I am an author considering publishing with 'Progress in Orthodontics'. Please describe the journal's aims and scope, including the specific areas of orthodontics it emphasizes. What are the current Article Processing Charges (APCs) for authors? Additionally, what are the journal's guidelines for promoting a published article, and what are the key aspects covered under its 'Editorial policies'? Finally, what are the two main article types published by this journal?
Navigate to 'progressinorthodontics.springeropen.com'. Identify the journal's aims and scope from the homepage. Locate and note the information regarding Article Processing Charges (APCs) on the homepage or by navigating to the 'Fees and funding' section. Click on the 'Submission Guidelines' link (ID 263). Click on the 'Promoting your publication' link (ID 300) and summarize the guidelines. Go back to the 'Submission Guidelines' page. Click on the 'Editorial policies' link (ID 294) and summarize the key aspects covered. Go back to the 'Submission Guidelines' page. Identify the two main article types published by the journal under the 'Ready to submit' section. Synthesize all gathered information into a concise answer.
The agent accurately describes the journal's emphasis on areas like mechanisms to improve orthodontics, clinical studies, orthodontics and genetics, TMJ control clinical trials, efficacy of orthodontic appliances, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and mechanisms to speed orthodontic treatment. The agent states that author payable Article Processing Charges (APCs) are applicable with effect from May 31, 2024, and authors will be required to fund their own APCs. The agent summarizes the advice provided for authors to promote their work, including journal-led promotions (email updates, alerts, press releases, conference promotion) and author-led promotions (email lists, online links, listservs, conference distribution). The agent summarizes the key topics covered within the 'Editorial policies' (e.g., Overview, Communicate with Respect, Ethics and consent, Access to publications, Research involving human embryos, gametes, and stem cells, Sex and gender in research (SAGER), Research involving animals, Research involving plants, Research involving palaeontological and geological material, Dual Use Research of Concern, Standards for research in complementary and alternative medicine, Consent for publication, Trial registration, Availability of data and materials, Standards of reporting, Describing new taxa, Competing interests, Authorship, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Citations, Duplicate publication). The agent identifies and states the two main article types as 'Research Article' and 'Review Article'.