Journal profile · Education, Scientific Disciplines
European Journal of Dental Education
ISSN 1396-5883 · eISSN 1600-0579 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1997
European Journal of Dental Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.79; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,330; median 196 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 176 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Dental Education is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental Research and COVID-19, Innovations in Medical Education and Dental Education, Practice, Research, together about 54.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Journal of Dental Education publishes original articles and commentaries concerning curriculum development, teaching methodologies, assessment strategies or techniques, and quality assurance in the fields of dental undergraduate and postgraduate education and dental auxiliary personnel training. The scope includes the dental educational aspects of the basic medical sciences, the behavioural sciences, inter-professional education, information technology, distance learning and educational audit. Papers embodying the results of high-quality educational research of relevance to dentistry are particularly encouraged as are evidence-based reports of novel and established educational programmes and their outcomes. The European Journal of Dental Education is the official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe. Whilst the Journal focuses on the European experience, its relevance is global and contributions are invited on a worldwide basis. One volume of four issues is published annually.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Education, Scientific Disciplines
Editor-in-chief Maria-Cristina Manzanares-CéspedesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Italy 2, Spain 2, Chile 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry21.7%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine17%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions16%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine6.2%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5.2%
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia TechniquesDentistry4.3%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences2.9%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | 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
MEDLINEPubMedPublisher 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
- 2.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,057OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 167Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 266,640Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 223 | 148 | 43 |
| 2025 | 176 | 145 | 423 |
| 2024 | 81 | 59 | 494 |
| 2023 | 98 | 70 | 750 |
| 2022 | 132 | 74 | 1,336 |
| 2021 | 113 | 48 | 1,381 |
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
196 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 291 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 215 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (410 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 244 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 4,330 / EUR 3,600 / GBP 2,890 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 2
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- commentariesCommentariesLength not stated
- guest editorialsGuest EditorialsLength not stated
- original articlesOriginal ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should include the statement generated from the COI form in the manuscript and should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
European Journal of Dental Education recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. The journal expects you to archive all the data from which your published results are derived in a public repository. The repository that you choose should offer you guaranteed preservation (see the registry of research data repositories at https://www.re3data.org/) and should help you make it findable, a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing Open Access? Your fees may be covered
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. The names of the reviewers will thus not be disclosed to the author submitting a paper and the name(s) of the author(s) will not be disclosed to the reviewers. To allow double-blinded review, please submit (upload) your main …
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1396-5883
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0579
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Dental Education in Europe and publish four times a year
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Dental Education
What CAS zone is European Journal of Dental Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Dental Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine / Education, Scientific Disciplines. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Journal of Dental Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.79; CiteScore 5, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Dental Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 196 days (interquartile range 133–291 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33% (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 European Journal of Dental Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 2; Reference style: AMA; 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 European Journal of Dental Education based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Italy (2) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Dental Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Dental Education is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Dental Education open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Dental Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,330.
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: .