The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College
Guide for Authors
The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College isprincipally for the publication of original­contributions to multidisciplinary research indentistry. It encompasses the fields of bothbasic and clinical dentistry, social aspects ofdentistry, and general medicine where such ispotentially related to patients at dental clinics.

1. General Instructions(1) Submitted manuscripts should be in theform of original articles, review articles, shortcommunications, clinical reports, case reports
or dental education. Original articles should
constitute new research papers. Review articles
will be limited to those requested by the edi­
torial board. Short communications should
be in the form of informative articles on­current scientific topics or recent research
reports on new technologies or materials.
Clinical reports should address new instru­
ments, technical innovations, statistical reports
on patients, and other matters or method­
ologies of clinical relevance. Case reports are
self-explanatory. Dental education concernswith curriculum development, teaching andlearning methodologies, evaluation methods
or techniques, and quality assurance in thefields of dental undergraduate and post­
graduate education and dental auxiliary
personnel training.
(2) Submitted manuscripts must be written in
English and represent unpublished original
research that is not under consideration for
publication elsewhere. However, papers whichhave already been published elsewhere in alanguage other than English and that areconsidered unknown to most of the rest of
the world will also be considered for publica­tion, provided their former publishers give
written permission for secondary publication
in English in the Bulletin of Tokyo Dental
College. Note that in such cases the editorial
board of Tokyo Dental College reserves theright to have the publication independently
peer-reviewed again, and that the author
must accept their decision with regard to
any subsequently requested changes in the
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number, and date of issue should be indi­cated at the bottom of the first page of thearticle on submission.
Example:This study is part of a dissertation sub­mitted by Taro Yamada to the Graduate
School of Tokyo Dental College for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Shikwa
Gakuho (86: 222-285, 1986)
The English composition quality must be
acceptable for publication. If the English
quality is unacceptable, manuscripts will be
returned to the authors.
(3) Where research involved either human or
animal experiments, the author must indi­cate that the procedures used met the proto­cols stipulated in the ethical guidelines set
out in the Declaration of Helsinki and/or
those issued by the ethics committee of affili­
ated institutions. Where human subjects wereinvolved, the author must also state that
informed consent was obtained.
Examples:1. This study was approved by the ethics
committee of Tokyo Dental College(approved no.011).
2. Animal experiments were performed
according to ‘The guidelines for thetreatment of experimental animals inTokyo Dental College’.
(4) Papers should be submitted with a cover­letter that:· Specifies the type of article you are submit­ting (for example, original article, review
article, short communication, etc.)· Concisely summarizes why your paper is avaluable addition to the scientific literature(in case of original article)· Briefly relates your study to previously
published work (in case of original article)· Describes any prior interactions with
Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College regarding
the submitted manuscript· Includes a statement that the manuscript
in its submitted form has been read andapproved by all authors

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(5) Decisions concerning acceptance of papers
will be made by the editorial board. Papers
that digress strongly from the instructions
are not acceptable. The decision on a paper
is final and cannot be appealed.
(6) Submission of a paper implies that, if the paper
is accepted for publication, the author agrees
to automatic transfer of the copyright toTokyo Dental College, and that the paper will
not be published elsewhere in the same form
without the consent of the editorial board.
(7) 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 inwriting and provide copies to the Publishers.

2. Ethical Guidelines
The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College adheresto the below ethical guidelines for publication
and research.
(1) Authorship and Acknowledgements
		Authors submitting a paper do so on theunderstanding that the manuscript has beenread and approved by all authors and that
all authors agree to the submission of themanuscript to the journal.
			 The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College
adheres to the definition of authorship
set up by The International Committee ofMedical Journal Editors (ICMJE). According
to the ICMJE authorship criteria should
be based on 1) substantial contributions toconception and design of, or acquisition ofdata or analysis and interpretation of data,2) drafting the article or revising it criticallyfor important intellectual content and 3)
final approval of the version to be published.
Authors should meet conditions 1, 2 and 3.
			 It is a requirement that all authors havebeen accredited as appropriate upon submis­
sion of the manuscript. Contributors who do
not qualify as authors should be mentioned
under Acknowledgements.
			 Acknowledgements: Under acknowledge­
ments please specify contributors to thearticle other than the authors accredited.
Acknowledge only persons who have madesubstantive contributions to the study. Authors
are responsible for obtaining permission fromeveryone acknowledged by name because
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data and conclusions.
(2) Ethical Approvals
		All studies using human or animal subjects(except for case reports) should include
an explicit statement in the Material andMethods section identifying the review andethics committee approval for each study,
if applicable. Editors reserve the right toreject papers if there is doubt as to whether
appropriate procedures have been used. Incase of case report, the author(s) should
obtain written informed consent from thepatient(s).
(3) Photographs of People		If an individual pictured in a digital image
or photograph can be identified, his or her
permission is required to publish the image.
The corresponding author may submit a­letter signed by the patient authorizing theBulletin of Tokyo Dental College to publish
the image/photo. This approval must be
received by the Editorial Office prior to final
acceptance of the manuscript for publication.
Otherwise, the image/photo must be alteredsuch that the individual cannot be identified(black bars over eyes, tattoos, scars, etc.). The
Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College will not
publish patient photographs that will in any
way allow the patient to be identified, unlessthe patient has given their express consent.
(4) Clinical Trials
Clinical trials should be reported using		
the CONSORT guidelines available at www.
consort-statement.org. The Bulletin of Tokyo
Dental College encourages authors submitting
manuscripts reporting from a clinical trial toregister the trials in any of the free, publicclinical trials registries such as www.umin.
ac.jp/ctr/. The clinical trial registration
number and name of the trial register willthen be published with the paper.
(5) Source of Funding and Conflict of Interest
Please disclose information concerning sources		
of institutional, private and corporate financial
support for the work within the manuscript befully acknowledged, and any potential con­flicts of interest under Acknowledgements.
Suppliers of materials should be named andtheir location (town, state/county, country)
included.

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3. Manuscript Submission Procedures
		Manuscripts should be submitted electroni­
cally via the online submission site (https://
mc.manuscriptcentral.com/butdc). Complete
instructions for submitting a paper is avail­able online and below. For further assis­
tance, please contact the Editorial Office at:bulletintdcofc@tdc.ac.jp.
(1) Getting Started· Launch your web browser (supported
browser only) and go to the journal’s
online Submission Site: (https://mc.manu
scriptcentral.com/butdc)· Log-in or, if you are a new user, click­‘register here’.
· If you are registering as a new user.
-	After clicking on ‘register here’, enter
your name and e-mail information andclick ‘Next’. Your e-mail information isvery important.
-	Enter your institution and address infor­
mation as appropriate, and then click‘Next’.
-	Enter a user ID and password of yourchoice (we recommend using youre-mail address as your user ID). Click‘Finish’.
· If you have an account, but have forgotten
your log in details, go to Password Helpon the journals online submission system(https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/butdc)
and enter your e-mail address. The system
will send you an automatic user ID and a
new temporary password.
· Log-in and select ‘Author Center’.
(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 appro­
priate. You may copy and paste directlyfrom your manuscript and you may upload
your pre-prepared covering letter.
· Click the ‘Save & Continue’ button oneach screen to save your work and advanceto the next screen.
· You are required to upload your files.
-	Click on the ‘Select File’ button andlocate the file on your computer.
-	Select the designation of each file inthe drop down next to the Select Filebutton.

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3-	When you have selected all files you wish
to upload, click the ‘Upload Selected
Files’ button.
· Review your submission (in HTML and
PDF format) before sending to the Journal.
Click the ‘Submit’ button when you arefinished reviewing.
(3) Manuscript Files Accepted		Manuscripts should be uploaded as Word
(doc/docx) or Rich Text Format (rtf) files(not write-protected) plus separate figure
files. TIFF, JPEG, Powerpoint (ppt/pptx),
GIF or PNG files are acceptable for sub­mission, but only high-resolution TIFF 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, abstract,text, references, figure legends and tables
but no embedded figures. Figure tags should
be included in the file. Manuscripts should
be formatted as described in the guideline
below.
(4) Suspension of Submission Mid-way in the
Submission Process
		You may suspend a submission at any phase
before clicking the ‘Submit’ button and saveit to submit later. The manuscript can then belocated under ‘Unsubmitted Manuscripts’ andyou can click on ‘Continue Submission’ tocontinue your submission when you choose to.
(5) E-mail Confirmation of Submission
		After submission you will receive an e-mailto 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 some sort ofspam 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.
(6) Blinded Review
		All manuscripts submitted to the journal will
be reviewed by at least two experts in thefield. The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College
uses single blinded review. The names of thereviewers will thus not be disclosed to theauthor submitting a paper.

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(7) Manuscript Status
		You can access ScholarOne Manuscripts any
time to check your ‘Author Center’. The
Journal will inform you by e-mail once a­decision has been made.
(8) Submission of Revised Manuscripts
		To submit your revised manuscript, locate
your manuscript under ‘Manuscripts withDecisions’ and click on ‘Create a Revision’.
Please remember to delete any old files
uploaded when you upload your revisedmanuscript.

4. Manuscript Structure and Format(1) Structure
All submissions should conform to the		
structure stipulated below.
		1) Original Articlesa) Abstract (within 300 words)b) Key words (within 5 words)c) Introductiond) Materials and Methodse) Resultsf) Discussiong) Acknowledgements (where necessary)h) Referencesi) Address		2) Short Communications
In principle, the length of one short com­munication should be limited to 4 printed
pages (in the case of 85 strokes to a line
and 25 lines on a double-spaced page, 4pages corresponds to approximately 4
printed pages). In such cases, it is not nec­
essary to follow the above pattern in 1).
Key words, however, should be listed with­out fail.
		3) Review Articles
No firm guidance can be given.
		4) Clinical Reports
Manuscripts for this category should be
structured in the same manner as Original
Articles, but ‘Methods (or Cases)’ can beused, instead of ‘Materials and Methods’.
Other structures may be used.
		5) Case Reports
Case reports must include the following
elements in order:a) Abstract (within 300 words)b) Key words (5 words)c) Introduction

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4d) Case Presentatione) Clinical Procedures and Outcomesf) Discussiong) Acknowledgements (if necessary)h) Referencesi) Address		6) Dental Education
Manuscripts for this category should be
structured in the same manner as Original
Articles. Other structures may be used.
(2) Manuscripts including references, explana­tions of charts, and footnotes, should be
double-spaced and generally 25 lines per
page. Margins of 2.5 cm should be left oneach side, the top, and the bottom of each
sheet. Manuscripts should be numberedconsecutively, at the top or bottom of each
sheet. Although references and tables are
regarded as separate pages, they should benumbered consecutively. References for
short communications may follow the text ofthe manuscript.
(3) The type of manuscript, title, names of theauthors, affiliation, number of pages, tables
and figures, and short running heads (40strokes including spaces) should be indicatedon the first page of the manuscript. Titles
should be typed with only the first letters ofthe main words capitalized. The first name,initial(s), and surname of the authors should
be typed similarly. Affiliations are keyed tothe author’s name with superscript numberswith a parenthesis. The short running title
should also be typed with only the first lettersof the main words capitalized.
(4) Up to 5 Key words should be provided fromthe title, summary, or text; these words
should be ones which are essential for under­
standing the manuscript. These words should
follow the Abstract.
(5) Straightforward language should be used.
Only those abbreviations that are interna­
tionally recognized in various academic fields
may be used. When using nonstandard
abbreviations, an expression must be written
out in full the first time it appears in the text
followed by its abbreviation given in paren­theses as follows:
Example:. . . . . . . . isoproterenol (IPR) was used inthis study. IPR was . . . . . . .

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(6) All units of measure should be given in accor­
dance with the International System of Units(SI). A complete listing of SI symbols can befound in the International Union of Pureand Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) ‘Manual of
Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemi­
cal Quantities and Units’ (Pure Appl. Chem.
21:3–44, 1970).
Examples:kg, g, mg, mg (not kgr, gr, etc.), m, cm, mm,
mm, n (41019, not mm, but n mol), p(410112, not mm sec, but p sec), liter (not1 or L), ml, hr, min, sec, Ci, Hz (not c/sec
for cycle per sec), R, for Torr (41 mm
Hg), cpm, dpm, rpm, M, mM, and so on.
Use % rather than per cent or percent.
Temperatures should be given in degrees­
centigrade.
(7) The mass number of radioisotopes should be
written as the left superscript of their chemi­
cal formulae.
Example: 3H, 14C, 32P

5. Figures(1) The magnification of all micrographs should
be correctly cited. In principle, the size of a
micrograph should be such that it can be
printed as it is. Note that the maximum
acceptable size is 13.5 by 19.5 cm. If a picture
is to be printed in a different size, indicate thesize desired. Indicate scale on each photo­graph (e.g. 1 mm , 10 nm ).
(2) Where possible, lines and letters to be
included within a photograph should bedone on a computer and not added after by
hand.
(3) Charts and schematics should be done on acomputer.
(4) Figure legends should be provided with
Arabic numbers corresponding to the figure.
When arrows, symbols, numbers, or letters areused, explain each clearly in the legend; also
explain internal scale, original magnification,and method of staining as appropriate.
(5) The size of figures should be clearly indicated.
Their places of insertion in the manuscript
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6. References(1) All references should be given in alphabeticalorder and numbered consecutively. Refer­ence numbers should appear in the text asright superscripts.
(2) References to articles should be quoted in
the following order: name of all authors, yearof publication, full title of article, name ofjournal, volume numbers, and first and last
page numbers.
Examples:
1) Suzuki T (2004) Endothelin-1-induced
depolarization and hyperpolarizationin submandibular ganglion neurons.
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll 45:189-192.
2) Tanaka C, Uzawa K, Shibahara T,
Yokoe H, Noma H, Tanzawa H (2004)
Expression of an inhibitor of apoptosis,
survivin, in oral carcinogenesis. J Dent
Res 82:607-611.
(3) References to books should be quoted in thefollowing order: name of authors, year of
publication, chapter title (if appropriate),
title of book, names of editors, edition num­ber, page number, name of publisher, andplace of publication.
Examples:
1) Maniatis T, Fritsch EF, Sambrook J (Eds)(1989) Molecular cloning, A Labora­
tory Manual, pp.646-648, Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory Press, New York.
2) Ten Cate AR, Bartold PM, Squier CA,
Nanci A (2003) Repair and regenera­tion of oral tissues, Ten Cate’s Oral
Histology; Development, Structure
and Function, Nanci A, 6th ed.,pp.397-416, Mosby, Philadelphia.
(4) The title of the journal should be abbreviatedaccording to that given in the NLM Catalog(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog).
If the title of the journal is not listed in theabove catalog but is in English, it should not
be abbreviated. If the title of the journal isin Japanese, it should be written in Roman
letters.
(5) For referenced articles in languages otherthan in English, state original language atthe end of reference in parentheses. For
example: ‘(in Japanese/French/German/
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(6) At the end of the references, the name,address, and e-mail address of corresponding
author should be provided.
Example:Correspondence:
Dr. Taro Yamada
Department of Anatomy,
Tokyo Dental College,
1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku,
Chiba 261-8502, Japan
E-mail: tayamada@tdc.ac.jp

7. After AcceptanceYour article cannot be published until the­Editorial Office has received the appropriate
signed license agreement. After acceptance, thecorresponding authors will shortly receive ane-mail from the Editorial Office, asking themto complete the license agreement.
		 The corresponding authors will also receive
the proof of the accepted manuscript. The
corrected proof must be returned within thetime specified.

8. Publication Charge (NEW!)
Publication charge for The Bulletin of Tokyo

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Dental College is JPY 20,000 per article. Upon
acceptance, an invoice will be sent to the cor­
responding author. The payment should bemade by bank transfer only (in Japanese yen).
Accepted articles will not be published until the
payment has been received. Publication charge
is waived for invited articles (regardless of article
types). Authors who wish to have their figures
printed in color will be charged for each figure.

9. Subscription Rates
This Bulletin is published primarily for the pur­pose of exchanging journals with other dental
schools and research institutions; however, it isalso distributed to individuals on the following
subscription basis:. . . . Annual Subscription: JPY 6,000

Editorial Office, The Bulletin of Tokyo
Dental College
Tokyo Dental College
2-9-18 Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-0061, Japan
Fax: 81-3-6380-9606
bulletintdcofc@tdc.ac.jp

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