ELIGIBILITY

All editors (including executive, associate, managing and contributing editors) are eligible, except current editors of national publications of the ADA – The Journal of the American Dental Association, JADA Foundational Science, ADA News, New Dentists News, Practice Update, Dental Practice Success, and The Huddles – who are ineligible because ADA joins with AADEJ to judge and present this award. Editors who have been retired for no more than one year may also be nominated so long as they were not editors of ADA national publications immediately prior to their retirement. (Note: this award is granted only in years when one or more nominees meet the award's high standards.)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The nominee's name and tenure as editor and the title of the publication edited by the nominee must be provided in a letter on society letterhead stationery and signed by the society's president and/or executive director. A statement of approximately 250 words should describe the nominee's qualifications and should include examples of actual performance and results. Publication content (including quality of writing, timeliness and interest of articles, editorials and commentaries), design, format, and other features will be considered, as will specific instances of editor leadership as it reflects on a publication, the dental society, the dental profession, and organized dentistry. Supporting materials, including the effects of the journalism practiced, must accompany the nomination in digital format only. Paper submissions cannot be accepted.

One copy of the nomination in digital format must be submitted.

Society volunteer leaders, members, executive directors, editorial staff, and other editors may make nominations. The nominators must provide their name, mailing address, and telephone number, along with the required signatures on the required letterhead, and the name and address of the editor nominated.

RECOGNITION

The winner will be presented with a certificate at the AADEJ Annual Conference. Notice of the winner will also be made in appropriate ADA publications and the AADEJ Editors Newsletter.

ENTRY SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Entries must be submitted to Denise Maihofer, Executive Director by Friday, May 10, 2024.