Journal profile · Materials Science, Biomaterials
Dental Materials Journal
ISSN 0287-4547 · eISSN 1881-1361 · Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1982
Dental Materials Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.81; fully open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dental Materials Journal is published by Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices 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, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, together about 51.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dental Materials Journal is a peer review journal published by the Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices aiming to introduce the progress of the basic and applied sciences in dental materials and biomaterials. The dental materials-related clinical science and instrumental technologies are also within the scope of this journal. The materials dealt include synthetic polymers, ceramics, metals and tissue-derived biomaterials. Forefront dental materials and biomaterials used in developing filed, such as tissue engineering, bioengineering and artificial intelligence, are positively considered for the review as well.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Biomaterials
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry29.2%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry12.8%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry9.1%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry8.3%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering7.4%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry5.6%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine2.9%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry2.4%
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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | 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 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher 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
- 1.81LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,959OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,356 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 15 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 92 |
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | 393 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 528 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 986 |
| 2021 | 146 | 146 | 1,681 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 accepted1
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and reuse conditions specified via Creative Commons licenses; over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0287-4547
- Electronic ISSN
- 1881-1361
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dental Materials Journal
What CAS zone is Dental Materials Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dental Materials Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine / Materials Science, Biomaterials. 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 Dental Materials Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.81; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Dental Materials Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Dental Materials Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dental Materials Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Dental Materials Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Dental Materials Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .