Journal profile
Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine
ISSN 2335-0245 · eISSN 2738-0807 · Sciendo · Poland
Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Dental Health and Care Utilization, together about 35.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery and Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine (ISSN 2335-0245 print; ISSN 2738-0807 online) is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge and information on all science relevant to dentistry and to the oral cavity and associated structures in health and disease. The journal is the official publication of the Balkan Stomatological Society (BaSS). This Journal publishes original articles, review articles and case reports placing an emphasis on publishing novel and high-quality papers. Journal aims to influence the practice of dentistry at clinician, research, industry and policy-maker level on an international basis. Topics covered include the management of dental disease, periodontology, endodontology, operative dentistry, fixed and removable prosthodontics, dental biomaterials science, longterm clinical trials including epidemiology and oral health, technology transfer of new scientific instrumentation or procedures, as well as clinically relevant oral biology and translational research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Dejan MarkovicPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry15.4%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry12.6%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry7.6%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry6.6%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry6.2%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.9%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry4.7%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry4.6%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Dimensions, Crossref, SCIndeks, CrossRef/DOIPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 475 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 82 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 128 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 178 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 180 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 186 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 147 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 100 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 100 | 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)
Article types accepted3
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- original articleOriginal ArticleLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2335-0245
- Electronic ISSN
- 2738-0807
- Society / sponsor
- Balkan Stomatological Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine
How long does peer review take at Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .