Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
ISSN 0007-0610 · eISSN 1476-5373 · Springer Nature · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1999
BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.65; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,190; median 71 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1,185 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental Education, Practice, Research, Dental Health and Care Utilization and Dental Research and COVID-19, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The British Dental Journal (BDJ) is an international, peer-reviewed journal for the dental community, published by Springer Nature on behalf of the British Dental Association. We aim to inform our readers of ideas, opinions, developments and key issues in dentistry - clinical, practical and scientific - to spark interest, debate and discussion amongst dentists of all disciplines. Check out the types of articles we publish here and detailed formatting specifications here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions24.4%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry9.3%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry8%
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia TechniquesDentistry4.8%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.3%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry4.1%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry3.9%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
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
MEDLINECAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,578OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 216LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 13,208,344Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 38,409 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 737 | 582 | 75 |
| 2025 | 1,185 | 985 | 846 |
| 2024 | 1,268 | 1,042 | 1,440 |
| 2023 | 1,292 | 1,095 | 2,512 |
| 2022 | 1,277 | 1,070 | 4,076 |
| 2021 | 1,274 | 1,020 | 3,628 |
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
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 28 days – 90 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 138 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,255 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 5,190 / EUR 4,090 / GBP 3,490 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access Funding
Could your institution cover the article processing charge (APC) when you publish OPEN ACCESS in the BDJ? Use this new APC funding tool to find out!
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
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 0007-0610
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-5373
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
What CAS zone is BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.65; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 28–90 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .