Instructions to Authors

Smile is a scientific journal for the latest developments in Dentistry.

We will be publishing experimental papers and/or those dealing with clinical methods, chiefly in the fields of Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics and Periodontics. Original papers in other fields of Dentistry will be considered, provided they contain information that are closely related to the above disciplines.

We will also consider short communications reporting the practical solution of clinical cases of particular interest.

Original papers
All papers and communications must be submitted in both Italian and English, and sent directly via e-mail to dental-smile@bec.it, or alternatively copied onto floppy disk and sent to:

Dr. Mario Lendini
Via Felice Romani, 27
10131 Torino
Italy

Manuscripts must be processed in Write (or Word Pad) or Microsoft Word.

Papers, which will be accepted on the decision of a referee, must comprise the following sections:

1. Title of paper: short and specific. The names of the authors with academic titles and affiliations to institutions or study groups, if any.
2. Summary: not more than 200 words.
3. Key words: as per Index Medicus.
4. Introduction: stating the aims of the research and giving an overview of its significance and of the basic bibliography.
5. Materials and Methods: methods in common use need not be described, but a reference is required.
6. Results: the results may be presented in the form of tables and/or graphs, or through figures, photographs or radiographs.
7. Discussion and conclusions.
8. References: the authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the references.

Papers bearing the name of an institution must be signed by the Director of the Institution.

References
These should be at the end of the article, and must be indicated in the text with Arabic numbers, consecutively in the order in which they appear. The names of the authors must be given in full if there are six or less; if more than six, indicate the first three followed by "et al."

For more than one paper by the same authors, the list should be in chronological order of publication.

Each reference must include, in this order: surname of the authors followed by his/her initial(s), title of paper, name of the journal (using the standard abbreviations as in Index Medicus), year of publication, volume and page number.

Books: list surname of the authors followed by initial, original title of book, where it was published, name of publisher, year of publication, first and last page numbers of reference.

Chapters of books: list, in this order: authors of the chapter, authors of the book, original title of the book, where it was published, name of publisher, year of publication, number of volume and first and last page of the chapter referred to.

Papers or communications to congresses: indicate names of authors, title of lecture or communication, name of congress, city and year in which it was held..

If the proceedings have been published, this must be stated, specifying whether in the form of abstracts or full-length texts.

Examples:

Article from scientific journal
Johnson B. A New Gutta-percha Technique. J Endodon 1978; 4: 148-8

Publications by Scientific Association
American Association of Endodontists. Recommended guidelines for treatment of the avulsed tooth. J Endodon 1983; 9: 571

Book
Grossman LI. Endodontic Practice. 10th ed. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1981; 176-9.

Chapter of book
Sanders B, Brady FA, Johnson R. Injuries. In: Sanders B, ed. Pediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery. St. Louis: Mosby, 1979; 330-400.

Maximum number of references allowed:

• Scientific paper: 20
• Literature review: 50

Illustrations
Each graph, drawing, photograph, or x-rays, will be considered as a figure and numbered sequentially with Arabic numbers, abbreviated "Fig..." ; it must be inserted within the document (file) at the chosen place.

Illustrations inserted in the text of the paper must be saved in a format that is as compact as possible compatibly with the necessary quality (formats *.gif or *.jpg are recommended). The same illustrations may be sent in a high definition format and will be stored in a separate database from which readers will be able to access them.

Tables
Tables must be numbered with Arabic numbers, must bear a legend and be inserted in the document (file) at the selected place.

Changes
The editorial board reserves the right to make any changes to the text and presentation of the article (any major changes will be agreed with the author) so as to ensure consistency of style and editorial uniformity.

Short communications
These should be two to three pages in length, and are submitted for rapid publication.

They need not be divided into Introduction, Materials and Methods, etc., like the original papers, but must have a summary.

Papers are published under the sole responsibility of the authors.