Journal profile · Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
European Journal of General Dentistry
ISSN 2278-9626 · eISSN 2320-4753 · Wolters Kluwer Health
European Journal of General Dentistry: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from December 2020 (Volume 9, Issue 3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of General Dentistry is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. 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 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Journal of General Dentistry (EJGD) is one of the leading open-access international dental journal within the field of Dentistry. The aim of EJGD is publishing novel and high-quality research papers, as well as to influence the practice of dentistry at clinician, research, industry and policy-maker level on an international basis. EJGD publishes articles on all disciplines of dentistry including the cariology, orthodontics, oral surgery, preventive dentistry, periodontology, endodontology, operative dentistry, fixed and removable prosthodontics, dental biomaterials science, long-term clinical trials including epidemiology and oral health, technology transfer of new scientific instrumentation or procedures, as well as clinically relevant oral biology and translational research.Moreover, EJGD also publish the scientific researches evaluating the use of new biomaterials, new drugs and new methods for treatment of patients with different kinds of oral and maxillofacial diseases or defects, the diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial diseases with new methods, etc. Moreover, researches on the quality of life, psychological interventions, improving disease treatment outcomes, the prevention, diagnosis and management of cancer therapeutic complications, rehabilitation, palliative and end of life care, and support teamwork for cancer care and oral health care for old patients are also welcome. EJGD publishes research articles, case reports, reviews and comparison studies evaluating materials and methods in the all fields of related to dentistry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Editor-in-chief Nairn WilsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 11, India 7, Brazil 6, United States 5, Germany 4 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry16.1%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry12.6%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry8.5%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry8.4%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6.1%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.4%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Dentistry | Q3 | 90/140 | 36th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Ex Libris – Primo Central, Hinari, Infotrieve, National Science Library, Wanfang DataPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 615 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 57 | 282 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 363 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 340 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 354 |
| 2022 | 31 | 30 | 310 |
| 2021 | 36 | 35 | 325 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license Model summary
This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 2278-9626
- Electronic ISSN
- 2320-4753
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 3 (December 2020)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of General Dentistry
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of General Dentistry based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (11), India (7) and Brazil (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of General Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of General Dentistry is indexed in Scopus.
Is European Journal of General Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of General Dentistry is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .