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f. Discussion: The conclusion section should describe the major
findings of the study. Both the strength and weaknesses of the
observations should be discussed. What are the major conclusions of
the study? How does the data support these conclusions? How do
these findings compare to the published literature? What are the
clinical implications? Although this last section might be tentative
given the nature of a particular study, the authors should realize that
even preliminary clinical implications might have value for the clinical
readership. Ideally, a review of the potential clinical significance is the
last section of the discussion.
g. References: The reference style follows Index Medicus and can be
efficiently learned from reading past issues of the JOE. Citations are
placed in parentheses at the end of a sentence or at the end of a
clause that requires a literature citation. Do not use superscript for
references. Original reports are limited to 35 references. There are no
limits in the number of references for review articles.
4. Page Limitations for Manuscripts in the Category of Basic
Science/Endodontic Techniques
a. What is the limitation? Original research reports in the category of
basic science/endodontic techniques are limited to no more than
2,000 words (total for the abstract, introduction, methods, results and
conclusions), and a total of three Figs./Charts/Tables. If a composite
figure is used (as described above), then this will count as two of the
three permitted Figs./Charts/Tables.
b. Does this apply to me? Manuscripts submitted to the JOE can be
broadly divided into several categories including review articles,
clinical trials (e.g., prospective or retrospective studies on patients or
patient records, or research on biopsies excluding the use of human
teeth for technique studies), basic science/biology (animal or culture
studies on biological research related to endodontics, or relevant
pathology or physiology), and basic science/techniques (e.g.,
stress/strain/compression/strength/failure/composition studies on
endodontic instruments or materials). Manuscripts submitted in this
last category are the only category subject to these limitations. If you
are not sure whether your manuscript falls within this category please
c. Why page limitations? Most surveyed stakeholders of the JOE
desire timely publication of submitted manuscripts and an extension
of papers to include review articles and other features. To accomplish
these goals, we must reduce the average length of manuscripts since
increasing the JOE’s number of published pages is prohibitively
expensive. Although a difficult decision, restricting this one category
of manuscripts accomplishes nearly all of these goals since ~40-50%
of published papers are in this category.
d. How do I make my manuscript fit these limitations? Adhering to
the general writing methods described in these guidelines (and in the
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