Molecular Oral Medicine

Before submission

Confirm that the manuscript fits the journal aims and scope, is not under consideration elsewhere, and has been approved by every listed author. Prepare permissions and study registration details where applicable.

Article types considered: Original Research, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Review, Brief Report, Methodology Article, Clinical Study.

Manuscript preparation

Submit a clear PDF or DOCX file with continuous page numbering. Use consistent headings, define abbreviations at first use and remove tracked changes from the review copy unless the editor requests them.

Article structure

Use the structure appropriate to the selected article type. Original studies normally include Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion; reviews and methodology articles should make their selection or validation process reproducible.

Title page

Provide a precise title of no more than 25 words, article type, short title, full author names, affiliations and the corresponding author’s email. Include ORCID identifiers only when supplied by the authors.

Abstract

Provide an abstract of no more than 350 words. Use a structured format for original and clinical research when appropriate, and ensure that conclusions do not exceed the reported evidence.

Keywords

Provide 4–8 specific, searchable terms that complement rather than repeat the title.

Main text

Describe the research question, methods, results, limitations and interpretation with enough detail for scientific assessment. Report participant flow, analytical decisions and uncertainty where relevant.

Figures

Number figures in citation order, provide a self-contained caption and supply meaningful alt text. Adjustments must not obscure, remove or misrepresent scientific information.

Tables

Use editable tables, concise titles and explanatory footnotes. Cite every table in the text and define abbreviations and statistical measures.

Supplementary material

Identify each supplementary file in the manuscript and describe its contents. Do not place information essential to understanding the main conclusions only in supplementary files.

References

Use a consistent numbered Vancouver/NLM-style list unless the journal provides a different instruction for an article type. Verify author names, title, source, year and DOI where one exists.

Ethics statements

State the approving body, approval identifier and consent process for relevant human or animal research. Explain when approval or consent was not required and provide the applicable basis.

Data availability

State where supporting data, code or materials can be accessed, or explain justified ethical, legal or privacy restrictions.

Author contributions

Describe each author’s contribution using the CRediT taxonomy and clear role-based statements. Every author must approve the submitted version and accept accountability for their contribution.

Funding

List funders, grant identifiers and the funder’s role. State explicitly when the work received no specific funding.

Competing interests

Disclose financial, personal, professional or institutional relationships that could be perceived to influence the work. State when no competing interest exists.

Submission checklist

• The journal scope and article type have been checked.
• All authors, affiliations and correspondence details are complete.
• The abstract, keywords, main text, references, figures and tables are internally consistent.
• Ethics, consent, registration, data, funding, contributions and competing interests are declared.
• Permissions and supplementary files are identified.
• The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal.