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orthodontic journal editors attended conference in May Eighteen international orthodontic journal editors convened for an all-day conference during the 101st AAO Annual Session in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The International Journal Editors' Symposium marked the second meeting of these editors, who met last May during the 100th AAO Annual Session, the 5th International Orthodontic Congress, and the 2nd Meeting of the World Federation of Orthodontists in Chicago. Since the first meeting, the WFO has established the Orthodontic Journal Editors' Web Board, an online forum for editors, on its Web site, www.wfo.org. This Web Board gives editors the opportunity to correspond freely and exchange information. As the Web Board evolves, it will also provide information about the various orthodontic journals to scientists and authors worldwide. During the conference, the editors learned how to use the Web Board. To access the Web Board, click on the "Information" link on the home page of the WFO Web site. On the subsequent page, click on the link "Journal Editors Discussion Board." The opening page currently lists a number of international orthodontic journals. The WFO will soon add links to the orthodontic journals' Web sites. All Web-site users may access this portion of the Web Board. Journal editors who have registered with the WFO may then select the link to enter the editors-only section of the Web Board. International orthodontic journal editors who have not signed up to have access to this forum should contact Lorraine DuPont of the WFO Secretariat for more information. Her e-mail address is ldupont@wfo.org. "Once we use the online editors' forum more and more, we will feel more comfortable with it," said Dr. Orhan Tuncay of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, coordinator of the meeting and editor of Clinical Orthodontics and Research and Progress in Orthodontics. "It will become a significant instrument in publishing." After reviewing the new online service, the editors broke into two groups to discuss editorial issues and challenges. "Everybody who attended this conference is interested in supporting and learning from each other," Dr. Tuncay said. "In the process, we need to be aware of intellectual property issues with the submitted manuscripts. Confidentiality issues are, in many ways, against some of the things we would like to share. But, clearly, everyone is interested in making authors' and readers' lives easier than they are now." At the conclusion of the meeting, the editors agreed to work on templates for abstracts and case reports, which, once developed, will be available on the Web Board. The editors will also post a list of editorial referees and their areas of expertise. A link to the American Association of Orthodontists' Orthodontic Glossary will also soon be in place. At this point in time, the editors are tentatively planning to hold the next International Journal Editors' Symposium during the 6th International Orthodontic Congress in 2005 in Paris. In the meantime, the Greek Orthodontic Society is hosting the International Conference on Orthodontic Journals - A Forum of Editors, Authors, Readers and Publishers on March 1, 2002, in Athens, Greece. Editors of international orthodontic journals who wish to attend should contact the Greek Orthodontic Society. The address is 95-97 Mavromichali Street, GR-11472 Athens, Greece. The fax number is 30-1-3615432. The e-mail address is info@grortho.gr. "The information we exchanged is important for editors, editorial
boards and eventually the readers," said Dr. Efthimia Basdra
of Patras, Greece. Dr. Basdra serves on the editorial board of the
Hellenic Orthodontic Review. "I think people are very interested
and keep coming to these meetings. After the meeting in Greece,
there will be even more." |
