Journal profile · Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
BDJ Open
ISSN 2056-807X · Springer Nature · United Kingdom
BDJ Open: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,690; median 85 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 100 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BDJ Open is published by Springer Nature 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 Dental Health and Care Utilization, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Dental materials and restorations, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery and Orthodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BDJ Open is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal publishing primary research and reviews from all oral health and dental disciplines across the globe. The journal is owned by the British Dental Association, and published in partnership with Springer Nature. We publish technically sound, scientifically valid primary research from across dental and oral health research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry15.2%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry10.8%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry10%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry9.4%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry7%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry6.8%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.9%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry4.7%
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 3 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS), CNPIEC, eLibrary.ru, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), Journal Citation Reports, Meta, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series, OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Ovid Discovery, SCImago, TD Net Discovery Service, Wanfang
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 (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.69Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 96LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,021,117Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 519 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 92 | 46 |
| 2025 | 100 | 100 | 327 |
| 2024 | 101 | 101 | 933 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 424 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 393 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 756 |
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
85 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (216 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)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 2,990 / USD 3,690 / GBP 2,590 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,590 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,390 / USD 3,390 / EUR 2,790 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,090 | — | — |
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 accepted2
- primary researchpublishing primary research and reviews from all oral health and dental disciplines across the globeLength not stated
- reviewspublishing primary research and reviews from all oral health and dental disciplines across the globeLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
owned by the British Dental Association, published in partnership with Springer Nature Model summary
The journal is owned by the British Dental Association, and published in partnership with Springer Nature.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access funding
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal Model summary
BDJ Open is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2056-807X
- Society / sponsor
- Springer Nature
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BDJ Open
What CAS zone is BDJ Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BDJ Open is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 BDJ Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at BDJ Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 85 days (interquartile range 61–109 days); authors report an average review time of about 30 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 BDJ Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BDJ Open is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BDJ Open open access, and what is the APC?
BDJ Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,690.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .