Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
International Journal of Oral Science
ISSN 1674-2818 · eISSN 2049-3169 · Springer Nature · PEOPLES R CHINA · Founded 2009
International Journal of Oral Science: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 17.68; fully open access; APC about USD 3,890; median 168 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Oral Science is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, dental development and anomalies and Bone and Dental Protein Studies, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Oral Science seeks to publish all aspects of oral science and interdisciplinary fields, including basic, applied and clinical research. Please go to Aims and scope page for more details.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Xuedong ZhouPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry12.8%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.5%
- Bone and Dental Protein StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry5.9%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry5.6%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5.1%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry5%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPublisher 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
- 17.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 17.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 17Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 611OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 16.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,292,348Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 772 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 128 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 1,065 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 2,174 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 3,372 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 3,255 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 3,498 |
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
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 215 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 63 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 247 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (143 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 3,090 / USD 3,890 / GBP 2,690 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,890 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,990 / USD 3,690 / GBP 2,590 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted2
- articleArticleLength not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1674-2818
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-3169
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Oral Science
What CAS zone is International Journal of Oral Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Oral Science is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Oral Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 17.68; CiteScore 22.8, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Oral Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 128–215 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 International Journal of Oral Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Oral Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Oral Science open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Oral Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,890.
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: .