Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
ISSN 1523-0899 · eISSN 1708-8208 · Wiley-Blackwell · CANADA · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,780; median 106 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 142 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, together about 57.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The goal of Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research is to advance the scientific and technical aspects relating to dental implants and related scientific subjects. Dissemination of new and evolving information related to dental implants and the related science is the primary goal of our journal. The range of topics covered by the journals will include but be not limited to: New scientific developments relating to bone Implant surfaces and their relationship to the surrounding tissues Computer aided implant designs Computer aided prosthetic designs Immediate implant loading Immediate implant placement Materials relating to bone induction and conduction New surgical methods relating to implant placement New materials and methods relating to implant restorations Methods for determining implant stability A primary focus of the journal is publication of evidenced based articles evaluating to new dental implants, techniques and multicenter studies evaluating these treatments. In addition basic science research relating to wound healing and osseointegration will be an important focus for the journal. Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research welcomes authors to submit original papers relating to research, clinical studies, case histories and practical applications of methods and materials relating to dental implants and timely reviews. We welcome the opportunity to provide Supplements for targeted conferences relating to new technology or treatment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Editor-in-chief Frank Schwarz DüsseldorfPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 6, Spain 2, Mainland China 1, Germany 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry33.5%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine13.1%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering10.7%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry9.2%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.7%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry5.7%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine3.1%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.3%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,662OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 118LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 122Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 414,598Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,488 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 46 | 48 |
| 2025 | 142 | 84 | 449 |
| 2024 | 134 | 95 | 983 |
| 2023 | 134 | 98 | 1,390 |
| 2022 | 120 | 41 | 2,288 |
| 2021 | 95 | 33 | 1,762 |
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
106 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 135 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (256 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)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 4,780 / EUR 3,980 / GBP 3,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 100 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 100
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,500 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted13
- case reportArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- case reportsCase Reports Yes Preliminary findings of research in progress providing or documenting new fundamental knowledge in language understandable to the clinicianLength not stated
- commentariesCommentaries No Evidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest and invited commentaries.Length not stated
- commentaryArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- letterArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- letter to the editorArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Abstract Description Required Reporting Guidelines Original Article Yes Randomized controlled trialsCase-control/cohort/cross-sectional studiesDiag…Length not stated
- systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic Review and Meta-analysis Yes Systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Presubmission editorial assessment required, see below for more details.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The Corresponding Author and all co-authors listed on the manuscript title page must submit a conflict of interest form before publication. The form should be included with your other manuscript files either at initial submission, when you submit your revision, or during our final acceptance process. Accepted manuscripts will not be submitted to production for publication until all forms are recei…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data expected to be archived in a public repository; data availability statement required. Model summary
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Standard copyright agreement or Open Access under a Creative Commons License. Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
ORCID required. Model summary
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research is part of Wiley’s Open Access program offering an open access option within hybrid (subscription-based) journals. With Open Access, on acceptance of your article you can choose to pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) to make the article immediately, freely available online for all to read, download, and share. You can learn more on our Open Acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review; papers sent to review only if Editors-in-Chief determine quality and relevance requirements are met. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/CID. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints considered; submitted version may be posted to a preprint server at any time. Model summary
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1523-0899
- Electronic ISSN
- 1708-8208
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
What CAS zone is Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.9; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 124.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 106 days (interquartile range 80–152 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 5,500 words; Reference style: AMA; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Spain (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,780.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .