EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (EJOMS) aims to reach a national and international audience with article submissions from authors worldwide. It gives high priority to original studies of interest to clinicians and scientists in oral and maxillofacial surgery and related disciplines. 

Topics of current interest to clinical, experimental, and basic scientists will be published in critical subjects, such as anesthesia, craniofacial deformity, dentoalveolar and implant surgery, oral medicine, pathology, bioengineering, trauma, and TMJ. With this journal, we primarily target to effectively bridge the gap between basic science and clinical application as well. Access to the Journal is available to all interested colleagues with no subscription fees, with the aim of gathering all interested national and international surgeons.

This journal, which is planned to be published four times a year, accepts both English and Turkish studies.

As a peer-reviewed journal which publishes studies in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the following types of papers are accepted for publication within the specified text limits.

Max. length Max. Abstract length Max. Figures or Tables Max. References
· Full-length articles 2500 words 250 words 6 figures or tables 25 references
· Case Reports 750 words 150 words 3 figures 10 references
· Letters to the Editor 500 words – 2 figures 5 references
· Short Communications 500 words – 4 figures or tables 5 references
· Review Articles (invited) Commissioned and limited by the editor
· Composite or multi-part figures are not accepted
· Abstract is included in the word count
Full-length articles:
Maximum length 2500 words; abstract maximum 250 words, 25 references, normally no more than 6 figures or tables (note that composite or multi-part figures are not accepted).
Case Reports:
Maximum length 750 words; abstract maximum of 150 words, 10 references, 3 figures or tables (note that composite or multi-part figures are not accepted). Normally no more than 5 authors.
Letters:
Maximum length 500 words, 5 references, 2 figures or tables. Letters about a published paper should be headed with the full reference to that paper. Original letters should have their own heading. Normally no more than 5 authors.
Short communications:
Maximum length 500 words, 5 references, 4 figures or tables (note that composite or multi-part figures are not accepted), no abstract, no introduction or discussion. Normally no more than 5 authors.
Review articles are usually commissioned by the editor.
The type of paper you are submıttıng should be stated in your cover letter.
The following items should be present for submission:
Designated corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address

Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, descriptions, and footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided

References
Authors are responsible for the correct citation of references. References in the text should be typed numerically and superscripted in the order in which they appear. References at the end of the article should be written in the order in which they appear in the article, not alphabetically. If there are more than six authors, name only the first six authors, followed by et al. For further information please visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html#journals . For abbreviations of journal names, see the List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus or access the list at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html.
Sample references are given below:
Journal article
Halpern SD, Ubel PA, Caplan AL. Solid-organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients. N Engl J Med. 2002 Jul 25;347(4):284-7.
Article not in English
Ellingsen AE, Wilhelmsen I. Sykdomsangst blant medisin- og jusstudenter. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2002;122(8):785-7. Norwegian.
Optional: Translation of article title (MEDLINE/PubMed practice):
Ellingsen AE, Wilhelmsen I. [Disease anxiety among medical students and law students]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2002 Mar 20;122(8):785-7. Norwegian.
Online journals
Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [Internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6):[about 1 p.]. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2002/06000/Quality_Improvement_Initiative_in_Nursing_Homes.31.aspx Subscription required.
Book chapter
Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.
Entire book
Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
Software
Hayes B, Tesar B, Zurow K. OTSoft: Optimality Theory Software. Version 2.3.2 [software]. 2013 Jan 14 [cited 2015 Feb 14]. Available from: https://linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes/otsoft/.
Database
CANCERNET-PDQ [database online]. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 1996. Updated March 29, 1996
World Wide Web
Gostin LO. Drug use and HIV/AIDS [JAMA HIV/AIDS web site]. June 1, 1996. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/ethics. Accessed June 26, 1997

Further considerations:
• Spell check and Grammar check of the manuscript,
• All references mentioned in the Reference List should cited in the text, and vice versa,
• Permissions received for use of copyrighted materials from other sources should be included,
• A competing interests statement should be provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare,

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Editorial policy
All submissions are subject to editorial review, and all research papers will be forwarded to at least two referees for peer review. When the necessary conditions are not met, an immediate reject decision may be given for papers that are not suitable for publication in the journal. These papers are not usually sent for further peer review, though comments may be provided for the reject decision by the Editor. The Editor will not enter into any correspondence about papers not accepted. The editors reserve the right to make editorial and literary corrections. Any opinions expressed or policies advocated do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the editors, the publisher or AÇBİD.

Allegations of misconduct
Based on the criteria set out by COPE, EJOMS agrees to abide by the process for addressing concerns or issues raised about misconduct.

Authorship and Contributorship
EJOMS applies clear policies (allowing transparency about who contributed to the work and in what capacity) for authorship and contribution requirements, as well as processes for managing potential disputes.
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following:
1. The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data,
2. Drafting the article or revising it critically for important scientific and intellectual content,
3. Final approval of the version to be submitted.
Minor contributors and non-contributory clinicians who have allowed their patients to be used in the paper should be acknowledged.

Copyright
The copyright of the works published in EJOMS Journal belongs to the authors. Authors grant permission for EJOMS to publish their intellectual work under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

Complaints and Appeals
EJOMS has a clearly defined process for handling complaints against the journal, its staff, editorial board or publisher. We see such complaints and appeals as opportunities for improvement of our journal. Our process will be initiated when the complaint and appeal is received in writing by the editorial office. This process is as follows;
- The complaint and objection are evaluated by the co-editors and forwarded to the relevant field editors. If the complaint or objection cannot be resolved by this team, the problem is forwarded to the editor-in-chief.
- The editor-in-chief can forward the problem to the Ethics Committee, which consists of senior members of the scientific field, and request counselling for a solution.
- If the complainant is not satisfied with the result, the problem is re-evaluated by the editor-in-chief and a clear answer is given within 1 month.

Conflicts of interest / Competing interests
Clear definitions of conflicts of interest and processes for addressing conflicts of interest of authors, reviewers, editors, journals and publishers are as follows:
Conflict of interest refers to a situation where a researcher or author has a personal or financial interest in the subject matter of the research or study. Conflict of interest indicates a situation that may question the impartiality or credibility of research results. Therefore, it is important for conflicts of interest to be clearly disclosed and managed in scientific publications. EJOMS requests that all authors disclose potential sources of conflict of interest. These sources of conflict of interest should be disclosed when they are directly related to the work described in the authors' manuscripts. Potential sources of conflict of interest include factors such as owning a patent or stocks, serving on a company's board of directors, providing consultancy for a company, or receiving speaker fees. The presence of a conflict of interest does not prevent publication, but it must be disclosed. If authors have no conflict of interest, this should also be stated.

Data and Reproducibility
EJOMS should include policies on data availability and encourage the use of reporting guidelines and the recording of clinical trials and other study designs according to standard practices in their disciplines
Researchers should report the data and methods they use in their studies in detail. Additionally, they should share the datasets and analysis methods to facilitate the replication of others' work and the verification of results. The purpose of this sharing is to contribute to making scientific research more transparent, reliable, and reproducible. If sharing data compromises ethical standards or legal requirements, authors are not expected to share it.

Preservation and Archiving Policy
The issues published in EJOMS are stored in the database of the library with the EyDES software tool established within the National Library for preservation and archiving purposes. 

Ethical Oversight
Ethical oversight should include, but is not limited to, policies on consent to publication, publication on vulnerable populations, ethical conduct of research using animals, ethical conduct of research using human subjects, handling confidential data and ethical business/marketing practices
If the study will be conducted at any institution or organization, approval must be obtained from that institution or organization for conducting the study. In studies involving human subjects, a statement indicating the ethical review and approval by the ethics committee, as well as confirmation that the study conforms to recognized standards, is required (e.g., the Declaration of Helsinki etc). Additionally, it should be stated in the text that informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in the study prior to their participation. Patient confidentiality must be preserved. Photographs need to be edited to prevent identification of human subjects (e.g., using an eye bar). Authors are not required to provide a copy of the consent form to the publisher; however, when signing the publishing license, authors are required to verify that consent has been obtained.
Following the statement that the necessary approvals have been obtained for human clinical trials, the institution, approval number and date of the approval should be stated preferably in the first paragraph of the "Material-Method" section.
In studies involving animal subjects, authors must specify in the Methods section that ethical approval for the protocols and procedures used was obtained, along with the name of the approving body.

Journal Management
A well-described and implemented infrastructure is essential, including the business model, policies, processes and software for efficient running of an editorially independent journal, as well as the efficient management and training of editorial boards and editorial and publishing staff
Editor Selection: Editors should have expertise in areas relevant to the journal's subject matter and target audience. Editors must be diligent in professionalism, impartiality, and ethical principles.
Management of the Peer Review Process: Editors oversee the evaluation process of submitted manuscripts by peer reviewers. During this process, editors must adhere to principles of impartiality, fairness, and expediency.
Selection of Reviewers: Editors should be cautious when selecting expert and unbiased reviewers. It is important for reviewers to possess relevant knowledge and experience regarding the content of the submitted manuscript.
Preservation of Ethical Principles: Editors are responsible for upholding ethical standards in scientific research. In cases of research ethics violations, editors should initiate necessary corrections or retractions and collaborate with relevant organizations.
Content and Quality Control: Editors assess whether submitted manuscripts adhere to the journal's publication standards and quality expectations. Factors such as scientific accuracy, methodological robustness, and language proficiency are taken into consideration.
Publication Decision: Based on evaluation reports from reviewers, editors determine which manuscripts will be published in the journal. This decision should align with the journal's publication policies and objectives.
Management of Author and Reviewer Relations: Editors facilitate communication between authors and reviewers and address conflicts when necessary. Additionally, editors should take necessary measures to prevent conflicts of interest.

Intellectual property
All policies on intellectual property, including copyright and publishing licenses, should be clearly described. In addition, any costs associated with publishing should be obvious to authors and readers. Policies should be clear on what counts as prepublication that will preclude consideration. What constitutes plagiarism and redundant/overlapping publication should be specified

When an article submitted to the EJOMS is accepted, the author designated as the corresponding author will be notified via email and will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the article. EJOMS's standard copyright agreement allows for archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. EJOMS is an open-access journal. Publication, reading, and downloading of articles are free of charge. No fees are required for any transaction. Similarly, no fees are charged for the peer review process.

Ethical Violations and Definitions

Duplication
The publication of identical or substantially similar articles in more than one journal is defined as duplication. When this situation is detected by the editors, the article is sent back without being evaluated and the editor may prevent the authors from submitting a publication again for a period. The editor may share this situation with the editor of the other journal. The editor of the journal in which the author has previously published may also publicize this situation. 
Simultaneous submission of the same work to more than one journal
It is not considered ethically appropriate for authors to submit the same article to more than one journal at the same time. If this situation is confirmed, the editor may return the article without reviewing it, or reject it regardless of the reviews. It may decide not to accept articles submitted by the corresponding author for a certain period of time. It is also possible to write to the institution to which the author is affiliated or to take all these measures together.
Protocol to Prevent Plagiarism
Presenting the ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, figures or works of others as one's own work, in whole or in part, without proper attribution to their owners in accordance with scientific rules, is called "Plagiarism". It is a serious violation of ethics and in many countries results in the termination of academic life. EJOMS requires all submitted papers to be scanned for plagiarism and the result report to be sent. The plagiarism status of the submitted studies should be done with up-to-date and accepted software. According to these reports, the plagiarism rate is expected to be less than 20%. Plagiarism detection is not the only criterion in the similarity rate, the author is also expected to comply with the rules of citation. Even if the similarity rate is 1%, plagiarism may occur when proper citation and citation rules are not followed. For this reason, citation and citation rules should be known, emphasized and carefully applied.
Plagiarism, duplication, false authorship/confessed authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, copyright infringement and concealment of conflict of interest are unethical behaviors. All articles that do not comply with these standards will be removed from publication, even if they have been published, and warning letters will be sent to the authors' affiliated institutions.
Forgery
Creating data that is not based on scientific research, editing or altering, reporting or publishing studies presented or published on the basis of false data, and presenting a research as if it was conducted without having been conducted.
Falsifying the data obtained and research records, stating methods, devices and materials not used in the research as if they were used, not evaluating data that contradicts the hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit the relevant theory or assumptions, falsifying or shaping the research results in line with the interests of the persons and organizations supported.
Protection of Participants' Personal Data
EJOMS requires that all research involving personal or sensitive data or materials relating to human participants that are not legally publicly available be subject to formal ethical review. Local authority laws established for the purpose of protecting personal data apply in this regard. For details, please visit https://www.kvkk.gov.tr/Icerik/4185/6698-Sayili-Kisisel-Verilerin-Korunmasi-Kanununun-Amaci-ve-Kapsami.
Handling Allegations of Research Misconduct
EJOMS adheres to the Ethical Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Program as defined by COPE. The editors of EJOMS will take all necessary precautions to prevent the publication of manuscripts that contain plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, data fabrication, and other research misconduct. Furthermore, in no case will EJOMS editors knowingly allow such misconduct to occur. When EJOMS editors become aware of any research misconduct related to a published article, they will take appropriate action following COPE's guidelines.

Article Withdrawal Process

The Editorial Board or Editor(s) of the EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery processes appeals, complaints or withdrawal requests in accordance with COPE guidelines. https://publicationethics.org/node/19896. The Editorial Board or Editor(s) of EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is always ready to issue corrections, clarifications, withdrawals or apologies when necessary. In accordance with the editorial policy of the EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the duties and responsibilities regarding the withdrawal of a publication by the author(s) or editor(s) are specified below.

Manuscript Withdrawal by Author(s);
If the author(s) wish to withdraw a manuscript that is in the review or early view stage or has been published, they can apply by stating their reasons. In this process, the author(s) are obliged to cooperate with the journal editors. The process should be carried out as follows:
- The corresponding author(s) must submit to the Editor a written letter about the withdrawal of the manuscript, including the original signatures of all authors.
- The Editor/Editors or the Editorial Board of EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery will review the withdrawal notification and make a decision within 30 days at the latest after the form is received by the journal.

Article Withdrawal by Editor
The Editor(s) or Editorial Board of the EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is obliged to suspend the publication of a manuscript in the review or early view stage or in the case of suspected ethical or copyright violations, errors or plagiarism, or to investigate if the manuscript has already been published. This process is carried out as follows:
- EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Editor/Editors or Editorial Board; when it is determined as a result of the investigation that there is an ethical or copyright violation or error or plagiarism in a study under evaluation, it terminates the publication process and notifies the author(s) of the article by reporting the irregularity in detail.
- EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Editor(s) or Editorial Board; when it is determined as a result of the investigation that there is an ethical or copyright violation or error or plagiarism in an early appearance or published study, the following article withdrawal procedures are carried out within 30 days at the latest after the decision is taken.
The study in which an ethical violation is detected:
- While the Abstract and Full Text in the electronic display remain in place, the phrase “Withdrawn:” and the date of withdrawal are added next to the article name in the “Table of Contents” section of the issue in question and at the beginning of the article title in the display, and the study, the reasons for withdrawal and detailed sources of evidence, if any, are published together with the notifications of the institutions and organizations to which the author(s) are affiliated.
- The withdrawal notice is announced on the main page of the journal website.
- The retracted article is added to the “Table of Contents” of the first electronic and/or printed issue of the journal to be published by writing “Withdrawn: Title of Study” and starting from the first page, the reasons for the withdrawal of the article and the original citations cited therein are shared with the public and researchers.
- The above-mentioned withdrawal notifications are forwarded to the institution and organization(s) to which the author(s) is affiliated.
- The above-mentioned withdrawal notices are forwarded to the institutions and organizations where the Journal is indexed and the Presidency of the National Library to be recorded in the indexing systems and catalogs.
In addition, the Editor/Editors or Editorial Board of EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery may recommend to the publishers or editorial boards that have published the work of the author(s) who committed ethical violations to ensure the validity and reliability of the published work or to withdraw it.

Peer review processes
All peer review processes must be transparently described and well managed. Journals should provide training for editors and reviewers and have policies on diverse aspects of peer review, especially with respect to adoption of appropriate models of review and processes for handling conflicts of interest, appeals and disputes that may arise in peer review
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers are sent for evaluation when the Editor determines that the article meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Suitable papers are sent to at least two independent referees. Authors are encouraged to suggest referees of international standing. Referees provide recommendations on the originality and scientific merit of the paper; the Editor-in-Chief and editorial board then make the decision regarding publication. The Editor's decision is final.

Post-publication Discussions and Corrections
Journals must allow debate post publication either on their site, through letters to the editor. They must have mechanisms for correcting, revising or retracting articles after publication
Editors may issue a correction publication when they identify minor errors in published articles. If these errors are significant enough to potentially alter the results or findings of the article, editors may consider retracting the article. If there are indications that authors have misused the research or publication, if the reliability of the findings is in question, or if investigations by the authors' institutions appear inconclusive or unfair, editors may consider issuing an expression of concern.

Open Access Policy
EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery fully supports and implements the "open access policy" within the Budapest Open Access Initiative. EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery supports the dissemination of scientifically developed knowledge on a world scale through "Open Access". The works published in EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are licensed under "Creative Common Attribution Licence, EJOMS Licence © 2024 by Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Society is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International". Reproduction, distribution and unlimited use of the works in the journal are free of charge provided that the source is cited and non-commercial.

As AÇBİD and EurAsian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, we strongly support open research objectives. Our open access policy supports research funders and institutions to meet open access requirements, as well as ensuring a high level of public availability of scientific research without charging any fees. No fees charged from the author or institution under any name.