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numerals and abbreviated Fig(s). Each figure should have a legend and all legends should be numbered correspondingly and
included at the end of the manuscript. Text on the figures should be in capitals. Figures should be planned to fit the proportions
of the printed page.
All figures and artwork must be provided in electronic format. Please save vector graphics (e.g. line artwork) in Encapsulated
Postscript Format (EPS) and bitmap files (e.g. half-tones) or clinical or in vitro pictures in Tagged Image Format (TIFF). JPEG
files are also acceptable. Detailed information on our digital illustration standards can be found at
www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/illustration.asp
Unnecessary figures and parts (panels) of figures should be avoided: data presented in small tables or histograms, for instance,
can generally be stated briefly in the text instead. Figures should not contain more than one panel unless the parts are logically
connected
Figures divided into parts should be labelled with a lower-case, boldface, roman letter, a, b, and so on, in the same type size as
used elsewhere in the figure. Lettering in figures should be in lower-case type, with the first letter capitalized. Units should have
a single space between the number and unit, and follow SI nomenclature common to a particular field. Unusual units and
abbreviations should be spelled out in full or defined in the legend. Scale bars should be used rather than magnification factors,
with the length of the bar defined in the legend rather than on the bar itself. In general visual cues (on the figures themselves)
are preferred to verbal explanations in the legend (e.g. broken line, open red triangles etc)
Preparation of Electronic Figures for Publication: Although low quality images are adequate for review purposes, print
publication requires high quality images to prevent the final product being blurred or fuzzy. Submit EPS (lineart) or TIFF
(halftone/photographs) files only. MS PowerPoint and Word Graphics are unsuitable for printed pictures. Do not use pixel-
oriented programmes. Scans (TIFF only) should have a resolution of 300 dpi (halftone) or 600 to 1200 dpi (line drawings) in
relation to the reproduction size (see below). EPS files should be saved with fonts embedded (and with a TIFF preview if
possible).
For scanned images, the scanning resolution (at final image size) should be as follows to ensure good reproduction: lineart:
>600 dpi; half-tones (including gel photographs): >300 dpi; figures containing both halftone and line images: >600 dpi.
Further information can be obtained at Blackwell Publishing's guidelines for figures:
www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/illustration.asp.
Check your electronic artwork before submitting it: www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/eachecklist.asp
Permissions: If all or parts of previously published illustrations are used, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder
concerned. It is the author's responsibility to obtain these in writing and provide copies to the Publishers.
Figure Legends should be a separate section of the manuscript, and should begin with a brief title for the whole figure and
continue with a short description of each panel and the symbols used: they should not contain any details of methods
5.5. Supporting Material
Publication in electronic formats has created opportunities for adding details or whole sections in the electronic version only.
Authors need to work closely with the editors in developing or using such new publication formats.
Supporting Material, such as data sets or additional figures or tables, that will not be published in the print edition of the journal,
but which will be viewable via the online edition, can be submitted.
It should be clearly stated at the time of submission that the Supporting Material is intended to be made available through the
online edition. If the size or format of the Supporting Material is such that it cannot be accommodated on the journal's Web site,
the author agrees to make the Supporting Material available free of charge on a permanent Web site, to which links will be set
up from the journal's website. The author must advise Blackwell Publishing if the URL of the website where the Supporting
Material is located changes. The content of the Supporting Material must not be altered after the paper has been accepted for
publication.
The availability of Supporting Material should be indicated in the main manuscript by a paragraph, to appear after the
References, headed "Supporting Material" and providing titles of figures, tables, etc. In order to protect reviewer anonymity,
material posted on the authors Web site cannot be reviewed. The Supporting Material is an integral part of the article and will be
reviewed accordingly.
Extra issues - Larger papers or monographs may be published as additional issues (numbered as the ordinary issues), the full
cost being paid by the author. Further information may be obtained from the editor.
6. AFTER ACCEPTANCE
Upon acceptance of a paper for publication, the manuscript will be forwarded to the Production Editor who is responsible for the
production of the journal.
6.1 Proof Corrections
The corresponding author will receive an email alert containing a link to a web site. A working e-mail address must therefore be
provided for the corresponding author. The proof can be downloaded as a PDF (portable document format) file from this site.
Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read this file. This software can be downloaded (free of charge) from the following
web site:
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. This will enable the file to be opened, read on screen and printed out in order
for any corrections to be added. Further instructions will be sent with the proof.
6.2 Early Online Publication Prior to Print
Dental Traumatology is covered by Blackwell Publishing's Early View service. Early View articles are complete full-text articles
published online in advance of their publication in a printed issue. Early View articles are complete and final. They have been
fully reviewed, revised and edited for publication, and the authors' final corrections have been incorporated. Because they are in
final form, no changes can be made after online publication. The nature of Early View articles means that they do not yet have
volume, issue or page numbers, so Early View articles cannot be cited in the traditional way. They are therefore given a Digital