Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal of Periodontal Research
ISSN 0022-3484 · eISSN 1600-0765 · Blackwell Munksgaard · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 1966
Journal of Periodontal Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.38; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,880; median 85 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 137 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Periodontal Research is published by Blackwell Munksgaard 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 microbiology and periodontitis research, Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments and Oral and gingival health research, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Periodontal Research is an international research periodical the purpose of which is to publish original clinical and basic investigations and review articles concerned with every aspect of periodontology and related sciences. Brief communications (1-3 journal pages) are also accepted and a special effort is made to ensure their rapid publication. Reports of scientific meetings in periodontology and related fields are also published. One volume of six issues is published annually.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Editor-in-chief Mario RomandiniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 34, Spain 13, Japan 12, Italy 12, Switzerland 11 (148 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry31.1%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine11%
- Oral and gingival health researchHealth Professions9%
- Salivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsMedicine4.4%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry3.6%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry3.5%
- Bone and Dental Protein StudiesMedicine3.4%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry3.2%
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 |
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 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
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
- 5.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,682OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 111Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 445,162Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,395 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 118 | 93 | 190 |
| 2025 | 137 | 97 | 939 |
| 2024 | 146 | 94 | 1,778 |
| 2023 | 141 | 77 | 1,567 |
| 2022 | 122 | 27 | 1,667 |
| 2021 | 123 | 36 | 2,622 |
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
85 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 118 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 116 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (265 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher 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 4,880 / EUR 4,080 / GBP 3,240 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 70 | — | — |
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
- GBP 70
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,400 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10
- case reportArticle Type Description Word Limit Tables / Figures Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles: Clinical Research Original clinical research in …Length not stated
- case report/image articleTop-quality images displaying the step-by-step execution of a surgical technique or the resolution of a challenging case through uncommon approaches.Length not stated
- narrative reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Tables / Figures Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles: Clinical Research Original clinical research in …Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Tables / Figures Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles: Clinical Research Original clinical research in …Length not stated
- original articles: clinical researchOriginal clinical research in periodontology and/or implant dentistry.Length not stated
- preclinical studyPreclinical in vivo or in vitro research of high scientific merit with translational relevance to periodontology and/or implant dentistry.Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Tables / Figures Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles: Clinical Research Original clinical research in …Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Tables / Figures Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles: Clinical Research Original clinical research in …Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Tables / Figures Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles: Clinical Research Original clinical research in …Length not stated
- video articleVideos illustrating and explaining common procedures or a new technique.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use 5.9. Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Authors and Reviewers
AI use must be disclosed in Methods section. Model summary
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript or a peer-review, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. You can read Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing expected in public repository; data availability statement required. Model summary
Journal of Periodontal Reasearch 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via detection system. Model summary
The journal to which you are submitting your manuscript employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 5.10.2. Reporting Guidelines
Systematic review registration encouraged (PROSPERO); non-registered reviews lower priority. Model summary
Submissions classified as “Clinical Research”, “Preclinical Study”, and “Systematic Review” should follow established reporting guidelines from the EQUATOR network. These include but are not limited to: PRISMA for systematic reviews of interventions, CONSORT for randomized clinical trials, STROBE for observational studies, STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies, and ARRIVE for animal studies. The r…
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
- Blackwell Munksgaard
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0022-3484
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0765
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 6 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Periodontal Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Periodontal Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Periodontal Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Periodontal Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.38; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Periodontal Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 85 days (interquartile range 68–118 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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 Periodontal Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 3,400 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Periodontal Research based?
Of the 148 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (34), Spain (13) and Japan (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Periodontal Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Periodontal Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Periodontal Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Periodontal Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,880.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .