Journal profile · Dentistry-General Dentistry
Frontiers in Dentistry
ISSN 2676-296X · Tehran University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Frontiers in Dentistry: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 176 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Dentistry is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, together about 45.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal aims to publish novel and high quality relevant information written by peers to researchers and readers involved in all fields of dentistry, oral health sciences and related interdisciplinaries, strives to keep pace with the rapid growth of publications, and move on to the edge of knowledge in this field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-General Dentistry
Editor-in-chief Shahroo Etemad-MoghadamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 9, United States 1, Spain 1, Greece 1, Malaysia 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry22.2%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry16.1%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6.9%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry6.1%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.5%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry5.5%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry4.7%
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 | Q3 | 91/140 | 35th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 377 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 229 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 399 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 384 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 318 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 211 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 147 |
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 PubMed · to
176 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 140 days – 207 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 209 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 382 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 200 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 200 | Yes | — |
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 accepted3
- case reportA Challenging Case of Prosthetic Dental Rehabilitation by a Root-Retained Overdenture Using Intra-Radicular Attachments: A Clinical Report with a Seven-Year Fol…Length not stated
- original articleAccuracy of Grayscale Value in Diagnosis of Odontogenic Keratocyst and Radicular Cyst Gray Scale Accuracy in Odontogenic Cyst Diagnosis Mahdi Niknami , Amir Ali…Length not stated
- review articleRelationship between Voxel Value of Cone Beam CT and Hounsfield Unit of CT: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Daryush Goodarzipour , Ahmad Reza Shamshiri , Za…Length not stated
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
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2676-296X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Dentistry
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 176 days (interquartile range 140–207 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Dentistry based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (9), United States (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Dentistry is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Frontiers in Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Dentistry is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .