Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Imaging Science in Dentistry
ISSN 2233-7822 · eISSN 2233-7830 · Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology · Korea, Republic of
Imaging Science in Dentistry: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 83 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Imaging Science in Dentistry is published by Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology 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 Dental Radiography and Imaging, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Imaging Science in Dentistry (Imaging Sci Dent; ISD) is the official periodical academic journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (http://www.kaomfr.org) and Asian Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (http://www.aaomfr.org). ISD is published quarterly on the last day of March, June, September, and December. The issues are published in English. This journal publishes original research papers, review articles, technical reports, case reports, pictorial essays, and letters to the editor, covering the clinical, experimental, and educational aspects of oral and maxillofacial imaging, including informatics. ISD is a peer reviewed and open-access journal providing up-to-date information dedicated to the radiology and related sciences for the oral cavity, jaws, face, and neck. This journal also covers the research on the digital radiology, dental PACS, teledentistry, and dental infor-matics related to the radiology. Background and Indexing Imaging Science in Dentistry was renamed from Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol; KJOMR) which was founded in 1971. KJOMR was published in Korean once a year first, but biannually in 1990, quarterly in 2000. All the articles of KJOMR are opened free through a website (http://www.kaomfr.org). KJOMR was renewed to Imaging Sci Dent in English in 2011. ISD became the official journal of Asian Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in September 2014. ISD is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), KoreaMed, Synapse, KoMCI, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and ESCI. Subscription ISD is distributed freely to members of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, and relevant institutions and researchers. The full text PDF files are also available at the official website (https://www.isdent.org). Contact the Editor for subscription of this journal. Copyright Copyrights of the published materials are owned by Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. They are followed by the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Min-Suk Heo SeoulPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named South Korea 6, United States 3, Japan 2, Mainland China 1, India 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry25.2%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry10.5%
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5.8%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry5.2%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry4.5%
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersHealth Professions4.3%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 397OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,078 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 2 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 119 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 270 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 382 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 725 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 802 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 108 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 136 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (85 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | KRW 360,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | KRW 360,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | KRW 360,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- case reportAbstract: The abstract should be limited to 150 words or less and consists of one paragraph without a separate introduction, materials and methods, results or c…main text ≤ 150 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- case reportsCase ReportsLength not stated
- editorialExcept for the negotiated secondary publication, manuscript submitted to the Journal must be previously unpublished and not be under consideration for publicati…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the EditorLength not stated
- original article1) Abstract • This should not exceed 250 words and should be provided on a separate page. • The abstract should be constructed under the following subheadings: …main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- original articlesOriginal ArticlesLength not stated
- pictorial essayPictorial EssayLength not stated
- review articleA review article should focus on a specific topic in a scholarly manner. This can be published as a commissioned paper at the request of the editorial board. Th…main text ≤ 150 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- review articlesReview ArticlesLength not stated
- technical reportsTechnical ReportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use 2. Disclosure of AI Use
AI-assisted technologies cannot be authors; AI use must be disclosed in cover letter and manuscript Model summary
Authors should disclose the use of AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of a manuscript. The disclosure should include the AI tool used and a brief description of how it was used. This requirement applies to the use of AI for writing assistance, language editing, translation, data analysis, image generation, or similar purposes. The disclosure should be provided in both the cover letter and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Authorship per ICMJE criteria Model summary
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following according to the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE): 1. "Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work"; AND 2. "Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual conte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of funding source and conflicts of interest
Funding sources and conflicts of interest must be declared Model summary
Authors always state the source of any funding for research or towards publication of their article, including the government and private or commercial sources. Conflicts of interest is required to be stated in the manuscript. Conflicts of interest are the interest of the author(s) which may influence the objectivity, integrity and value of the publication. The examples are; Employment by any orga…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
IRB approval and informed consent required for human subjects Model summary
Studies on human subjects must have been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Also, informed consent must be obtained from the patients who participated in the study.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
Copyright owned by Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology; CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
Copyrights of all published materials are owned by the Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. They are also followed by the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0). Authors of accepted papers must complete the Copyright Transfer Agreement form (https://isdent.org/src/copyright_form.pdf). Written permission should be obtained …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Online submission at https://www.isdent.org Model summary
The manuscript is requested to be submitted to the editor-in-chief electronically by online at https://www.isdent.org.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two or more reviewers Model summary
All manuscripts is reviewed by two or more reviewers in the corresponding field. The decisions of manuscript publication are based on the results of peer review. To ensure that this is unbiased, reviewers receive manuscripts with blind title pages. Under any circumstances, the identities of the reviewers will not be revealed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality, Plagiarism, and Duplicate Publication, and Secondary Publication
Plagiarism screening via Similarity Check Model summary
The submitted manuscript should be original and it should not be considered to be published to other journals at the same time. Any part of the manuscript such as figures and tables should not be duplicated in any other published article without permission of the Editorial board. All submitted manuscripts are screened for possible plagiarism or duplicate publication by Similarity Check. If plagiar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Original, unpublished manuscripts only; no simultaneous submission Model summary
Except for the negotiated secondary publication, manuscript submitted to the Journal must be previously unpublished and not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
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
- Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2233-7822
- Electronic ISSN
- 2233-7830
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- 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 Imaging Science in Dentistry
What CAS zone is Imaging Science in Dentistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Imaging Science in Dentistry 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.
How long does peer review take at Imaging Science in Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 62–108 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Imaging Science in Dentistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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 Imaging Science in Dentistry based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (6), United States (3) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Imaging Science in Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Imaging Science in Dentistry is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Imaging Science in Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
Imaging Science 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, DOAJ, 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: .