Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College
ISSN 0040-8891 · Tokyo Shika Daigaku Gakkai/Tokyo Dental College Society
Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College is published by Tokyo Shika Daigaku Gakkai/Tokyo Dental College Society 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 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental materials and restorations and Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry10.7%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry9.2%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry8.3%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry8.3%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry7%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine5.9%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5.7%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 32/55 | 42nd |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 305/466 | 34th |
| General Dentistry | Q3 | 101/140 | 28th |
| Materials Science (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 202/256 | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 236OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 263 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 350 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 472 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 504 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 467 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 483 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Tokyo Shika Daigaku Gakkai/Tokyo Dental College Society
- ISSN
- 0040-8891
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College
What CAS zone is Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College 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.
Which databases index Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .