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AAO Foundation Funding Supports Open Access of Vital Orthodontic Journal

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Dr. Steven J LindauerDr. Steven J Lindauer joined the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University after graduating from the orthodontic program at the University of Connecticut in 1989. He received biomedical research awards from the AAOF in 1996, 2000 and 2002. From 2006 to 2012, he served on the planning and awards review committee of the AAOF. Dr. Lindauer is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a past president of the North Atlantic Component of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists. Currently, he is the Norborne Muir Professor and Chair of the VCU Department of Orthodontics. He is editor of The Angle Orthodontist. Dr. Lindauer has published more than 70 scientific research articles and book chapters and has lectured throughout the United States and around the world.

About the Journal

The Angle Orthodontist is the only major scientific orthodontic journal with an open access policy to allow free, convenient and unencumbered use of its current and historical archives for readers throughout the world. During the time that this policy has been in place, submission of new manuscripts for publication has increased exponentially. The website housing the journal's pages is visited more than 40,000 times by more than 25,000 unique visitors each month. Today, the journal publishes contemporary papers of scientific and clinical value to researchers and practitioners. It is indisputable that its archives are rich with articles of great historical and scientific value to the specialty. The purpose of this project is to support the maintenance and continuation of the journal as a valuable open-access digital resource for the future.

Goals and Objectives

The objectives of this project are to maintain The Angle Orthodontist as an open-access resource and to continue to improve the scientific level of the articles being published in the journal. Specifically, the three aims are to:

  1. Obtain financial support from the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation to help maintain free, unencumbered, open access of The Angle Orthodontist online.
  2. Implement a program of scientific review for submitted research manuscripts by orthodontic resident group discussions conducted under the supervision of experienced faculty members at participating schools.
  3. Enroll The Angle Orthodontist as a participating member of the Cross Check Initiative to prevent plagiarism in the orthodontic literature.

To continue to improve the quality of articles published in the journal, The Angle Orthodontist is initiating a program involving orthodontic educational programs directly in the review process for submitted manuscripts. Evidence suggests that a discussion group setting, such as that experienced by orthodontic residents in literature review seminars or "journal clubs," leads to more in-depth analysis of submitted papers than evaluation by individuals as is currently the norm. It is expected that this will benefit the journal as well as be helpful for orthodontic residents acquiring skills to interpret the literature and become lifelong learners. Residents will experience the process by which research gets published in their specialty and the importance of participating to shape the literature in orthodontics.

Support from the AAOF will be used directly to preserve online open access to The Angle Orthodontist.

To learn more about supporting this project, AAO Foundation at 800.424.2841 or aaof@aaortho.org.