Information for authors

Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with "Uniform requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journal" developed by international committee of medical Journal Editors.

Types of Manuscripts and Limits

Original articles: Up to 3000 words excluding references and abstract.
Case reports: Up to 1000 words excluding references and abstract and up to 10 references.

Online Submission of the Manuscripts

Articles can also be submitted online from http://www.contempclindent.org

1. First Page File: Prepare the title page, covering letter, acknowledgement, etc. using a word processor program. All information which can reveal your identity should be here. use text/ rtf/doc/PDF files. Do not zip the files.
2. Article file: The main text of the article, beginning from Abstract till References (including tables) should be in this file. Do not include any information (such as acknowledgement, your name in page headers, etc.) in this file. Use text/rtf/doc/PDF files. Do not zip the files. Limit the file size to 400 kb. Do not incorporate images in the file. If file size is large, graphs can be submitted as images separately without incorporating them in the article file to reduce the size of the file.
3. Images: Submit good quality color images. Each image should be less than 100 kb in size. Size of the image can be reduced by decreasing the actual height and width of the images (keep up to 400 pixels or 3 inches). All image formats (jpeg, tiff, gif, bmp, png, eps etc.) are acceptable; jpeg is most suitable.

Legends: Legends for the figures/images should be included at the end of the article file.

If the manuscript is submitted online, the contributors' form and copyright transfer form has to be submitted in original with the signatures of all the contributors within two weeks from submission. Hard copies of the images (3 sets), for articles submitted online, should be sent to the journal office at the time of submission of a revised manuscript.

Editorial office:
Dr. S. G. Damle,
Editor-In-Chief,
Vice Chancellors Office,
Maharishi Markandeshwar University,
Mullana (Ambala)-133207 Haryana
INDIA.
Email: editorccd @ gmail . com

 

Preparation of the Manuscript

The text of observational and experimental articles should be divided into sections with the headings: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References, Tables, Figures, Figure legends, and Acknowledgment. Do not make subheadings in these sections.

Title Page
The title page should carry

1. Type of manuscript (e.g. Original article, Case Report)
2. The title of the article, which should be concise, but informative;
3. Running title or short title not more than 50 characters;
4. The name by which each contributor is known (Last name, First name and initials of middle name), with his or her highest academic degree(s) and institutional affiliation;
5. The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed;
6. The name, address, phone numbers, facsimile numbers and e-mail address of the contributor responsible for correspondence about the manuscript;
7. The total number of pages, total number of photographs and word counts separately for abstract and for the text (excluding the references and abstract);
8. Source(s) of support in the form of grants, equipment, drugs, or all of these;
9. Acknowledgement, if any; and
10. If the manuscript was presented as part at a meeting, the organization, place, and exact date on which it was read.

Abstract Page
The second page should carry the full title of the manuscript and an abstract (of no more than 150 words for case reports, brief reports and 250 words for original articles). The abstract should be structured and state the Context (Background), Aims, Settings and Design, Methods and Material, Statistical analysis used, Results and Conclusions. Below the abstract should provide 3 to 10 keyword.

INTRODUCTION
State the purpose of the article and summarize the rationale for the study or observation.

Methods
The methods section should include only information that was available at the time the plan or protocol for the study was written; all information obtained during the conduct of the study belongs in the Results section.
Reports of randomized clinical trials should be based on the CONSORT
Statement (http ://www. consort-statement. org). When reporting experiments on human subjects, indicate whether the procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional or regional) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (available at http://www.wma.net/e/policy/l 7-c_e.html).

Results
Present your results in logical sequence in the text, tables, and illustrations, giving the main or most important findings first. Do not repeat in the text all the data in the tables or illustrations; emphasize or summarize only important observations. Extra or supplementary materials and technical detail can be placed in an appendix where it will be accessible but will not interrupt the flow of the text; alternatively, it can be published only in the electronic version of the journal.

Discussion
include Summary of key findings (primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, results as they relate to a prior hypothesis); Strengths and limitations of the study (study question, study design, data collection, analysis and interpretation); Interpretation and implications in the context of the totality of evidence (is there a systematic review to refer to, if not, could one be reasonably done here and now?, what this study adds to the available evidence, effects on patient care and health policy, possible mechanisms); Controversies raised by this study; and Future research directions (for this particular research collaboration, underlying mechanisms, clinical research). Do not repeat in detail data or other material given in the Introduction or the Results section.

References
References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text (not in alphabetic order). Identify references in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in square bracket (e.g. [10]). Please refer to ICMJE Guidelines(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/ uniform_requirements.html) for more examples.

1. Standard journal article: Kulkarni SB, Chitre RG, Satoskar RS. Serum proteins in tuberculosis. J Postgrad Med 1960;6:113-20. List the first six contributors followed by et al.
2. Chapter in a book: Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP Hypertension and stroke. In: Laragh JII, Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension: pathophysiology; diagnosis, and management. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. pp 465-78.

Tables
Tables should be self-explanatory and should not duplicate textual material.
Tables with more than 10 columns and 25 rows are not acceptable.
Number tables, in Arabic numerals, consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supply a brief title for each.
Explain in footnotes all non-standard abbreviations that are used in each table.
For footnotes use the following symbols, in this sequence: *, ¶, †, ‡‡, ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌

Illustrations (Figures)
Send sharp, glossy, un-mounted, color photographic prints, with height of 4 inches and width of 6 inches.
Figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they have been first cited in the text.
Each figure should have a label pasted (avoid use of liquid gum for pasting) on its back indicating the number of the figure, the running title, top of the figure and the legends of the figure. Do not write on the back of figures, scratch, or mark them by using paper clips.
Print outs of digital photographs are not acceptable. For digital images send TIFF files of minimum 1200x1600 pixel size.
Type or print out legends (maximum 40 words, excluding the credit line) for illustrations using double spacing, with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations.

Electronic Version
Manuscript sent by post must be accompanied by a 3.5 inch (1.44 MB) floppy or CD containing the manuscript.

 

Sending a revised manuscript

While submitting a revised manuscript, contributors are requested to include, along with single copy of the final revised manuscript, a photocopy of the revised manuscript with the changes underlined in red and copy of the comments with the point to point clarification to each comment. The manuscript number should be written on each of these documents. If the manuscript is submitted online, the contributors’ form and copyright transfer form has to be submitted in original with the signatures of all the contributors within two weeks of submission. Hard copies of images should be sent to the office of the journal. There is no need to send printed manuscript for articles submitted online.

Reprints

Journal provides no free printed reprints.  

Copyrights

The whole of the literary matter in the Contemporary clinical dentistry is copyright and cannot be reproduced without the written permission.

Checklist Manuscript Title Covering letter

Signed by all contributors
Previous publication/ presentations mentioned Source of funding mentioned
Conflicts of interest disclosed

Authors
Middle name initials provided.
Author for correspondence, with e-mail address provided.
Number of contributors restricted as per the instructions
Identity not revealed in paper except title page {e.g. name of the institute in Methods, citing previous study as ‘our study’)

Presentation And Format
Double spacing
Margins 2.5 cm from all four sides
Title page contains all the desired information. Running title provided (not more than 50 characters)
Abstract page contains the full title of the manuscript
Abstract provided
Structured abstract provided for an original article.
Key words provided (three or more)
Introduction of 75-100 words
Headings in title case (not ALL CAPITALS). References cited in square brackets
References according to the journal's instructions

Language and grammar
Uniformly American English
Abbreviations spelt out in full for the first time. Numerals from 1 to l0 spelt out
Numerals at the beginning of the sentence spelt out

Tables and figures
No repetition of data in tables and graphs and in text.
Actual numbers from which graphs drawn, provided.
Figures necessary and of good quality (colour) table and figure numbers in Arabic letters (not Roman).
Labels pasted on back of the photographs (no names written)
Figure legends provided (not more than 40 words)
Patients' privacy maintained, (if not permission taken)
Credit note for borrowed figures/tables provided Manuscript provided on a floppy (with single spacing)
Contributors' Form (to be modified as applicable and one signed copy attached with the manuscript)

Click here to download instructions

Click here to download copyright form

These ready to use templates are made to help the contributors write as per the requirements of the Journal.

Save the templates on your computer and use them with a word processor program. 
Click open the file and save as the manuscript file.

In the program keep 'Document Map' and 'Comments' on from 'View' menu to navigate through the file. 


Download Template for Original Articles/ABSTRACT Reports. (.DOT file)

Download Template for Case Reports.  (.DOT file)

Download Template for Review Articles.  (.DOT file)

Download Template for Letter to the Editor.  (.DOT file)