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INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

The purpose of the Journal: Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction is to serve

as a medium for peer reviewed scientific papers related to clinical, experimental or

research findings in the disciplines of:

Neurosurgery

Oculoplastic and Orbital SurgeryOral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Otolaryngology

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The Journal is administered by the Advisory Board of the Editors of each discipline.

Submission:

Please upload your manuscript and accompanying files directly to

mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cmtr. (no www).

If you have submitted an article before, you can use your usual log-in name. Otherwise,

follow the step-by-step onscreen instructions to set up an account and upload your files.

If you have any problems, please contact Zoé Lehmann [email protected]

Submissions should include the following:

• Manuscript: 6 to 10 typed double-speed pages (2,100 to 3,500).

• References: Minimum of 10, maximum of 30.• Figures and Tables as appropriate

• Legends: A 1-to-2 line legend for each slide/figure

If you have illustrations to be included, please provide a sketch of the desired illustration,

along with a description, and in-house illustrations will be created for you if the paper is

accepted.

Terms of acceptance:

Manuscripts containing original material are accepted for consideration only on thecondition that the material, tables or figures, either in part or whole, have not been nor

will be published or submitted for publication elsewhere. This restriction does not apply

to abstracts or press reports in connection with scientific meetings.



All manuscripts will be peer reviewed by the members of the Editorial Board with

expertise in the field that encompasses the manuscript. The publisher reserves the rightto edit manuscripts to fit the space available and ensure conciseness, clarity and stylistic

consistency. The final editions will be sent to the primary (or contact) another for

approval.

Layout and style:

Feature articles should be written in the AMA (American Medical Association) style,

approximately 2.100 to 3,500 words long (6 to 10 typewritten, double-spaced, numbered pages, not including figures and tables), with one inch margins. Authors should express

all measurements in System International (SI) units, conventional units may be included in parenthesis, if desired. Limit the use of any brand name to only once; when cited,indicate the name of the manufacturer, town and state. Thereafter, use the generic name

of the product throughout the manuscript. Please submit 4 copies.

On page 1, list the title—short, clear and specific; name academic degree, and current

professional/academic affiliations for all authors; the name of the department and

institution in which the work was done. For private practice, list town, state and emphasis/speciality. Including full address, telephone, fax and e-mail number of the

primary author or contact author(if different). If your manuscript is accepted for

publication, you must provide the address and telephone number where you can be

reached to approve layout pages during production.

ABSTRACT

Submit a separate page of approximately 150 words, summarizing the article in 3

sections: Background and Objectives, Methods and Materials, Results and/or Conclusions.

KEYWORDS

TEXT

Manuscripts may be organized in a manner that best suits the specific goals of the article,

but should always include an introductory section, the body of the article, and a

conclusion, as outlined in these guidelines:• Preliminary Discussion--a discussion of the relevance and historical

development of the study conducted, system or technique presented.

• Indications and Contraindications —for the system or technique.• Body —a description of the study, system, or technique, using case reports,

figures, tables, drawings, charts and graphs to illustrate.



• Discussion —pertinent observations, contrasting alternate systems; a

projection of how the results of the study, the methods or the techniqueswill evolve and influence the profession in the future.

• Conclusion —a brief condensation of the most prominent observations

arising from the body of the manuscript.

REFERENCES

For a feature article, submit a minimum of 10 and maximum of 30 references, typed on a

separate sheet at the end of the manuscript, numbered consecutively as they are cited

in the text (by numerical superscripts). The author(s) of the manuscript are responsiblefor the accuracy and completeness of the references. List all authors when there are for

or fewer; when there are five or more, list the first three, then use “et al.” The examples

for reference in journals, books, and chapters/sections in books are provided below:

1. Ellis E 3d, Ghali GE, Lag screw fixation of mandibular angle fractures. JOral Maxillofac Surg 1991;49(3):234-243.

2. Spiessl B, New Concepts in Maxillofacial Bone Surgery. Berlin,

Germany: Springer-Verlag 1976

3. Yaremchuk MJ, Manson PN, Rigid internal fixation of mandibular

fractures. In: Yaremchuk MJ, Manson, PN, Gruss JS, eds. Rigid fixation

of the Craniomaxillofacial Skeleton. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992;179-186.

FIGURES (SLIDES/IMAGES/DRAWINGS/DIAGRAMS, ETC)

Images must include preoperative, procedural, and postoperative views. Number the

images/figures on the frame in sequential numerical order in which they appear in the

text, using Arabic numerals (ie, Figure 1). Indicate the top of the slide with an arrow;check the orientation to avoid “flipovers”. Radiographs/x-rays are accepted. Charts and

graphs are accepted in image format. Rough sketches will be professionally redrawn by a

medical illustrator—at no charge to the author—and sent to the author for approval. For full-face views of patients, submit patient permission forms or indicate crop marks.

LEGENDS

Submit a 2 line legend for each illustration, typewritten on a separate sheet. Legends

should be numbered correctly to correspond with the appropriate image/figure and withcitation in the text (image/legend/text).

TABLES

Type each table (or provide a draft form of it) along with its title on a separate sheet and

number consecutively, according to citation in the text.



COPYRIGHT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A Copyright Assignment form will be mailed to the author upon receipt of the manuscript

and must be signed and returned before the review process is initiated. Authors who wishto submit the form with the manuscript may request it by mail prior to submission.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The journal does not exclude articles the authors of which have commercial interest in

products cited in the article. However, authors are expected to disclose their commercialinterests. Authors are also requested to acknowledge financial support provide by

research or clinical grants from federal, corporate, or philanthropic agencies.

PERMISSION AND WAIVERS

Materials taken from other sources must be accompanied by written permission from theauthor and publisher. Written permission must also be obtained from at least on author of

papers still in press, unpublished data, and personal communications.

REPRINTS

The journal will provide the primary author with approximately 10 tear sheets and a freecopy of the issue in which the article appears. Additional reprints can be ordered from

the publisher for a fee.

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