Journal profile · Pathology
JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE
ISSN 0904-2512 · eISSN 1600-0714 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · DENMARK · Monthly · Founded 1989
JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,780; median 202 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 179 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Case Reports: Please note that Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine no longer accepts submissions of case reports. The journal also does not accept case reports with an extensive literature review. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Head and Neck Cancer Studies, together about 42.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine is to publish manuscripts of high scientific quality representing original clinical, diagnostic or experimental work in oral pathology and oral medicine. Papers advancing the science or practice of these disciplines will be welcomed, especially those which bring new knowledge and observations from the application of techniques within the spheres of light and electron microscopy, tissue and organ culture, immunology, histochemistry and immunocytochemistry, microbiology, genetics and biochemistry. Review papers on topical and relevant subjects will receive a high priority. Original research material requiring rapid publication because of their significance and timeliness will be included as Brief Reports. They should not exceed three pages. All submitted manuscripts falling within the overall scope of the Journal will be assessed by at least two suitably qualified referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pathology
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 10%); most named Australia 17, Italy 14, Mainland China 9, United Kingdom 9, United States 8 (92 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry18.2%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry14.5%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine9.6%
- Salivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsMedicine7.7%
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry4.6%
- Oral and gingival health researchHealth Professions4.4%
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsMedicine3.2%
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 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Pathology | 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 |
| Minor | Pathology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,792OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 142LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 175Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,893 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 53 | 17 |
| 2025 | 179 | 97 | 267 |
| 2024 | 104 | 54 | 390 |
| 2023 | 117 | 64 | 748 |
| 2022 | 137 | 37 | 1,220 |
| 2021 | 122 | 35 | 1,947 |
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
202 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 134 days – 296 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 222 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (266 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Open 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 4,780 / EUR 3,980 / GBP 3,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 163 | — | — |
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
- USD 163
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
- Keywords
- ≥ 2
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- periodontal or related diseases
Article types accepted3
- letters to the editorv. Letters to the EditorLength not stated
- original research articlesi. Original Research ArticlesLength not stated
- review articlesii. Review ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Member of COPE Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ at http://exchanges.wiley.com/authors/faqs---copyright-terms--conditions_301.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing Open Access? Your fees may be covered
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Single-anonymised or transparent peer review Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are single-anonymised or transparent peer reviewed, depending on the choice of the authors. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectivel…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0904-2512
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0714
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 8 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine / Pathology. 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 PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 5, h-index 141.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 202 days (interquartile range 134–296 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 2; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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 PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE based?
Of the 92 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (17), Italy (14) and Mainland China (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,780.
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: .