Journal profile · Pediatrics
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
ISSN 0960-7439 · eISSN 1365-263X · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.17; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,650; median 177 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 113 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental Health and Care Utilization, Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 35.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry was formed in 1991 by the merger of the Journals of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry and the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry and is published bi-monthly. It has true international scope and aims to promote the highest standard of education, practice and research in paediatric dentistry world-wide. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry publishes papers on all aspects of paediatric dentistry including: growth and development, behaviour management, diagnosis, prevention, restorative treatment and issue relating to medically compromised children or those with disabilities. This peer-reviewed journal features scientific articles, reviews, case reports, clinical techniques, short communications and abstracts of current paediatric dental research. Analytical studies with a scientific novelty value are preferred to descriptive studies. Case reports illustrating unusual conditions and clinically relevant observations are acceptable but must be of sufficiently high quality to be considered for publication; particularly the illustrative material must be of the highest quality.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Editor-in-chief Nicola InnesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 1, India 1, Canada 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry19%
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia TechniquesDentistry8.8%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry7.5%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesHealth Professions5.5%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry5.3%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry4.7%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 2.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,559OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 90Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 321,101Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,332 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 54 | 16 |
| 2025 | 113 | 62 | 136 |
| 2024 | 149 | 92 | 660 |
| 2023 | 113 | 86 | 603 |
| 2022 | 75 | 24 | 586 |
| 2021 | 146 | 51 | 1,930 |
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
177 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 256 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 201 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (205 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 147 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,650 / EUR 3,920 / GBP 3,070 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- AMA
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- brief clinical reports/case reportsv. Brief Clinical Reports/Case Reports Short papers not exceeding 800 words, including a maximum of three illustrations and five references may be accepted for …Length not stated
- letters to the editors important to paediatric dentists. vi. Letters to the Editor Letters should be no more than 1,500 words, with no more than 10 references. There should be no ab…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- original articlesi. Original Articles Divided into: Abstract, Introduction, Material and methods, Results, Discussion, Bullet points, Acknowledgements, References, Figure legend…Length not stated
- review articlesii. Review Articles May be invited by the Editor.Length not stated
- short communicationsiv. Short Communications Brief scientific articles or short case reports may be submitted, which should be no longer than three pages of double-spaced text and …Length not stated
- systematic reviewsiii. Systematic reviews We consider publishing systematic reviews if the manuscript has comprehensive and unbiased sampling of literature and covering topics re…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement. Conflict of Interest Forms, if submi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Please review Wiley’s policy here. This journal encourages and peer review data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member. Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing Open Access? Your fees may be covered
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Peer review type: double-anonymised. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal hhttps://authors.wiley.com/journal/IPD. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints accepted; authors may post submitted version to preprint server at any time. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
Clinical trials should be reported using the CONSORT guidelines available at www.consort-statement.org. A clinical trial registration number should be provided in the title page. A CONSORT checklist should also be included in the submission material under “Supplementary Files for Review”.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0960-7439
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-263X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
What CAS zone is International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine / Pediatrics. 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.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.17; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 177 days (interquartile range 131–256 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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 International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,650.
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: .