Submissions

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. 

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word processor format (word.doc) double-spaced with Arial font size 12, A4 page size, and 3cm margin spacing on all sides. Each section should begin on a new page, following consecutive numbering.

Title Page: It should include a short and concise title of up to 60 characters, in Spanish and English. Additionally, it should include the full names and affiliation of all authors (department and institution where the study was conducted). Furthermore, the corresponding author (who will handle correspondence at all stages of review, publication, and after publication), their professional address, and email address should be specified.

Graphics and Images: These should be submitted separately in TIFF or JPG format, with a minimum resolution of 600dpi and 300 pixels. Microphotographs should detail the magnification, bar size, and method used.

References: All references cited in the text must be present in the reference list, and vice versa. In the text, references will be cited with Arabic numbers in parentheses, numbered in the order of citation. The reference list should enumerate the order in which the reference citations appear in the text and all authors of the cited study. Examples:

Articles:
1. Zehnder M. Root canal irrigants. J Endod. 2006;32(5):389-98.

Books and book chapters:
2. Seltzer S, Bender IB. The dental pulp: biologic considerations in dental procedures. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott; 1984. p400.

Internet publications:
3. International association of dental traumatology: The dental trauma guide. Available at: http://dentaltraumaguide.org (accessed November 20, 2022, cited June 10, 2023).

If necessary in the text, authors may be cited singly or multiply. For example, for two authors: "Ricucci and Siqueira". For more than two authors: the first author followed by "et al." is sufficient (example: "Ordinola-Zapata et al.").

Original Articles

Abstract: It should not exceed 250 words. It should be prepared in Spanish and English. Additionally, it should include background, objectives, materials and methods, results, and conclusions. It should reflect the most relevant information from the article.

Keywords: from three to six, based on Health Science Descriptors (DECS - BIREME) in Spanish and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH - National Library Of Medicine) in English.

Introduction: It should contain the problem and background, hypotheses, and study objectives.

Materials and methods: It should be brief and concise enough for the study to be repeated by other research groups. Clinical or experimental studies that have used animals or pathogens should mention the approval of the relevant ethics committees. Equipment, instruments, and chemicals should be detailed, including the company name, city, state, and country. For commercial products, the product name, manufacturer, city, and country should be indicated in parentheses. Statistical analysis methods and criteria for determining significance levels should also be mentioned.

Results: They should be presented in logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations, with the most important findings first. The use of graphs is suggested instead of tables with many entries. This section can only contain information based on statistical data; there is no need for author interpretation.

Discussion: The most outstanding aspects of the study should be emphasized, using available scientific evidence in the argumentation. Repetition of information in the Results section is not recommended. It is recommended to include clinical relevance, study limitations and strengths, implications of the results for future studies, and clinical practice.

Conclusions: They should be shown briefly, relating the objectives to the study observations. Unsubstantiated claims should be avoided.

Acknowledgments: In this section, mention can be made of those individuals or institutions that provided support for the study's execution (translation, assistance in writing or correcting the article, statistical analysis, etc.).

References: no more than 30.