Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
ISSN 2664-777X · AME Publishing Company
Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine is published by AME Publishing Company and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine (FOMM, Front Oral Maxillofac Med, ISSN 2664-777X) is an open access, peer-reviewed electronic journal. Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine aims to serve as an international and professional platform for healthcare professionals to share their research, knowledge and experience. Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine is the Official Publication of the Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. The journal is indexed and covered by Web of Science [Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)]. FOMM received its latest impact factor of 1.1 for the year 2025.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersHealth Professions9.8%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry9.5%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine8.1%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry6.6%
- Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementMedicine6.6%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine5.6%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine5%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Surgery | Q2 | 40/87 | 54th |
| Surgery | Q3 | 305/597 | 48th |
| Otorhinolaryngology | Q3 | 67/123 | 45th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 85.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,022Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 258 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 19 | 260 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 276 |
| 2024 | 44 | 41 | 184 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 92 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 68 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | 50 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright
For open access publishing, this journal uses an exclusive licensing agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to AME Publishing Company, but will have the right to share their article in the same way permitted to third parties under the relevant user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
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
- AME Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2664-777X
- Society / sponsor
- Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
What CAS zone is Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 14.
Which databases index Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .