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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 3 edn. Wright 1993:175.
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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.

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