Journal profile · Dentistry-Orthodontics
Journal of Orthodontic Science
ISSN 2278-1897 · eISSN 2278-0203 · Wolters Kluwer Health · India
Journal of Orthodontic Science: fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 121 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Orthodontic Science is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental materials and restorations and dental development and anomalies, together about 54.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Orthodontics
Editor-in-chief Ali Habib HasanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry34.4%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry11.4%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.5%
- Dental Trauma and TreatmentsHealth Professions8.4%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry6.4%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities3.2%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthodontics | Q2 | 17/53 | 68th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 498 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 698 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 786 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 744 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | 624 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 481 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 476 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 167 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (104 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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 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 500 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 400 | 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 Health
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2278-1897
- Electronic ISSN
- 2278-0203
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (May 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthodontic Science
How long does peer review take at Journal of Orthodontic Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 87–167 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 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.
Which databases index Journal of Orthodontic Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Orthodontic Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Orthodontic Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Orthodontic Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
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: .