Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
European Journal Of Oral Sciences
ISSN 0909-8836 · eISSN 1600-0722 · Blackwell Munksgaard · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 1995
European Journal Of Oral Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.97; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,220; median 103 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 85 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal Of Oral Sciences is published by Blackwell Munksgaard 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 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental materials and restorations and Dental Health and Care Utilization, together about 32% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Oral Sciences is an international journal which publishes original research papers within clinical dentistry, on all basic science aspects of structure, chemistry, developmental biology, physiology and pathology of relevant tissues, as well as on microbiology, biomaterials and the behavioural sciences as they relate to dentistry. The journal is a hybrid Open Access journal that publishes in both the traditional subscription-based mode (without article publication charges) and in Open Access mode (with article publication charges). The journal is published bimonthly, although articles are available online as soon as they are ready in Early View.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Editor-in-chief Nick Silikas DentistryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, Netherlands 6, Germany 5, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry12.9%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry12.3%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry6.8%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry6.7%
- Bone and Dental Protein StudiesMedicine6.3%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry6%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Salivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsMedicine4.3%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 1.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,244OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 72Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 202,487Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,014 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 61 | 22 |
| 2025 | 85 | 54 | 119 |
| 2024 | 64 | 34 | 201 |
| 2023 | 68 | 40 | 397 |
| 2022 | 69 | 33 | 540 |
| 2021 | 101 | 46 | 1,130 |
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
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (172 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher 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 4,220 / EUR 3,520 / GBP 2,810 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted12
- letter to the editorOriginal articles An original article reports a conclusive, full-length scientific investigation. Scientific studies investigate phenomena to acquire new knowle…Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal articles An original article reports a conclusive, full-length scientific investigation. Scientific studies investigate phenomena to acquire new knowle…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal articles An original article reports a conclusive, full-length scientific investigation. Scientific studies investigate phenomena to acquire new knowle…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles An original article reports a conclusive, full-length scientific investigation.Length not stated
- original research articleShort Communications need not follow the usual division into MATERIAL AND METHODS etc. but should include a Title page, an Abstract page with a short abstract a…Length not stated
- reviewShort Communications need not follow the usual division into MATERIAL AND METHODS etc. but should include a Title page, an Abstract page with a short abstract a…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal articles An original article reports a conclusive, full-length scientific investigation. Scientific studies investigate phenomena to acquire new knowle…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles Review articles report on attempts to synthesize the existing literature pertaining to a specific scientific question using methods and principl…Length not stated
- short communicationOriginal articles An original article reports a conclusive, full-length scientific investigation. Scientific studies investigate phenomena to acquire new knowle…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort Communications Short communications should aim at being no longer than two typeset pages.Length not stated
- supplemental issuesSupplemental Issues Congress proceedings, larger papers or monographs may be published as Supplements or Part II issues, the full cost being paid by the congres…Length not stated
- systematic reviewShort Communications need not follow the usual division into MATERIAL AND METHODS etc. but should include a Title page, an Abstract page with a short abstract a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Author Contribution Statement (mandatory)
Authorship criteria per ICMJE Model summary
For all articles, the journal mandates use of the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy) For each relevant Contributor role, the names of the persons fulfilling that role must be listed. Example: Conceptualization: Bohr N, Einstein A; Formal analysis: Bohr N, Feynman RP; Investigation: Bohr N, Fermi E, Feynman RP; Methodology: Fermi E, Oppenheimer JR; Writing – original draft: Bohr N, Feynman RP; Wr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement (mandatory)
Authors are required to disclose all possible conflicts of interest. These include financial issues (for example patent application or ownership, stock ownership, consultancies, speaker’s fee). Specify all potential conflict of interests, or state no conflicts of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Human subjects research must comply with Declaration of Helsinki Model summary
Experimentation involving human subjects will not be published unless such research has been conducted in full accordance with ethical principles, including the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki and the additional requirements, if any, of the country where the research has been carried out.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening using CrossCheck Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to the European Journal of Oral Sciences are screened for plagiarism using CrossCheck.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints must be declared on title page Model summary
Please note that if the whole or part of a submission is available as preprints on publicly accessible servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, or in other publicly accessible repositories, this must be clearly stated on the title page.
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
- Blackwell Munksgaard
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 0909-8836
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0722
- Society / sponsor
- NOF - Scandinavian Division of the International Association for Dental Research
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 134, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal Of Oral Sciences
What CAS zone is European Journal Of Oral Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal Of Oral Sciences is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Journal Of Oral Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.97; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 149.
How long does peer review take at European Journal Of Oral Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 103 days (interquartile range 71–157 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13% (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 Oral Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Oral Sciences based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Netherlands (6) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal Of Oral Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal Of Oral Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal Of Oral Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal Of Oral Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,220.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .