Journal profile · Multiple
Dental and Medical Problems
ISSN 1644-387X · eISSN 2300-9020 · Wroclaw Medical University Press · Poland
Dental and Medical Problems: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 56 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 128 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dental and Medical Problems is published by Wroclaw Medical University Press 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 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental materials and restorations and Dental Radiography and Imaging, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dental and Medical Problems is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering aspects of oral sciences and general medicine, published bimonthly by Wroclaw Medical University. The journal accepts only original papers and all kinds of reviews (narrative review, systematic review, systematic review and meta-analysis, etc.). Preliminary reports and pilot studies should be submitted as research letters, and original papers can be submitted as research letters. The journal does not accept the following types of manuscripts: case report; case series; case report and literature review; and case series and literature review. Apart from the abovementioned articles, the journal publishes commissioned content, i.e., editorial material; the submissions are allowed by invitation only.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Poland 11, Italy 6, United States 5, Germany 4, Canada 4 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry9.1%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry8.7%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry6.7%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry6.6%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry6%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5.8%
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersHealth Professions5.5%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.4%
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 | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
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 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPublisher 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)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2024
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 271OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 122LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,361 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 107 | 43 |
| 2025 | 128 | 128 | 358 |
| 2024 | 108 | 108 | 801 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | 1,031 |
| 2022 | 76 | 76 | 1,167 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | 1,140 |
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 PubMed · to
56 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 40 days – 71 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 167 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 249 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (261 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 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 70 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 | EUR 1,600 / PLN 6,900 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,600 / PLN 6,900 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,600 / EUR 200 | — | — |
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, with length limits
- editorialWe are proud to announce that 14 members (over 43%!) of the DMP Editorial Board occurred on the recently updated list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists…Length not stated
- letteran original paper. However, a research letter contains a maximum of 2,500 words, and at most 2 tables or figures, or 1 table and 1 figure (main text ≤ 2,500 words
- original papers should not exceed 6,000 words, and in original papers 5,000 words. The main text in original papers must consist of 5 separatmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewdocx, rtf. The total number of words in review papers should not exceed 6,000 words, and in original papers 5,000 words. The main text in origimain text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics
- AI use AI and AI-assisted technologies
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in manuscript writing: AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as an author or co-author, or be cited as an author; Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans; Authors may use AI for drafting the manuscript or improving the English language, for generating graphical …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The authorship should be based on the following criteria: Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; Final approval of the version to be published. Authors should meet all three (3) above criteria. If a large, multi-center gro…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Acknowledgements, funding sources, conflict of interest
Authors' data (names, affiliations, contributions), information about the competing interests and funding sources, as well as acknowledgements should be provided ONLY via the Editorial System. They must be removed from the manuscript body to ensure blind peer review. Acknowledgments should list people who have considerably contributed to the preparation of the paper (e.g., helped with the acquisit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
Data sharing policy encouraging authors to make data publicly available upon submission. Model summary
Authors who wish to share their supplementary files are required to provide the following information in their data availability statement:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Authorship and AI tools – COPE position statement
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT or Large Language Models, in research publications is expanding rapidly. COPE joins organisations, such as WAME and the JAMA Network among others, to state that AI tools cannot be listed as an author of a paper. AI tools cannot meet the requirements for authorship, as they cannot take responsibility for the submitted work. As non-legal…
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
- Wroclaw Medical University Press
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1644-387X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-9020
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dental and Medical Problems
What CAS zone is Dental and Medical Problems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dental and Medical Problems is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal / 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 Dental and Medical Problems?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Dental and Medical Problems?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 56 days (interquartile range 40–71 days); authors report an average review time of about 53 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Dental and Medical Problems based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (11), Italy (6) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Dental and Medical Problems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dental and Medical Problems is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Dental and Medical Problems open access, and what is the APC?
Dental and Medical Problems is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .