Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology
ISSN 0301-5661 · eISSN 1600-0528 · Blackwell Munksgaard · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 1973
Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,230; median 239 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 92 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology is published by Blackwell Munksgaard and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental Health and Care Utilization, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques, together about 53.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology is to serve as a forum for scientifically based information in community dentistry, with the intention of continually expanding the knowledge base in the field. The scope is therefore broad, ranging from original studies in epidemiology, behavioral sciences related to dentistry, and health services research through to methodological reports in program planning, implementation and evaluation. Reports dealing with people of all age groups are welcome. The journal encourages manuscripts which present methodologically detailed scientific research findings from original data collection or analysis of existing databases. Preference is given to new findings. Confirmations of previous findings can be of value, but the journal seeks to avoid needless repetition. It also encourages thoughtful, provocative commentaries on subjects ranging from research methods to public policies. Purely descriptive reports are not encouraged, nor are behavioral science reports with only marginal application to dentistry. The journal is published bimonthly.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Sarah BakerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 3, United Kingdom 2, Canada 1, Brazil 1, Denmark 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry31.9%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry15.7%
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia TechniquesDentistry6.1%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry4.9%
- Fluoride Effects and RemovalEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.2%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry3.6%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,942OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 80Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 366,371Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,604 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 53 | 23 |
| 2025 | 92 | 73 | 166 |
| 2024 | 93 | 74 | 435 |
| 2023 | 120 | 89 | 943 |
| 2022 | 96 | 63 | 1,046 |
| 2021 | 111 | 48 | 1,378 |
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
239 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 153 days – 305 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (169 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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 258 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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 4,230 / EUR 3,510 / GBP 2,830 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 300 | — | — |
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 300
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- Purely descriptive reports
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- commentaryCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology publishes the following types of submissions: Original ArticlesPresents novel findings from empirical studies, experim…Length not stated
- letterCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology publishes the following types of submissions: Original ArticlesPresents novel findings from empirical studies, experim…Length not stated
- letter to the editorcount for CDOE for all articles (except letter to the editor) is limited to 3,700 words (including references) with up to 6 tables or figures. Youmain text ≤ 3,700 words
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor Short, focused critical discussions on relevant topics/papers published in the journal.Length not stated
- narrative reviewCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology publishes the following types of submissions: Original ArticlesPresents novel findings from empirical studies, experim…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles Presents novel findings from empirical studies, experiments, or theoretical work. Includes a structured abstract, introduction, methods, resul…Length not stated
- perspectiveCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology publishes the following types of submissions: Original ArticlesPresents novel findings from empirical studies, experim…Length not stated
- reviewCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology publishes the following types of submissions: Original ArticlesPresents novel findings from empirical studies, experim…Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles Summarizes and critically evaluates existing literature on a specific topic (e.g. narrative review, scoping review, systematic review).Length not stated
- systematic reviewCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology publishes the following types of submissions: Original ArticlesPresents novel findings from empirical studies, experim…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, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Disclosing the use of Artificial Intelligence
An AI tool cannot be listed as an author of a paper. If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Authors should also declare their use of AI in the declarations section…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. You can review the Authorship section of Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
When submitting your manuscript, you should disclose any potential conflicts of interests (also referred to as “competing interests”) that might appear to affect your or your co-authors' ability to present work objectively. Potential conflicts of interest come in many forms and may include financial (for example, patent ownership, stock ownership, research funding, consultancies, or speaker’s fees…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
Data sharing: code required, data strongly encouraged Model summary
The journal requires all authors to make software code underlying the paper available to readers. The journal also strongly encourages authors to make all data on which the paper relies available to readers for reasons outlined in this editorial https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00220345251406260. Upon submission, authors must: Include a data availability statement When submitting the manus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
This journal adheres to the ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to uphold integrity in scholarly research and publishing. While COPE previously organized its guidance around “core practices,” these have since been replaced with a topic-based structure to better reflect the evolving needs of the research community. You can learn more about this transition and explore…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Copyright: standard agreement or CC license for OA Model summary
If you have included excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided. You are responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and other media" from the publisher of the original source and for supplying Wiley with that permission upon submission. For more…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
This is a subscription journal that offers an open access publication option. After acceptance, you’ll have the option to make the article open access. If you want to do so, the article will be subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC) unless a waiver applies. Please read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts through your institution, your funder, or a count…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Model
Peer review model: single-anonymized Model summary
We follow a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and an Associate or Chief Editor. Papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the Journal will be handled by Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is no peer…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprint servers accepted Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. You will be asked to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication. You can review Wiley’s general preprint policy to learn more.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving definitions and policies
This journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. You can learn more by reading Wiley’s self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are required to submit appropriate reporting checklists when submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. Authors should include as the last sentence in the methods section a sentence stating compliance w…
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
- Blackwell Munksgaard
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0301-5661
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0528
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology
What CAS zone is Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.88; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 162.
How long does peer review take at Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 239 days (interquartile range 153–305 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (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 Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3), United Kingdom (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology open access, and what is the APC?
Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,230.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .