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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
ISSN 1677-3225 · Universidade Estadual de Campinas · Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences is published by Universidade Estadual de Campinas. 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 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scope: The Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, published by the Piracicaba Dental School – UNICAMP, is an international non-profit open-access online journal. The primary goal of the Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences is to publish the outcomes of original investigations as well as invited reviews, case reports, short communications, and letters to the editor in the field of Dentistry and related disciplines. The Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences is committed in publishing the scientific and technologic advances achieved by the dental community, according to the quality indicators and peer reviewed material, with the objective of assuring its acceptability at the local, regional, national and international levels.Qualis: B1Knowledge Area: Health SciencesFoundation: 2002Short title: Braz J Oral Sci.e-ISSN: 1677-3225E-mail: brjorals@unicamp.brFaculty: FOPEditor: Altair Antoninha Del Bel CuryDOI Prefix: 10.20396 More Less
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Editor-in-chief Faculdade de Odontologia dePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 22, United States 8, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Spain 1 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry18.8%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry12.8%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry8.9%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry7.6%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6.3%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry6%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry5.4%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Dentistry | Q4 | 111/140 | 21st |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Latindex, OpenAlex, BBO - Biblioteca Brasileira de Odontologia, Bioline International, Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source, EZB - Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek, Free Medical Journal, Portal de Periódicos CAPES, RevOdonto - Portal de Revistas Eletrônicas de Odontologia, ScirusPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 899 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 281 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 365 |
| 2024 | 73 | 73 | 385 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 426 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 386 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | 389 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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 accepted6
- critical review (only invitation)Critical Review (only invitation)Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the EditorLength not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- proceedings of scientific events (abstracts)Proceedings of Scientific Events (Abstracts)Length not stated
- short communicationShort CommunicationLength not stated
- systematic review and meta-analysis (only invitation)Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (only invitation)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence
Authors maintain full accountability for the manuscript's integrity and must transparently disclose any use of generative AI tools in the writing or data analysis process, as these tools cannot be credited with authorship. Thus, manuscripts must be accompanied by a data availability statement concerning the use of artificial intelligence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contribution
No submission fee or APC Model summary
The participation of each author must be justified and should meet the authorship and co-authorship criteria adopted by the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest policy Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability policy Model summary
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a data availability statement for the data used or generated in the research underlying the texts. If authors have made the research data available in a data repository, it is possible to link the article directly to the dataset. If data is unavailable or unsuitable to post, it should be declared into the main text.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Plagiarism and Editorial Misconduct
Ethics policy Model summary
The Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences follows the Guide to good practices for strengthening ethics in a scientific publication edited by the SciELO Program. This follows standards and recommendations of ethical standards and responsibility in the scientific communication established by the national institutions and among which stand out: CSE, Equator Network, ICMJE, CNPq - Relatório da Comissão d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons license (CC-BY) Model summary
The Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences uses the Creative Commons license (CC), thus preserving the integrity of the articles in an open access environment.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access On-line: indicate only URL documents with open access
Immediate open access Model summary
Brazilian Ministry of Health. [SB Brazil 2023: national research on oral health]. Brasília: Ministry of Health; 2024 [cited 2026 Jan 22]. Available from: https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/composicao/saps/brasil-sorridente/sb-brasil. Portuguese.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW
Peer review policy Model summary
Manuscripts will be evaluated regarding presentation according to the instructions for authors and the presence of mandatory documents required for submission. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements will be returned to the corresponding author for adaptations. The review and evaluation process of the manuscript's scientific content will only be initiated after meeting all requirements cri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism and Editorial Misconduct
Plagiarism and editorial misconduct policy Model summary
The Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences follows the Guide to good practices for strengthening ethics in a scientific publication edited by the SciELO Program. This follows standards and recommendations of ethical standards and responsibility in the scientific communication established by the national institutions and among which stand out: CSE, Equator Network, ICMJE, CNPq - Relatório da Comissão d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
Also, the Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences accepts preprint submissions from the following servers: SciELO Preprints, arXiv, bioRxiv, and medRxiv.
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
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1677-3225
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (22), United States (8) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .