Journal profile · Dentistry-Dentistry (miscellaneous)
Indian Journal of Dental Sciences
ISSN 0976-4003 · eISSN 2231-2293 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Journal of Dental Sciences: fully open access; APC about USD 175; median 91 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Dental Sciences is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery and Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To establish facial-type-specific cephalometric norms using the morphological facial index (FI) and to evaluate sex-specific relationships among skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue parameters in young Indian adults.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Vikas JindalPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry14.4%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry10.8%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry7.1%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6.8%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry6.3%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry6.3%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 49/66 | 26th |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 507 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 120 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 169 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 195 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 210 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 221 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 196 |
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
91 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 65 days – 172 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 113 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 231 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (98 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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 | USD 175 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 175 | No | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0976-4003
- Electronic ISSN
- 2231-2293
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Dental Sciences
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Dental Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 91 days (interquartile range 65–172 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Dental Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Dental Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Dental Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Dental Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 175.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .