Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
ISSN 0976-237X · eISSN 0976-2361 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 325; median 98 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery and Orthodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief G.M. SogiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry8.6%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry8.4%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry8.1%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry7.9%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry6.2%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.3%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry4.8%
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
- JCR Q4 · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE · rank 129/165
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
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)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 904OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,818 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 2 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 45 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 108 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 161 |
| 2022 | 82 | 82 | 480 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | 703 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 110 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 210 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (103 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 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 325 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 275 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0976-237X
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-2361
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
What CAS zone is Contemporary Clinical Dentistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporary Clinical Dentistry 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 Contemporary Clinical Dentistry?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Contemporary Clinical Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 62–159 days); authors report an average review time of about 23 weeks. 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 JCR quartile is Contemporary Clinical Dentistry in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE Q4 (129/165). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Contemporary Clinical Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporary Clinical Dentistry is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Contemporary Clinical Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 325.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .