Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Journal of Oral Biosciences
ISSN 1349-0079 · eISSN 1880-3865 · Japanese Association for Oral Biology
Journal of Oral Biosciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,950; median 70 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Oral Biosciences is published by Japanese Association for Oral Biology 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 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Bone and Dental Protein Studies and dental development and anomalies, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official journal of the Japanese Association for Oral BiologyThe Journal of Oral Biosciences (JOB) is the official journal of the Japanese Association for Oral Biology, and is published quarterly in addition to a supplementary issue for the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Oral Biology. The Journal is an interdisciplinary journal, devoted to the advancement and dissemination of fundamental knowledge concerning every aspect of oral biosciences including cariology research, craniofacial biology, dental materials, implant biology, geriatric oral biology, microbiology/immunology and infection control, mineralized tissue, neuroscience, oral oncology, periodontal research, pharmacology, pulp biology, salivary research, artificial intelligence and other fields.A global journal, JOB welcomes submission from both society members and non-members from around the world. Article types accepted include original and review articles, short communications, technical notes and letters.Authors submitting to the journal may choose to publish their article open access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Kentaro OnoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Japan 50, United States 8, South Korea 6, United Kingdom 2, Canada 2 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry13.3%
- Bone and Dental Protein StudiesMedicine7.4%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Bone Metabolism and DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Salivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsMedicine5.4%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences5.2%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering5.2%
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.
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)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 219OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 122LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,571 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 44 | 20 |
| 2025 | 102 | 60 | 159 |
| 2024 | 113 | 46 | 451 |
| 2023 | 64 | 24 | 298 |
| 2022 | 61 | 32 | 919 |
| 2021 | 72 | 14 | 1,055 |
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
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 40 days – 104 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 78 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (221 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
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,950 / EUR 2,760 / GBP 2,360 / JPY 365,890 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,950 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- letterThe length of a letter should not exceed 600 words, excluding tables, figures and figure legends. Comments to a recently published article in the Journal or an …main text ≤ 600 words
- original articlemmunication, technical note and letter. Original article The length of an original article should not exceed 3,500 words, excluding ethical approval, conflicts …main text ≤ 3,500 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- reviewow. Abstracts are limited to 250 words. Review The length of a review should not exceed 6,000 words, excluding tables, figures and figure legends. Abstracts armain text ≤ 6,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- review articleThe Journal publishes original and review articles, short communication, technical note and letter.Length not stated
- short communicationA short communication should follow the same format of an original article, be presented as concisely as possible, and not exceed 1,500 words, excluding tables,…main text ≤ 1,500 words · abstract ≤ 100 words
- technical noteA technical note should describe a progress related to methodologies, be presented as concisely as possible, and not exceed 1,500 words, excluding tables figure…main text ≤ 1,500 words · abstract ≤ 100 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, (3) final approval of the version to be submitted. When a manuscript is submitted, the author contribution form MUST be fille…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. See also https://www.elsevier.com/conflictsofinteres…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- Japanese Association for Oral Biology
- ISSN
- 1349-0079
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-3865
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Association for Oral Biology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Oral Biosciences
What CAS zone is Journal of Oral Biosciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Oral Biosciences 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 Oral Biosciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Oral Biosciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 40–104 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 Oral Biosciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Oral Biosciences based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (50), United States (8) and South Korea (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Oral Biosciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Oral Biosciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Oral Biosciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Oral Biosciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,950.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .