Journal profile · Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
ISSN 1526-3711 · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd
Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice: fully open access; APC about USD 650; median 33 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); 211 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice is published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, together about 41% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice (JCDP) is a peer-reviewed, open access MEDLINE indexed journal. The Journal publishes original research papers, review articles, rare and novel case reports, and clinical techniques. Manuscripts are invited from all specialties of dentistry i.e., conservative dentistry and endodontics, dentofacial orthopedics and orthodontics, oral medicine and radiology, oral pathology, oral surgery, orodental diseases, pediatric dentistry, implantology, periodontics, clinical aspects of public health dentistry, and prosthodontics, however, articles with clinical relevance will be given preference for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry19.7%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry13.8%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry7.5%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry7.1%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine6.7%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry6.3%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5.9%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.7%
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 | 82/140 | — |
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,479OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3,722Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,756 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 133 | 133 | 2,820 |
| 2025 | 211 | 211 | 4,168 |
| 2024 | 173 | 173 | 4,827 |
| 2023 | 192 | 192 | 5,019 |
| 2022 | 199 | 199 | 4,685 |
| 2021 | 186 | 186 | 4,238 |
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 PubMed · to
33 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 31 days – 48 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 125 days (3 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 158 days
- Sample
- 15 articles with submission and acceptance dates (257 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
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 650 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewsBooks for review shall be posted on the journal, and received reviews shall be published, at the discretion of the Editorial Board.Length not stated
- editorialtables. They are always solicited. The editorials would be limited to 1000 words with up to 10 references. Original Articles Reports of origmain text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 10
- editorialsThe editorials would be limited to 1000 words with up to 10 references.Length not stated
- letterontemporary Dental Practice (JCDP). The letters should not exceed (1000 words) of text and 4 references. While not all “Letters to the Edmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- letters to the editorThe Journal accepts Letters to the Editor that raises some issues related to recently published articles (last 6 months) in the The Journal of Contemporary Dent…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 4
- original articleReports of original clinical and basic research of interest are the primary material to be published as original articles. Types: Randomized controlled trials, …main text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 40
- review articleTypes: Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, narrative reviews, scoping reviews According to the PRISMA reporting guidelines, the Journal recommends the authors to…main text ≤ 5,000 words · references ≤ 50
- review articlesThe minimum word length would be 3000 and maximum would be 5000 words with 6 tables and figures (total) and 50 references.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
The journal adheres to the ICMJE recommendation for authorship requirements. All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the work or revising it cri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures of conflict of interest
Conflicts of interest can be defined as financial and non-financial in relation to the work. Authors are required to disclose any financial interests or affiliations with institutions, organizations, or companies that are mentioned in the manuscript or whose products and services are mentioned in the manuscript, and any competing interest that could be perceived as a bias in the work. If the submi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
Data Availability Statement required in articles reporting results derived from research data. Model summary
The authors are required to include Data Availability Statement in the articles that report results derived from research data. Data Availability Statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found. Statement should include that the data set used in the current study is available (option as appropriate) a. repository name b. name of the p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Research participant protection follows ICMJE recommendations and 2013 Helsinki Declaration revision; ethics review body approval required. Model summary
This Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement is based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors as per Committee on Publication Ethics, ICMJE & WAME. Please visit Policy page for more details.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0; authors retain copyright but assign exclusive commercial re-use rights to the Publisher. Model summary
Under Creative Commons the Authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content. The authors assign exclusive commercial re-use rights of the article to the Publisher. All open access articles published are distributed under the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License as currently displayed at http://creativecommons.org…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
A comprehensive outlook on open access policy that we follow: Open access refers to the practice of making peer-reviewed scholarly research and literature freely available online to anyone interested in reading it at no cost and with limited restrictions with regards to reuse. Open access publications are freely and permanently available online to anyone with an internet access. The journal allows…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and peer review process
The submitted manuscripts are duly acknowledged. The article once submitted will undergo plagiarism check. An initial check is conducted to ensure that all author instructions are complied with and the guidelines for submission are followed. All communications regarding the manuscript with the Journal should be handled by one of the authors (assigned as ‘corresponding author’). The Managing editor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-plagiarism policy
Anti-plagiarism policy following WAME definition; submissions checked with duplication-checking software; COPE guidelines followed. Model summary
The journal follows World Association of Medical Editors (WAME’s) definition of plagiarism: “Plagiarism is the use of others' published and unpublished ideas or words (or other intellectual property) without attribution or permission and presenting them as new and original rather than derived from an existing source. The intent and effect of plagiarism is to mislead the reader as to the contributi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: preprint posting permitted; must be disclosed at submission; link to final version required upon acceptance. Model summary
The journal permits submissions of papers that have been posted on pre-print servers. The authors should mention this in the title page when submitting and include the name of the preprint server and DOI for the preprint. Authors should not post an updated version of their paper on the preprint server while it is being peer reviewed. If the paper is accepted, the authors must include a link on the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy for Authors
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice upholds a Repository Policy and is listed in Sherpa Romeo for compliance with self-archiving regulations. Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published PDF in their institutional repository or any suitable subject repository (according to the end-user license of the article, i.e., strictly for non-commercial re-use) immediately upon publication. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/) must be followed depending on the type of study. At the time of submission, the authors should upload the relevant checklist for the specific study type. The EQUATOR wizard (https://www.goodreports.org/) can help you find the right reporting checklist and appropriate guideline for your type of study. Other…
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
- Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd
- ISSN
- 1526-3711
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
How long does peer review take at Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 33 days (interquartile range 31–48 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: 3–10; Reference style: Vancouver; 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.
Which databases index Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .