Journal profile · Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Journal of Conservative Dentistry
ISSN 0972-0707 · eISSN 2950-4708 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Journal of Conservative Dentistry: subscription journal; median 38 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Conservative Dentistry is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, Dental materials and restorations and Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments, together about 69.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of commercially available polishing systems, 3M Sof-Lex® Diamond Polishing Spiral, Ivoclar Vivadent OptraPol®, and Ivoclar Vivadent OptraGloss®, on the surface roughness (Ra) of Septodont Endure Nano composite using a profilometer.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Editor-in-chief Shishir SinghPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry29.6%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry28.8%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine11%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry4.8%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry2.8%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry2.8%
- Medical Device Sterilization and DisinfectionImmunology and Microbiology2.4%
- Material Properties and ApplicationsMaterials Science2.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Dentistry | Q3 | 73/132 | 45th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,005OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,782 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2,225 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3,347 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4,382 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 4,157 |
| 2022 | 121 | 120 | 3,822 |
| 2021 | 118 | 117 | 3,702 |
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
38 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 28 days – 53 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 83 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (429 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0972-0707
- Print ISSN
- 2950-4716
- Electronic ISSN
- 2950-4708
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Conservative Dentistry
How long does peer review take at Journal of Conservative Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 38 days (interquartile range 28–53 days). 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 Journal of Conservative Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Conservative Dentistry is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Conservative Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Conservative Dentistry is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .