MDJ SUBMISSION
Instructions to Authors
The Malaysian Dental Journal is an official publication of the Malaysian Dental Association and is published half yearly (KDN PP4069/12/98)
The Malaysian Dental Journal covers all aspects of work in Dentistry and supporting aspects of Medicine, interaction with other disciplines is encouraged. The contents of the journal will include invited editorials, review updates, original scientific articles, case reports and technical innovations. The mission is to promote and elevate the quality of patient care and to promote the advancement of practice, education and scientific research in Malaysia.
The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:
Baidu Scholar, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, EBSCO Publishing Electronic Databases, Ex Libiris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, National Science Library, ProQuest, TDNet, Wanfang Data.
Submission Through This Link
https://review.jow.medknow.com/MDJ
Editor in Chief
Dr Kathiravan Purmal
Malaysian Dental Journal
D-5-1, Pusat Komersial Parklane
Jalan SS7/26, 47301 Petaling Jaya
Selangor, Malaysia
Email: [email protected]
Copyright agreement form
Copyright
Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding the work has not been published before. The submission of the manuscript by the authors means that the authors automatically agree to sign exclusive copyright to the Editor and the publication committee if and when the publication is accepted for publication. The copyright transfer agreement can be downloaded at the MDA webpage (www.mda.org.my). A copy of the agreement must be signed by the principal author upon submission. We assure that no limitation will be put on your freedom to use material contained in the paper without requesting permission provide acknowledgement is made to the journal as the original source of publication.
Presentation of manuscript
Manuscript should be submitted in journal style. Spelling preferably be either British or American. Articles typed in double spacing throughout on good, white A4 paper with a margin of at least 3 cm all around. Type only on one side of the paper.
Full papers
Papers should be set out as follows with each beginning in a separate sheet: title page, summary, text, acknowledgements, references, tables, caption to illustrations.
Title page: The title page should give the following information: 1) title of the article; 2) initials, name and address of each author, with higher academic qualifications and positions held; 3) name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail address.
Text. Normally only two categories of heading should be used: major ones should be typed in capital in the centre of the page and underlined; minor ones should be typed in lower case (with an initial capital letter) at the left hand margin and underlined.
Do not use he or she if the sex of the person is unknown; e.g. ‘the patient’.
References. The accuracy of the references is the responsibility of the author. References should be entered consecutively by Arabic numerals in superscript in the text. The reference list should be in numerical order on a separate sheet in double spacing. Reference to journals should include the author’s name and initials (list all authors when six or fewer; when seven or more list only the first three and add ‘et al.’), the title of paper, Journal name abbreviated, using index medicus abbreviations, year of publication, volume number, first and last page numbers (i.e. Vancouver style). For example:
Ellis A, Moos K, El-Attar. An analysis of 2067 cases of zygomatico-orbital fractures. J Oral Maxillofacial Surg. 1985;43:413-417.
Reference to books should be sent out as follows:
Scully C, Cawson RA, Medical Problems in Dentistry 3rd edn. Wright 1993:175.
Tables. These should be double spaced on separate sheets and contain only horizontal rules. Do not submit tables as photographs. A short descriptive title should appear above each table and any footnotes, suitably identified below. Care must be taken to ensure that all units are included. Ensure that each table is cited in the text.
Illustrations
Line illustration. All line illustrations should present a crisp black image on an even white background (127 mm x 173 mm or 5 x 7 inches) or no larger than 203 mm x 254 mm or 8 x l0 inches.
Photographic illustrations and radiographs. These should be submitted as clear colour digital prints in digital format with minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Photomicrographs should have the magnification and details of the staining technique shown. Radiographs should be submitted in high resolution to bring out the details to be illustrated, with an overlay indicating the area of importance. All illustration should be carefully marked digitally when highlighting areas of concern. Caption should be typed, double spaced on separate sheets from the manuscript.
Patient confidentiality. Where illustrations must include recognizable individuals living or dead and of whatever age, great care must be taken to ensure that consent for publication has been given and presented to the MDJ for record. Otherwise, the patient’s eyes or any identifiable anatomy should be covered.
Permission to reproduce, borrowed illustration or table or identifiable clinical photographs. Written permission to reproduce, borrowed material (illustrations and tables) must be obtained from the original publisher and authors and submitted with the typescript. Borrowed material should be acknowledged in the caption in this style: ‘Reproduced by the kind permission of…… (publisher) from /…. (reference)’.
Page Proofs
Page proofs are sent to the author for checking. The proofs with any minor corrections must be returned by fax or post to the editor within 48 hours of receipt.
Proprietary names
Proprietary names of drugs, instruments etc. should be indicated by the use of initial capital letters.
Abbreviations and units
Avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract. All unusual abbreviations should be fully explained at their first occurrence in the text. All measurements should be expressed in SI units. Imperial units are also acceptable.