Mission of the Order
The Ordre des dentistes du Québec was founded to protect the public. Its mission is to maintain quality dental services through adherence to high standards of practice and ethical conduct, and to promote oral health among Quebecers.
Mission of the Journal
The Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec (the Journal), published by the Public Affairs and Communications Department, is a tool for strengthening the dental community. Its mission is to provide members with various information relating to the Order, in particular as concerns its activities, services, decisions and policies. The Journal also contributes to upgrading and maintaining dentists’ knowledge by publishing scientific articles on different aspects of dentistry.
Editorial content
Each issue of the Journal contains regular columns of interest to members and scientific articles on a theme chosen by the Public Affairs and Communications Department, in co-operation with the person in charge of scientific content in the Journal. The publisher, i.e. the Ordre des dentistes du Québec, reserves the right at all times to refuse to publish any material that conflicts with the mission of the Order.
Advertising content - Goods and services
Advertisements for goods and services may be published in the inside pages of the Journal or included as inserts with the magazine. All advertisements must be approved in advance by the Editor. The fact that an advertiser’s goods and services appear in the Journal does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of their quality or content by the Ordre des dentistes du Québec. The Editor may at all times refuse to publish any advertisement or include any insert if its content conflicts with the Code of Ethics, acts and regulations governing the practice of dentistry or the mission of the Order.
Advertising content - Training activities
The Journal accepts advertisements for training activities given by preferred partners recognized by the Order, as stipulated in its Continuing Dental Education Policy. These partners are Quebec dental societies, Quebec dental schools and their affiliated university hospital centres, Quebec specialists’ associations, study clubs approved by the Order, the Federation of Dental Specialists of Quebec and the Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec.
It is the policy of the Journal not to accept advertisements related to training courses offered by dentists, promoters or other parties if that training is related to a product, treatment approach or technique, for example.
The Editor reserves the right to publish summary information in the Journal related to national and international conventions and congresses (e.g. location, date and contact information).
Rates
The rates charged for classified advertisements, subscriptions and advertising space are published on the Order’s Website and reviewed annually during the budget preparation process. The Order also grants its preferred partners a reduction on the regular rate for advertising space.
Publication frequency
The Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec is published six times a year.
Copyright
All articles, texts, illustrations and photos published in the Journal are the property of the Ordre des dentistes du Québec. When articles are accepted for publication, the copyright is transferred to the Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec, which may later authorize the reproduction of part or all of the material published.
Authors interested in publishing an article in the Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec should submit their manuscripts and illustrations by mail to The Editor of the Journal, 625 René-Lévesque West, 15th floor, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 1R2, or by e-mail to journal@odq.qc.ca
Manuscripts must be typed, double-spaced, and printed on one side of the paper only, with margins of at least 3.5 cm. Manuscripts should be submitted in duplicate, and pages should be numbered consecutively. Only unabridged manuscripts submitted exclusively to the Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec will be considered for publication. All manuscripts will be submitted anonymously to one or two reviewers. The Editor alone is responsible for accepting or refusing manuscripts or requesting corrections. Acceptance is based on the article’s originality and scientific and clinical value.
Manuscripts must conform to the Vancouver style guidelines, as described hereafter. Each section must begin on a new page, and in the order described. Author’s rights in connection with an article accepted for publication will be automatically transferred to the Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec, which may authorize the partial or full reproduction of the articles it publishes.
Title Page
The title page must include the title of the article, the authors’ given names, family names and academic credentials, the names of the departments and institutions to which the work should be attributed, and the full name and address of the author to whom requests for reprints should be addressed.
Abstract
The second page must be an abstract of 150 to 200 words, written in the language of the main article and highlighting the objectives of the study or article, the main data, and the conclusions. Particular emphasis should be placed on the innovative quality or significance of the study or observations. The abstract should list 3 to 5 keywords found in the Bibliodent thesaurus or Index Medicus.
Text
Lengthy articles should use subtitles after the introduction and be ordered in this manner: materials and methods, outcomes, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments and bibliography.
Bibliography
Bibliographic entries indexed in the text are to be numbered in the article and listed in the bibliography in the order in which they appear in the text. Abbreviations for periodicals should follow the standards set out in Index Medicus or the Index of Dental Literature.
The following are some examples of acceptable bibliographic listings:
Periodicals (one or more authors)
Names and initials of all authors, full name of article, name of journal, year, volume, first and last pages. When there are six or more authors, list all authors. For seven or more authors, list the first three and add “et al.”
Wasserman SL, Loeb RB . L’anatomie canalaire et son interprétation radiographique. J Dent Qué 1977; 14 : 19-23.
Ordre des dentistes du Québec, comité de discipline. Les principales causes de poursuites au Québec. J Dent Qué 1983; 20 : 337-44.
Books
Authors’ names and initials, title of work, edition, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, pages referred to.
Cécil RL, Loeb B. Textbook of Medicine. 14th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1974 : 457-72.
Chapter in a book
Weinstein L, Swartz MN. Pathogenic Properties of Invading Microorganisms.
In Sodeman WA, 5th ed. Pathologic Physiology: Mechanisms of Disease, Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1974 : 457-72
Tables and Illustrations
On the back of each table, figure or image, write the principal author’s name, the item number and where the item should be placed (top and bottom). Captions should be listed on a separate sheet and numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. Photographic proofs must be printed on glossy paper and submitted in one copy only, and should be no bigger than 8 X 13 cm. Tables must be identified in Roman numerals, and figures, in Arabic numerals. No more than 20 illustrations may be provided, and these must be accompanied by their captions listed in order on a separate page. Digital images must be provided in a file format compatible with Photoshop (EPS, TIFF, JPEG), with a definition of 300 dpi or higher (pixels per inch).
The text must be provided on a CD-ROM, or e-mailed directly to journal@odq.qc.ca. A paper copy must also be sent for comparison purposes. Neither the Journal de l’Ordre des dentistes du Québec nor its editorial staff may be held responsible in any way for the loss or deterioration of texts or illustrations, or of any document they receive.