The pages of the “Azerbaijan Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” (AJOMS) are intended to discuss fundamental and applied issues of medical science, diagnostics, treatment and prevention of oral cavity and maxillofacial diseases, effective use of drugs, current problems of maxillofacial surgery, materials of symposiums and conferences, issues dedicated to the organization of healthcare and many other problems of medicine. We invite you to cooperate in order to discuss all these problems.
On behalf of the editorial staff, we express our gratitude and appreciation to our readers in advance for all the comments and suggestions received regarding the content and future activities of the newly published “Azerbaijan Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery”.
The Azerbaijan Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AJOMS) has been published by the Azerbaijan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons since 2024. The journal is published by the medical publishing house “Uptodate In Medicine”.
Azerbaijan Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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The audience of the journal includes medical students at all levels of education, medical and surgical residents, newly qualified specialists, experienced medical specialists and public health professionals. Its goal is to inform about effective, relevant and evidence-based clinical practice for the benefit of patients worldwide.
Review statement
All manuscripts submitted for publication in AJOMS are reviewed by the section editors, reviewers and the editor-in-chief of the journal (who ensures that the questions raised during the review are properly answered and that the journal provides an educational and scientific practical approach that is interesting to our readers).
DOI® number
Each document published in AJOMS Journal is assigned a DOI® number that appears in the published document. For more information about DOI® numbers (Digital Object Identifiers), click here.
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Manuscript Types
Papers that exceed the length limitations as described in this guide will not be considered for review.
Original (Clinical Research) Articles: Scientific reports of the results of original clinical research. The text is limited to 5000 words including the title page, abstract, text, references, and tables. Abstracts are limited to 250 words.
Original (Public Health Research) Articles: original research, including evaluations of public health interventions or programmes, and public health practice original work on audit, workforce or resource development. The text is limited to 5000 words including the title page, abstract, text, references, and tables. Abstracts are limited to 250 words.
Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses: The review should be less than 5000 words (not including abstract, references, and tables). There should be a structured abstract of up to 300 words (using the headings: Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions). There should be upto 5 keywords and up to 40 references.
Review Articles: A timely, in-depth and detailed review and discussion of a particular health issue, medical problem or disease. Review articles are generally solicited by the editors. EJCS would on case-by-case basis but unsolicited materials will be considered. Review articles must be no longer than 5000 words including title page, abstract (no more than 250 words), text, tables, and references.
Clinical case/Short reports: Short reports follow the same format as original articles. However, the short reports should contain less than 1200 words, and also maximum one table or figure. Abstracts are required with short reports, but should not be structured, and be no longer than 100 words. Maximum number of allowed references is 10 per each short report.
Editorials: Opinions of recognized leaders in various fields of medical and public health specialties. Editorials are usually solicited by the Editor-in-Chief and in some circumstances by section editors and are related to a manuscript in the same issue. Length should not exceed 1500 words with no more than 15 references.
Commentaries: Presents a point of view of general interest not related to an article in the same issue of AJOMS issue.
Letter to editor. Letters to the Editor discuss a specific publication by the AJOMS and have a word limit of 800.
Permissions
Use of previously published or copyrighted material
Information obtained and used from another source must be properly cited. The submitting author is responsible for obtaining written permission from the appropriate authors and/or copyright holders to use previously published or copyrighted material. Signed permission statements from the authors or copyright holders of original text or information shall be sent to the AJOMS Editorial Office along with manuscript submission.
Authorship by Residents and Fellows
Medical students, residents, and fellows may submit articles and may be listed as first author. However, AJOMS policy requires that a senior physician has provided mentoring support to the student, resident or fellow. This senior physician(s) shall be listed as a coauthor.
Author Guidelines
All CORRESPONDENCE for the journal should be sent to the following physical or electronic address. Please include the manuscript ID with all correspondence (example: AJOMS-2024-0059):
The AJOMS Editorial Office
Phone: (994) 50 349-29-48; E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
Publishing house:
Uptodate In Medicine LLC Health Sciences Publishing is the nationwide health organization dedicated to eliminating human disease as a major health problem by preventing disease, saving lives and diminishing suffering through research, education, training and advocacy.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Manuscripts must be submitted to AJOMS via portal. Please contact the AJOMS Editorial Office at (994) 50 349 29 48 or email if you have any questions about submitting your manuscript online.
In some exceptional cases manuscripts may be submitted by e-mail.
Submit text files only as .DOC, .DOCX, or .RTF file formats. Other file formats are not permitted and should be converted to .DOC or .DOCX.
Authors are required to email or upload any permissions that may have been obtained for figures or tables or any permissions required for patient consent.
Please include the permanent manuscript ID on all correspondence (example AJOMS-2024-0059).
Author Withdrawal Policy
From time to time, an author may wish to withdraw a manuscript after submitting it. It is an author’s prerogative and we respect that decision. And an author is free to withdraw an article at no charge – as long as it is withdrawn within 15 days of its initial submission. If you have concerns or questions about it, please contact us for details.
Presubmission Inquiries
Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, AJOMS considers presubmission inquiries on case-by-case basis. Instead, please submit full manuscripts online at AJOMS and we will assist you in every way we can.
Tobacco Policy
The AJOMS will not consider any work that is funded directly or indirectly by tobacco companies or their affiliates. Any such work will be editorially rejected.
Copyright
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at AJOMS, authors will be required to complete an copyright licence to publish form. Authors are hereby informed that by submitting an article for publication they confirm being the corresponding/submitting author and that AJOMS may retain their email address and other contact details for the purpose of communicating with them about the article. Authors shall agree to notify AJOMS immediately about changes in their contact details. If article is accepted for publication, AJOMS will contact corresponding authors initially using the email address that was used in the registration process.
