Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry
ISSN 2231-0762 · eISSN 2250-1002 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 133 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Dental materials and restorations, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery and Orthodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Rushabh DagliPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry13.8%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry13.4%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry8.4%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry7.1%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry7%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry5.6%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry5.3%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 Q3 · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE · rank 97/165
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 600OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 7 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 86 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 189 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 397 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 906 |
| 2021 | 95 | 95 | 993 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 189 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (114 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 2231-0762
- Electronic ISSN
- 2250-1002
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry
What CAS zone is Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 99–189 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 JCR quartile is Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE Q3 (97/165). 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 International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry is a hybrid 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: .