Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery
ISSN 2231-0746 · eISSN 2249-3816 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery: subscription journal; median 157 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Facial Trauma and Fracture Management, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementMedicine10.2%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine9.2%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry9.1%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry6.1%
- Craniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5.7%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Surgery | Q3 | 48/87 | — |
| Surgery | Q3 | 379/597 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 359OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 979 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 24 | 884 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 1,332 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 1,500 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 1,362 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 1,176 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 1,351 |
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 Crossref · to
157 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 66 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 236 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (87 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 2231-0746
- Electronic ISSN
- 2249-3816
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery
How long does peer review take at Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 157 days (interquartile range 126–219 days). 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 Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery is indexed in Scopus.
Is Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .