Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Acta Stomatologica Croatica
ISSN 0001-7019 · eISSN 1846-0410 · University of Zagreb. School of Dental Medicine · Croatia
Acta Stomatologica Croatica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 73 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Stomatologica Croatica is published by University of Zagreb. School of Dental Medicine and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Dental Radiography and Imaging and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry10.1%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry7.9%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry7.3%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry6.7%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5.9%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry5.7%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry5.1%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 218OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,295 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 13 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 78 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 238 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 339 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | 401 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
73 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 89 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (65 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Indexed in ESCI, PubMed Central (PMC), SCOPUS, Chemical Abstracts, DOAJ, EBSCO, EMBASE Model summary
Indexed in: ESCI PubMed Central (PMC) SCOPUS Chemical Abstracts DOAJ EBSCO EMBASE
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Zagreb. School of Dental Medicine
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 0001-7019
- Electronic ISSN
- 1846-0410
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59 (2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Stomatologica Croatica
What CAS zone is Acta Stomatologica Croatica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Stomatologica Croatica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acta Stomatologica Croatica?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 73 days (interquartile range 59–89 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Stomatologica Croatica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Stomatologica Croatica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Stomatologica Croatica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Stomatologica Croatica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .