes In: Garcia LS (editor) Diagnostic Medical Parasitology ASM press Washington DC 2007: pp 319-356.
In: Akpata ES, Alomari QD, AlShammery AR. (editors). Principles and practice of operative dentistry: a modern approach. London : Quintessence Publishing , c2013.
Chapter in a book: Niederman R, Feres M, Ogunbodede E. Dentistry. In: Debas HT, Donkor P, Gawande A, et al., editors. Essential Surgery: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 1). Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2015 Apr 2. Chapter 10.
Electronic Sources as reference:
Journal article on the Internet: Folayan MO, Chukwumah NM, Onyejaka N, Adeniyi AA, Olatosi OO. Appraisal of the national response to the caries epidemic in children in Nigeria. BMC Oral Health 2014;14:76. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-128.
Further information and sample references may be obtained at http://www,nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html.
Electronic Formats
For word processing use Microsoft word. An electronic copy of the manuscript (in compact disc or as e-mail attachment) must be submitted along with two hard copies.
Permission
All authors listed on the original manuscript are jointly held responsible for the entire article. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure agreement to publication of the article by all authors of the article.
Ethical Consideration
The LASU-JDS expects a high standard of ethical practice from each author. When reporting studies on human beings, indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional or regional) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (available at http://www.wma.net/e/policy/17-c_e.html). For prospective studies involving human participants, authors are expected to mention about approval of (regional/ national/ institutional or independent Ethics Committee or Review Board, obtaining informed consent from adult research participants and obtaining assent for children aged over 7 years participating in the trial. When reporting experiments on animals, indicate whether the institution’s or a national research council’s guide for, or any national law on the care and use of laboratory animals was followed. Evidence for approval by a local Ethics Committee (for both human as well as animal studies) must be supplied by the authors on demand.
Conflicts of Interest/ Competing Interests
All authors must disclose any and all conflicts of interest they may have with publication of the manuscript or an institution or product that is mentioned in the manuscript and/or is important to the outcome of the study presented. Authors should also disclose conflict of interest with products that compete with those mentioned in their manuscript.
Responsibility
Since all authors will be held responsible for the content of their articles, it is advisable that authors ensure the correctness of their article.
Manuscript Submission
Covering Letter: A covering letter verifying that the final manuscript has been seen and approved by all authors and that it has not been submitted for consideration or published elsewhere wholly or in part, should accompany every manuscript. The letter should include the author details as on title page. To forestall the rare occurrence of accidental loss of manuscript, it is advised that authors keep a copy of all submissions made.
Submit two hard copies and soft copy (on compact disc) of the original manuscript with two sets of the original figures and an electronic copy as e-mail attachment to:
Editor-in-Chief
LASU Journal of Dental Sciences
Faculty of Dentistry
Lagos State University College of Medicine
PMB 21266, Ikeja, Lagos
Nigeria
Email: lasu-jds@lasucom.edu.ng
Copy to: editor.lasu-jds@lasucom.edu.ng
Proofs
Reviewers’ queries will be sent to the author concerned via email. It should be returned duly corrected with the least possible delay within 10 days failing which submission may be considered a fresh submission. Authors’ revisions should be highlighted in red. Authors will be liable for any alterations which they make that are not due to printers errors. Include a covering letter authorizing the corrections.
Offprints
Authors will receive a copy of the journal in which their article is published as well as two offprints. Additional offprints should be ordered when corrected proofs are returned. Details of charges for offprints and an order form will be sent with the proofs.
Publication Charges
Articles that have been accepted for publication will attract fees as follows:
.LASU Faculty of Dentistry- N15,000 per article.
Other LASU Faculties- N20,000
Other Nigerian Institutions- N25,000
Other countries -US$100
Extra charges will apply for colour printing of figures
These fees are liable to change without prior notice; changes will be conveyed to authors of accepted articles.
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Copyright
All rights reserved. Copyright of all accepted papers is vested in the Publisher. No part of any LASU-JDS publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical recording or otherwise without permission in writing from the publisher of the journal through the Editor-in Chief.
Disclaimer
Authors are to take responsibilities for:
- Full data content and information provided in their article.
- Grammatical expressions in their articles( please endeavor to give your manuscript to those who understand grammatical expression).
- Specialized packages such as statistical analysis and plagiarism, as may have been applied in the article.
