Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics
ISSN 2770-5781 · eISSN 2770-579X · Taylor & Francis
Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 166 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Dental Radiography and Imaging, together about 50.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics is an Open Access journal with no article processing charges, providing an international platform for high-quality clinical and translational research in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. The journal focuses on rigorous, evidence-driven investigations that advance the understanding of craniofacial biology, growth, and treatment outcomes. As the official journal of the Japanese Orthodontic Society (JOS), founded in 1926, the journal builds on a long-standing tradition of scholarly publication, originating from the Journal of Japan Orthodontic Society, first published in 1932. The journal emphasizes three core areas: quantitative and imaging-based analysis (including three-dimensional imaging, CBCT, and digital technologies), craniofacial growth and congenital conditions, and the biological mechanisms underlying orthodontic treatment including tooth movement, bone remodeling, and biomechanics. By integ rating these domains, the journal aims to bridge fundamental research and clinical practice. Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics publishes original research articles and reviews that provide methodological innovation and clinically relevant insights and promotes the global dissemination of orthodontic knowledge through immediate open access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Tetsutaro YamaguchiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry26.7%
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersHealth Professions15.3%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry8.5%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry5.6%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry3.5%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine3.2%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CNKI, OCLC, Semantic Scholar, Cactus, JST, Knowledge E, AI2 (Semantic Scholar), DTU Library, WanFang DataPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 57,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 141 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 5 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 37 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 69 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 70 |
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
166 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 180 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (68 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted4
- original researchpublishes original research articles and reviewsLength not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 8 Sep 2026Length not stated
- reviewpublishes original research articles and reviewsLength not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 10 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open Access journal with no article processing charges Model summary
Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article. Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2770-5781
- Electronic ISSN
- 2770-579X
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Orthodontic Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 85, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics
What CAS zone is Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics 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 Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 166 days (interquartile range 110–223 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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 Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics 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, 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: .