Instructions for Authors
(Enacted in 2001; revised in June 2013, September 2021, and most recently on 1 September 2026)
Instructions for Authors
Table of contents
3. Research and Publication Ethics
4. Author Eligibility and Language Requirements
5. Submission and Peer Review Process
6. Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
7. Final preparation for Publication
8. Editorial Office and Contact Information
1. General Information
The Journal of Implantology and Applied Sciences (J Implantol Appl Sci) is the official journal of the Korean Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Implantology (KAOMI). Authors planning to submit a manuscript should carefully read the journal’s aims and scope. Authors must follow these guidelines to facilitate timely manuscript processing. Failure to comply may delay peer review and publication or result in rejection.
2. Copyright and License
Upon acceptance for publication, authors transfer copyright in the article to the Korean Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Implantology (KAOMI). All authors must sign the journal’s copyright transfer agreement. Articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
3. Research and Publication Ethics
Detailed policies on research and publication ethics, including authorship, conflicts of interest, human and animal research, use of artificial intelligence, data availability, preprints, archiving, reporting guidelines, peer-review confidentiality, and editorial independence, are set out in the journal’s Research and Publication Ethics. All authors must comply with that policy when submitting a manuscript.
4. Author Eligibility and Language Requirements
A. Eligibility to Submit
Researchers and clinicians worldwide, as well as other persons recognized by the Editorial Board, may submit manuscripts that fall within the journal’s aims and scope.
B. Language
All manuscripts must be written in clear, grammatically correct American English.
5. Submission and Peer Review Process
A. Submission
Manuscripts must be submitted through the online submission and peer review system at http://submission.implantology.or.kr. Email submissions are not accepted. The editorial office may request original photographs and figure files after the review process.
B. Peer Review Process
All manuscripts must be written in clear, grammatically correct American English.
∙ The Editor-in-Chief first assesses each manuscript for compliance with the journal’s formatting requirements and aims and scope. Manuscripts proceeding to external peer review are sent to at least two reviewers with relevant expertise. The journal uses double-blind peer review: authors’ names and affiliations are removed from the files provided to reviewers, and reviewers’ identities are not disclosed to authors. An initial decision is generally made within four weeks of receipt.
∙ A manuscript authored by an editor, editorial board member, or reviewer will be handled by an independent editor who has no conflict of interest. The author concerned must not participate in reviewer selection, editorial assessment, or publication decisions and must not access confidential editorial records relating to that manuscript. Reviewers and editors must keep manuscripts confidential and must not upload manuscript text, data, figures, or peer-review materials to publicly accessible generative AI tools.
∙ Revised manuscripts must be submitted with a point-by-point response to the reviewers’ comments within the specified deadline. Authors requiring an extension should contact the editorial office. Failure to resubmit by the deadline may be regarded as withdrawal.
6. Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
A. General Requirements
All manuscripts must be written in clear, grammatically correct American English.
∙ Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (https://www.icmje.org).
∙ In addition to the manuscript file, authors must submit, where applicable, a cover letter; conflict-of-interest and funding statements; author contribution information; ethics approval and consent information; relevant reporting guideline checklists; a data availability statement; and disclosures of preprint posting and substantive use of generative AI.
∙ Prepare manuscripts in Microsoft Word (.docx) on A4 pages, using 10-point Times New Roman and double spacing. Number all pages consecutively, beginning with the title page.
∙ Arrange the manuscript in the following order: title page, abstract and keywords, main text, conflicts of interest and other required declarations, acknowledgments, references, tables, and figure legends. Submit figures as separate files.
B. Title Page, Abstract, and Keywords
∙ Title page: include the article title; each author’s full name, highest academic degree, affiliation, and ORCID iD; and the corresponding author’s name, affiliation, full postal address, telephone number, and email address. Identify affiliations using superscript Arabic numerals, assigning the same numeral to authors who share an affiliation.
∙ Abstract: Original Articles require a structured abstract of no more than 400 words, with the headings Purpose, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Other article types require an unstructured abstract of no more than 200 words.
∙ Keywords: list 3–6 keywords in alphabetical order. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms are recommended but not required. Use the International System of Units (SI), and define each abbreviation at first mention.
C. Figures and Tables
∙ Figures must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi and be submitted in EPS, TIFF, PSD, or JPEG format. Do not embed figure numbers, titles, or figure legends in the image. Avoid unnecessary numbers, letters, arrows, lines, boxes, or text. When an annotation is essential, use clear and consistent labels and explain every label or symbol in the figure legend. For microscopic, histologic, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), or other images in which dimensions are important, include a scale bar in the image and state its length and unit in the figure legend; magnification alone is not sufficient. Number figures consecutively in the order cited in the text. Submit each figure as a separate image file and provide figure legends on a separate manuscript page. Identify multiple panels consistently as A, B, etc., and explain them in the legend.
∙ Tables must be created as editable Word tables, not as images. Number tables consecutively in the order cited in the text, provide a concise title above each table, and explain all abbreviations and symbols in table footnotes. Avoid vertical rules, excessive lines, color shading, merged cells, and redundant data already fully described in the text. Each table must be understandable without referring to the text.
D. Original Articles
∙ Original Articles should have no more than five authors. If additional authors are essential because of the study’s design or conduct, the corresponding author must submit a signed explanatory letter describing each additional author’s substantial contribution and obtain approval from the Editor-in-Chief.
∙ The main text should comprise Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion.
∙ The main text must not exceed 4,000 words, excluding the abstract, references, tables, and figure legends. References must not exceed 50; a maximum of 12 tables and figures combined is permitted.
E. Review Articles
∙ The main text should comprise Introduction, main sections organized under appropriate subheadings, and Conclusion. For systematic reviews and meta-analyses, the main text should comprise Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion.
∙ Review Articles should have no more than five authors; the main text must not exceed 5,000 words, the abstract must not exceed 200 words, references must not exceed 80, and a maximum of 10 tables and figures combined is permitted. Word counts exclude the abstract, references, tables, and figure legends. If the author limit is exceeded because of the study’s design or conduct, the corresponding author must submit a signed explanatory letter describing each additional author’s substantial contribution and obtain approval from the Editor-in-Chief.
F. Case Reports
∙ The main text should comprise Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, and Conclusion.
∙ Case Reports should have no more than five authors and must not exceed 2,000 words in the main text, 200 words in the abstract, 50 references, and 10 tables and figures combined. Word counts exclude the abstract, references, tables, and figure legends. If the author limit is exceeded because of the study’s design or conduct, the corresponding author must submit a signed explanatory letter describing each additional author’s substantial contribution and obtain approval from the Editor-in-Chief.
G. Dental Technique
∙ The main text should comprise Introduction, Technique, Discussion, and Conclusion.
∙ Dental Technique articles should describe a unique, clinically useful procedure in a step-by-step format. Dental Technique articles should have no more than five authors and must not exceed 2,000 words in the main text, 200 words in the abstract, 30 references, and six tables and figures combined. Word counts exclude the abstract, references, tables, and figure legends. If the author limit is exceeded because of the study’s design or conduct, the corresponding author must submit a signed explanatory letter describing each additional author’s substantial contribution and obtain approval from the Editor-in-Chief.
H. References
Number references consecutively in the order of first citation and cite them using superscript Arabic numerals. List all authors when there are six or fewer; for seven or more, list the first six followed by “et al.” Write article titles in sentence case, capitalizing the first word and proper nouns. Use journal title abbreviations listed in the NLM Catalog, where available, and include DOIs where available. Cite the journal title used at the time of publication. Reference formatting should follow Vancouver style, as recommended by the ICMJE (https:// www.icmje.org). References must not exceed 50 for Original Articles, 80 for Review Articles, 50 for Case Reports, and 30 for Dental Technique articles
1. Kim SG, Baik SM. Diagnosis and treatment of maxillary sinusitis after implant placement. Implant Dent 2010;19:115-21. doi:10.1097/ID.0b013e3181d43a76.
2. Lim HC, Choi SY, Hong JY, Shin SY, Chung JH, Herr Y, et al. Ridge preservation in the severely destructed alveolar bone: a report of two cases. J Implantol Appl Sci 2016;20:152-9. doi:10.32542/implantology.20160015.
Books and book chapters:
1. Kim YK, Kim SG, Lee BG. Bone graft and implant. 1st ed. Seoul: Narae Pub Co.; 2007. p. 10-1.
7. Final Preparation for Publication
A. Proof Correction
The corresponding author must check and return the proofs within 48 hours of receipt. Delayed responses may postpone publication. Authors are responsible for checking the accuracy of the final proofs.
B. Publication Fees
The journal charges no submission fees, article processing charges, page charges, or additional fees for color publication.
C. Publication Schedule
Regular issues are published quarterly on the last day of March, June, September, and December.
8. Editorial Office and Contact Information
The Korean Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Implantology, #507, Korea Science and Technology Center, 22 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06130, Republic of Korea
Email: editor@implant.or.kr; website: http://www.implant.or.kr
Journal of implantology and applied sciences
