Jerry Moon, Ph.D.Editor

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

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2580 members of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

391 US Based institutions

207 International institutions

Anatomy/Basic Sciences

Behavioral Sciences

Craniofacial Surgery

Dentistry

Epidemiology

Ethics/Health Policy Issues

Genetics

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Otolaryngology

Nursing/Pediatrics

Plastic & Reconstructive

Surgery

Speech Pathology

Non primary specialty publication

Niche publication

Impact/Immediacy

Surgery Plastic & Reconstructive

Surgery

Dentistry Jour. Dental Research

Speech Jour. Speech-Language-

Hearing Res.

Oral/Maxillo Jour. Oral Maxillofac. Surgery

Non primary specialty publication

Niche publication

Impact/Immediacy

Non primary specialty publication

Niche publication

Impact/Immediacy

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1.864

.340

Jour. Dental Research 3.475 .401

Jour. Speech-Language-Hearing Res. 1.801

Jour. Oral Maxillofac. Surgery 1.252 .186

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 0.724

.130

Specialized publication focusing on most common birth defect in U.S.

Benefits associated with submitting to CPCJOnline submission/reviewFast submission – to – decision timePREPRINTS !!

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery ( lists upcoming issue

topics only )

Jour. Dental Research ( Table of Contents in “View Future Titles”

section )

Jour. Speech-Language-Hearing Res. ( nothing )

Jour. Oral Maxillofac. Surgery ( “Articles Online First” )

No preprints but “publish” as soon as copyediting done with no volume/issue numbers

Post preprints after typesetting complete

Post preprints immediately after acceptance and before publisher copyediting/typesetting

No preprints but “publish” as soon as copyediting done with no volume/issue numbers

Post preprints after typesetting complete

Post preprints immediately after acceptance and before publisher copyediting/typesetting

No preprints but “publish” as soon as copyediting done with no volume/issue numbers

Post preprints after typesetting complete

Post preprints immediately after acceptance and before publisher copyediting/typesetting

Assigned doi immediatelyAccessible via PubMed searchAccessible via google.scholar search

Online exposure well in advance of publication

Brings viewers to Journal websiteMay stimulate submissions

Copyediting must be completed prior to export to publisherEnglish grammarFormatting consistencyFigure appearance

Pressure on Editor/Editorial OfficeNot as “clean looking” as typeset version