Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
ISSN 0022-3913 · eISSN 1097-6841 · Mosby Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1951
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.98; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; median 134 days to acceptance (149 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 620 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry is published by Mosby Inc. 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 Dental materials and restorations, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, together about 44.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry is the leading professional journal devoted exclusively to prosthetic and restorative dentistry. The Journal is the official publication for 24 leading U.S. international prosthodontic organizations. The monthly publication features timely, original peer-reviewed articles on the newest techniques, dental materials, and research findings. The Journal serves prosthodontists and dentists in advanced practice, and features color photos that illustrate many step-by-step procedures. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry is included in Index Medicus and CINAHL.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry20.3%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry18.4%
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersHealth Professions5.4%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.1%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry5.1%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry4.3%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry4.3%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine3.6%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 4.98LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109LetPub ·
- h-index
- 234OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,226OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 700LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 23,452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 437 | 109 | 109 |
| 2025 | 620 | 145 | 1,752 |
| 2024 | 492 | 102 | 2,957 |
| 2023 | 480 | 139 | 4,764 |
| 2022 | 440 | 106 | 6,250 |
| 2021 | 549 | 128 | 9,458 |
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
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 180 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (149 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 173 days
- Sample
- 149 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,574 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 ·
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 3,900 / EUR 3,650 / GBP 3,120 / JPY 483,720 | — | — |
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
- Mosby Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1951
- ISSN
- 0022-3913
- Electronic ISSN
- 1097-6841
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
What CAS zone is Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 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 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.98; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 234.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry?
Based on the dates recorded on 149 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 83–180 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Prosthetic Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .