Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
ISSN 2319-5932 · eISSN 2350-0484 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 100; median 240 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); 83 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is in Zone 4 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 Research and COVID-19 and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 53.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To isolate Streptococcus mutans-specific bacteriophages from saliva and other sources, and to evaluate and compare their therapeutic potential against microorganisms associated with dental caries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief P. G. NaveenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry20.8%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry17.6%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry14.8%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions5.8%
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestationsMedicine5.1%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry3%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing2.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE · rank 149/165
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,472 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 75 | 2 |
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | 13 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | 51 |
| 2023 | 82 | 82 | 138 |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | 175 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | 177 |
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
240 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 136 days – 369 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 98 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 341 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (146 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)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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 | INR 6,000 / USD 100 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | INR 6,000 / USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | INR 6,000 / USD 100 | No | — |
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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2319-5932
- Electronic ISSN
- 2350-0484
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 240 days (interquartile range 136–369 days); authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE Q4 (149/165). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 100.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .