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Author Guidelines - Samples

Journal articles

Standard article

Orban B, Manella VB. A macroscopic and microscopic study of instruments designed for root planing. J Periodontal. 1956;27:120-35.

Volume with supplement

Orban B, Manella VB. A macroscopic and microscopic study of instruments designed for root planing. J Periodontal. 1956;27 Suppl 7:S6-12.

Conference proceedings – abstract

Austin C, Hamilton JC, Austin TL. Factors affecting the efficacy of air abrasion [abstract]. J Dent Res. 2001;80(Special issue):37.

Organization as author

Canadian Dental Hygienists Association. Policy framework for dental hygiene education in Canada. Probe. 1998;32(3):105-7.

Books and other monographs

Personal authors

Hooyman NR, Kiyak HA. Social gerontology: a multidisciplinary perspective. 6th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon; 2002. Editors as authors

Cairns, J Jr, Niederlehner BR, Orvosm DR, editors. Predicting ecosystem risk. Princeton (NJ): Princeton Scientific Publications; 1992.

No author

What is your role in the profession [editorial]? J Dent Topics. 1999;43:16-7.

Chapter in book

Weinstein L, Swartz MN. Pathological properties of invading organisms. In: Soderman WA Jr, Soderman WA, editors. Pathological physiology: mechanisms of disease. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1974. p. 457-72.

Conference paper

Calder BL, Sawatzky J. A team approach: providing off-campus baccalaureate programs for nurses. In: Doe AA, Smith BB, editors. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning; 1993 Sep 13-15; Ann Arbor, MI. Madison (WI): Ann Arbor Publishers; 1993. p. 23-26.

Scientific or technical report

Murray J, Zelmer M, Antia Z. International financial crises and flexible exchange rates. Ottawa: Bank of Canada; 2000 Apr. Technical Report No. 88.

Personal communication

These should be cited in parentheses in the body of the text. The author should obtain permission from the source to cite the communication.

Other publications

Newspaper article

Rensberger B, Specter B. CFCs may be destroyed by natural process. Globe and Mail. 1989 Aug 7;Sect. B:24.

Audiovisual

Wood RM, editor. New horizons in esthetic dentistry (videocassette). Chicago: Chicago Dental Society; 1989.

Unpublished material

Smith A, Jones B. The whitening phenomenon. J Nat Dent. (Forthcoming 2004)

Electronic material

Monograph on Internet

National Library of Canada. Canadiana quick reference [monograph on the Internet]. Ottawa: The Library; 2000 [cited 2003 Nov 30]. Available from: www.nlc-bnc.ca/8/11/index-e.html

Journal on Internet

Walsh MM. Improving health and saving lives. Dimensions Dent Hyg [serial on Internet] 2003 Nov/Dec [cited 2004 Jan 12]:[about 7 p.]. Available from: www.dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com/nov_dec/saving_lives.htm

Homepage/web site

Canadian Dental Hygienists Association [homepage on the Internet]. Ottawa: CDHA; c1995 – [cited 2003 Nov 20]. Available from: http://www.cdha.ca

(Last updated Aug 2009)