Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
ISSN 0889-5406 · eISSN 1097-6752 · Mosby Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1986
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.37; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,070; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 248 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is published by Mosby Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and dental development and anomalies, together about 42.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry23.6%
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersHealth Professions10.1%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.7%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry5.9%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry5.6%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 2 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 4.37LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105LetPub ·
- h-index
- 225OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,283OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,329 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 197 | 46 | 61 |
| 2025 | 248 | 62 | 386 |
| 2024 | 246 | 51 | 1,122 |
| 2023 | 344 | 96 | 2,473 |
| 2022 | 446 | 100 | 3,539 |
| 2021 | 435 | 168 | 4,866 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (25% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,070 / EUR 3,810 / GBP 3,260 / JPY 504,800 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Mosby Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0889-5406
- Electronic ISSN
- 1097-6752
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
What CAS zone is American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.37; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 225.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,070.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .