Instructions for Authors
Aims and Scope: The International Journal of Oral-MedicalSciences (IJOMS) provides a forum for work reporting in
English advances in oral biology and medicine, andcontributions of oral health to human health. IJOMS
publishes full-length papers, short communications, casereports and review articles.
Submission: Authors must affirm that no part of theirmanuscript is or will be submitted elsewhere for publicationin any language while under consideration by IJOMS. All
articles will be peer-reviewed and will be published at thediscretion of the editor. The manuscript only in English andsends it in Storage medium such as a compact disks or e-mail.
(Operating system and the software which we can accept isonly Windows Microsoft Word) should be sent to:
The International Journal of Oral -Medical Sciences
Research Institute of Oral Science
Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
2-870-1 Sakaecho-Nishi, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan
TEL: +81-47-360-9273 FAX : +81-47-364-6295
E-mail: ijoms@nihon-u.ac.jp
Manuscript Style: Manuscripts should be clearly typed anddouble spaced on one side with consecutively numberedpages of uniform size with one-inch margins. Manuscripts
should be written in English.
Title Page: The title page should have a concise, informative
title, the full names of the authors (without degree or title),
academic or professional affiliations and addresses, a running
title (less than 40 words), and key words (3 to 5). The nameand complete address of the person to whom proofs are to besent must be given. Include telephone number, fax number,and e-mail address.
Abstract: The abstract must be no more than 250 words, andshould contain a clear statement of the aims of the study, asummary of the methodological approach, concise resultsand discussion.
Materials and Methods: Describe procedures in detail sothat they can be repeated. Authors must ensure that the ethics
committee of their institution approved the study. In a humanexperiment, subjects must give informed consent.
Results and / or Discussion: Authors should present in a
logical sequence clear and concise results and discussion.
Data may be presented in various forms, such as histogramsor tables, but the same data cannot be in more than one form.
Perform a statistical analysis of all appropriate data.
Tables and Figures: Tables should be created with a word
processor and saved in either DOC or RTF format. Do notembed tables in your text. Each table must be submitted as aseparate file. All illustrations should be referred to as figuresand numbered in Arabic numerals (Fig. 1, 2, etc.). No morethan 8 figures may be presented, approximately equivalent to3 pages-worth total. Figures should be sized to one column
width (20 picas), or two column width (40 picas), asappropriate. Image height may not exceed 40 picas.
Multi-panel images should be composed as a single image
with width and height limitations applying to the final,combined image. Image resolution must be at least 300 dpi
for raster images (e.g., photographs, gels, stains) and 600 dpi
for line-art images (e.g., charts and graphs). Image-related
text and labeling must be clearly legible, a font size of 10
points or greater should be present in the final image. To
ensure the highest print quality, your figures must besubmitted in TIF, JPG or EPS format. In addition to theabove resolution guidelines, color figures must be submitted
in a CMYK colorspace. Do not submit color figures as RGB.
The extra costs of color reproduction will be charged to theauthor(s). Legends for figures must be typed with double
spacing on separate pages.
References: References should be numbered consecutively
in the order in which they appear in the text. Journal titles
should be in accordance with Index Medicus. Use thefollowing system for arranging your references:
Journal Article: Li Z, Sasaki Y, Mezawa M, Wang S, Li X,Yang L, Wang Z, Zhou L, Araki S, Matsumura H, Takai H,Ogata Y: cAMP and fibroblast growth factor 2 regulate bonesialoprotein gene expression in human prostate cancer cells.
Gene, 471: 1-12, 2011.
Book: Kiyono H, McGhee JR: Mucosal Immunology:
Intraepithelial Lymphocytes, Advances in Host Defense
Mechanism, Vol. 9, 1994, Raven Press, New York, USA.
Chapter in a book: Sarnat HB. Cerebral plasticity inembryological development. In: Fukuyama Y, Suzuki Y,Kamoshita S, Casaer P, editors. Fetal and perinatal neurology.
Basel: Karger; 1992. p.118-131.
Symposium Proceeding: Abiko Y, Shimizu N, Yamaguchi
M, Suzuki H: Effect of aging on functional changes ofperiodontal tissue cells. In Sunstar-Chapel Hill Symposium‘97; Periodontal Diseases and Human Health: New
Directions in Periodontal Medicine, Annals ofPeriodontology, 1998, Vol. 3, Genco RJ, Stamm JW andFrits ME, eds. The American Academy of Periodontology,Chicago, USA, p.350-369.
Abstract and in press: Cite abstract and in press in the text
instead of in the References section.
Proof and Reprints: There are no charges except for color
printed in the Journal. A reprint order form will be suppliedwith proofs sent to the corresponding author for review. Any
correction to proofs must be restricted to printer’s error;
otherwise, the author may incur charges for substantialchanges.
Copyright: Nihon University Research Institute of Oral
Science shall retain the copyright to and the rights toreproduction and transmission of articles (including the rightof making them transmissible) that appear in the IJOMS.