Journal profile · Dentistry-General Dentistry
Ain Shams Dental Journal
ISSN 1110-7642 · eISSN 2735-5039 · Ain Shams University, Faculty of Dentistry · Egypt
Ain Shams Dental Journal: fully open access; APC about USD 150; review about 2 weeks (community reports); 198 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ain Shams Dental Journal is published by Ain Shams University, Faculty of Dentistry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-General Dentistry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry14.8%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry12.4%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry8.4%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry7.6%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry6.3%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry4.9%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 778 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 120 | 120 | 0 |
| 2025 | 198 | 198 | 33 |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | 71 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 38 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 77 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 150 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 150 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ain Shams University, Faculty of Dentistry
- Country or region
- Egypt
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1110-7642
- Electronic ISSN
- 2735-5039
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ain Shams Dental Journal
How long does peer review take at Ain Shams Dental Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 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 Ain Shams Dental Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ain Shams Dental Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ain Shams Dental Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ain Shams Dental Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex; 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: .