Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal of Dental Sciences
ISSN 1991-7902 · eISSN 2213-8862 · Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China · TAIWAN · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Journal of Dental Sciences: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.53; fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 400 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Dental Sciences is published by Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China 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 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, Dental materials and restorations and Dental Radiography and Imaging, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry9.6%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry8.8%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry8.5%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry7.3%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6.6%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry5.5%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.4%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry5%
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 |
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 |
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 | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.53LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 914OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 270LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,775 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 6 |
| 2025 | 400 | 400 | 654 |
| 2024 | 361 | 361 | 1,583 |
| 2023 | 364 | 364 | 2,716 |
| 2022 | 297 | 297 | 2,744 |
| 2021 | 244 | 244 | 3,657 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (25% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 46 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 | USD 1,200 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — |
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
- Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1991-7902
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-8862
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Dental Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of Dental Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Dental Sciences is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. 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 Journal of Dental Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.53; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Dental Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Journal of Dental Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Dental Sciences is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Dental Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Dental Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
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: .