Journal profile · Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Dental update
ISSN 0305-5000 · eISSN 2515-589X · George Warman Publications (Pty.) Ltd.
Dental update: subscription journal; 125 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dental update is published by George Warman Publications (Pty.) Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Dental Health and Care Utilization, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery and Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 21 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry15%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry10.8%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry9.6%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions5.8%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry5.3%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry4.5%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Dentistry | Q4 | 125/140 | 11th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 636OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,693 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 3 | 778 |
| 2025 | 125 | 2 | 1,204 |
| 2024 | 135 | 7 | 1,439 |
| 2023 | 155 | 9 | 1,607 |
| 2022 | 159 | 8 | 1,626 |
| 2021 | 152 | 7 | 1,588 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- George Warman Publications (Pty.) Ltd.
- ISSN
- 0305-5000
- Electronic ISSN
- 2515-589X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dental update
Where are the editorial board members of Dental update based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (21). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Dental update?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dental update is indexed in Scopus.
Is Dental update open access, and what is the APC?
Dental update is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .