Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Australian Dental Journal
ISSN 0045-0421 · eISSN 1834-7819 · Wiley-Blackwell · AUSTRALIA · Quarterly · Founded 1956
Australian Dental Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.22; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,850; median 90 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Dental Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental Health and Care Utilization, Dental Education, Practice, Research and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Dental Journal provides a forum for the exchange of information about new and significant research in dentistry, promoting the discipline of dentistry in Australia and throughout the world. It comprises peer-reviewed research articles as its core material, supplemented by reviews, theoretical articles, special features and commentaries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Editor-in-chief Ivan B DarbyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 15, United States 4, Hong Kong, China 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry16.9%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions12.2%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry6.8%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry6.3%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry5.7%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry4.7%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry4%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 3.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 56Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 597,316Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,315 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 61 | 41 | 102 |
| 2024 | 64 | 45 | 213 |
| 2023 | 64 | 49 | 574 |
| 2022 | 60 | 33 | 507 |
| 2021 | 85 | 50 | 739 |
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
90 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 141 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (104 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 2,850 / EUR 2,370 / GBP 1,900 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted5
- case reportCase reports and clinical notes manuscripts will emphasize all aspects of clinical dentistry. They should describe: (a) unique cases that may represent a previo…Length not stated
- case reports and clinical notesCase reports and clinical notes manuscripts will emphasize all aspects of clinical dentistry.Length not stated
- invited reviews and review articlesGenerally, review articles will be solicited by the Editor and are intended to be focused reviews of basic and clinical science related to all aspects of dentis…Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetters may comment on articles published in the Journal and should offer constructive criticism. When appropriate, response to the letter is sought from the au…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal articles are papers that report significant clinical or basic research in dentistry.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Correction to Authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, Australian Dental Journal will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest Disclosure
The Australian Dental Journal requires that all authors (both the corresponding author and co-authors) disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or indirectly relate…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Accessibility
Encourages data sharing in public repositories. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Member of COPE. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read our Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Double-anonymized peer review policy. Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor.The Australian Dental Journal has a comprehensive, double-blind peer review process. Editorial decisions are supported by peer reviews and Editor guidance. The Editor con…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck for plagiarism detection. Model summary
Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines
Authors submitting Original Articles, Clinical Notes, Reviews, or Case Reports must follow the appropriate reporting guidelines as listed by Equator. Authors must provide the relevant checklist and/or flowchart at submission.Author Contributions For all articles, the journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1956
- ISSN
- 0045-0421
- Electronic ISSN
- 1834-7819
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Dental Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Dental Journal
What CAS zone is Australian Dental Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Dental Journal is in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Australian Dental Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.22; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 125.
How long does peer review take at Australian Dental Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 90 days (interquartile range 48–141 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Australian Dental Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Australian Dental Journal based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (15), United States (4) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Dental Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Dental Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australian Dental Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Dental Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,850.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .