Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal Of Clinical Periodontology
ISSN 0303-6979 · eISSN 1600-051X · Blackwell Munksgaard · DENMARK · Monthly · Founded 1974
Journal Of Clinical Periodontology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,510; median 144 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 206 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal Of Clinical Periodontology is published by Blackwell Munksgaard 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, Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Periodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology is to provide a platform for the exchange of scientific and clinical progress in the field of periodontology and allied disciplines, and to do so at the highest possible level. The Journal also aims to facilitate the application of new scientific knowledge to the daily practice of the concerned disciplines and addresses both practicing clinicians and members of the academic community. The Journal is the official publication of the European Federation of Periodontology but serves an international audience by publishing contributions of high scientific merit in the fields of periodontology and implant dentistry. The journal accepts a broad spectrum of original work characterized as clinical or preclinical, basic or translational, as well as authoritative reviews, and proceedings of important scientific workshops. The journal’s scope encompasses the physiology and pathology of the periodontal and peri-implant tissues, the biology and the modulation of periodontal and peri-implant tissue healing and regeneration, the diagnosis, etiology, epidemiology, prevention and therapy of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions, the association of periodontal infection/inflammation and general health, and the clinical aspects of comprehensive rehabilitation of the periodontitis-affected patient.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Editor-in-chief Nikos DonosPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United Kingdom 19, United States 15, Germany 13, Italy 13, Spain 8 (136 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry28%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine12.3%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry8.4%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry7.2%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry6.9%
- Oral and gingival health researchHealth Professions6.9%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry3.5%
- Salivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsMedicine3.2%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| 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: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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
- 8.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 132LetPub ·
- h-index
- 269OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,839OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 165LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 166Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,702,341Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | 92 | 67 |
| 2025 | 206 | 161 | 975 |
| 2024 | 183 | 130 | 1,922 |
| 2023 | 182 | 137 | 4,488 |
| 2022 | 187 | 97 | 4,130 |
| 2021 | 182 | 88 | 5,917 |
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
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 170 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (350 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 141 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 5,510 / EUR 4,620 / GBP 3,660 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- narrative or systematic reviews
Article types accepted3
- original researchThe Journal of Clinical Periodontology publishes original research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews and Clinical Innovation Reports. It is expected th…Length not stated
- original research articleThe Journal of Clinical Periodontology publishes original research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews and Clinical Innovation Reports. It is expected th…Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe Journal of Clinical Periodontology publishes original research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews and Clinical Innovation Reports. It is expected th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Journal of Clinical Periodontology expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have use…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
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 ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ at http://exchanges.wiley.com/authors/faqs---copyright-terms--conditions_301.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing Open Access? Your fees may be covered
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are single-anonymized peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The Journal will only consider for publication clinical trials that have been registered prospectively in a publicly accessible database. (Please note that the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors require registration of clinical trials prior to enrollment of the first participant. Section 801 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA 801) states that Clinical Trials …
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
- Blackwell Munksgaard
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1974
- ISSN
- 0303-6979
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-051X
- Society / sponsor
- European Federation of Periodontology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal Of Clinical Periodontology
What CAS zone is Journal Of Clinical Periodontology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal Of Clinical Periodontology 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 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal Of Clinical Periodontology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.27; CiteScore 12.9, h-index 269.
How long does peer review take at Journal Of Clinical Periodontology?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 98–191 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal Of Clinical Periodontology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; 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 Journal Of Clinical Periodontology based?
Of the 136 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (19), United States (15) and Germany (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal Of Clinical Periodontology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal Of Clinical Periodontology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal Of Clinical Periodontology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal Of Clinical Periodontology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,510.
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: .