Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN 0002-8177 · eISSN 1943-4723 · American Dental Association · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1939
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.22; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,850; median 82 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 256 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION is published by American Dental Association 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 Education, Practice, Research, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Dental Health and Care Utilization, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An official journal of the American Dental AssociationVision: Advancing dentistry with evidence-based knowledgeMission: Improve health by advancing science and clinical dentistryGoals and Objectives: • To publish high quality, original, important, valid, peer-reviewed articles presenting information with the potential to transform dental, oral and craniofacial health. • Provide a forum for discussion and debate of issues that will help elevate practitioner understanding of issues related to dentistry and health care. • Inform practitioners of significant advances by presenting timely, important, and useful material through articles, commentaries, editorials, and continuing education. • Implement new technologies and communication platforms to convey the science, presentation, readability, applicability, and value of The Journal.The Journal of the American Dental AssociationThe Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the nation's premier dental journal-a reliable, peer-reviewed source of information on dentistry and dental science. Each monthly issue of JADA is available in print and online at jada.ada.org, which provides full-text articles as an added member benefit from the current issue as well as a searchable archive dating back to 1913.Annual independent readership studies consistently rank JADA as the nation's best-read dental journal. American Dental Association (ADA) members rank it as one of the most important benefits of membership.JADA's History• 1913: the ADA, then known as the National Dental Association, introduced the quarterly Official Bulletin of the National Dental Association; • 1915: the Bulletin was renamed The Journal of the National Dental Association. • 1917: The Journal became a monthly publication. • 1939: The Journal adopted its current title, The Journal of the American Dental Association.Through the decades, JADA has changed with the times and the shifting needs of its readers to continue to appeal to its primary audience: dentists in clinical practice. Each issue includes full-text articles on emerging research and in-depth reviews of cutting-edge clinical developments. JADA also provides editorials and features on ethical and practice issues that dentists encounter each day and covers updates on policies affecting dental practice.What JADA OffersToday's JADA offers a wide range of information for ADA member dentists and readers around the world:• peer-reviewed research on current and developing topics in dentistry; • clinical information in such areas as diagnosis and disease management, biomaterials, pharmacology, cosmetic and esthetic dentistry, and general dental practice; • reports on the evidence and practice guidelines help inform better patient care; • future-focused analyses of emerging oral health trends in science, technology, and clinical care; • views on the issues of the day; • explorations of ethical, practice, oral health policy, and legal topics; • a continuing education program.JADA Continuing EducationLicensed U.S. dentists can earn up to three (3) continuing education credits each month through the JADA Online Continuing Education program.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Editor-in-chief J. Timothy WrightPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 32, India 3, Canada 3, Hong Kong, China 1, Italy 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions13.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.2%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry7.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.7%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry5.5%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry4.8%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.5%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry4.5%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| 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
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
- 4.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 213OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,010OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 34,606 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 237 | 59 | 62 |
| 2025 | 256 | 67 | 228 |
| 2024 | 226 | 65 | 750 |
| 2023 | 239 | 97 | 1,187 |
| 2022 | 231 | 49 | 1,117 |
| 2021 | 268 | 96 | 2,387 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 111 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 73 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 153 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (468 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 3,850 / EUR 3,600 / GBP 3,080 / JPY 477,520 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,850 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–8
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- clinical reportClinical ReportLength not stated
- commentaryth and the delivery of health care. The commentary need not follow a structured format, should be limited to 1-2 typed pages (maximum of 1,000 words), and may i…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- diagnostic challengeDiagnostic ChallengeLength not stated
- editorialWhen submitting a manuscript, authors will need to designate the article type in Editorial Manager. The Editor reserves the right to change the article designat…Length not stated
- ethical momentEthical MomentLength not stated
- health policy perspectivesHealth Policy PerspectivesLength not stated
- letter to the editorJADA welcomes letters from readers on articles that have been published in an issue of JADA within the previous 2 months. The letter must address a specific asp…main text ≤ 550 words
- orofacial pain neuroscienceOrofacial Pain NeuroscienceLength not stated
- perspectiveThe following articles will be peer reviewed through a double-blind process where neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of the other. See tabl…Length not stated
- reviewThe following articles will be peer reviewed through a double-blind process where neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of the other. See tabl…Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe following articles will be peer reviewed through a double-blind process where neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of the other. See tabl…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use The use and declaration of AI and AI-assisted technologies 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 Author Contributions
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following:The conception and design of the study, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of dataDrafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual contentFinal approval of the version to be submittedFurther information on the ICMJE guidelines for authorship can be found here: All authors should…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures
Authors and coauthors must disclose any financial, economic, or professional interests that may influence positions presented in the article. This disclosure will be published with the article. After a manuscript is submitted, authors and coauthors will receive an email prompting them to log into Editorial Manager, complete the conflict of interest form (as well as a copyright transfer agreement),…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Approval of Studies and Informed Consent/Assent
JADA requires that all manuscripts reporting data from studies involving human participants, human specimens, animals, or animal specimens include a description (blinded in the Methods section and in full detail on the separate title page) of formal review and approval or, if appropriate, formal review and waiver by an appropriate institutional review board or ethics committee. Authors may be aske…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer
Copyright transfer to ADA Model summary
The American Dental Association (ADA) owns the copyright for all editorial content published in JADA except for material published solely by US government employees or material published open access under a Creative Commons license. Each author must submit a statement transferring copyright to the ADA. After a manuscript is submitted, authors will receive an email prompting them to log into Editor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access option Model summary
Authors whose papers are accepted are offered the option to publish their JADA articles in an open access format. Please review the JADA Open Access page for more details.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
JADA employs a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of the authors and reviewers are unknown to the other. To learn more about specific requirements, see the section on preparing a manuscript for double-blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints allowed on a single server Model summary
JADA will consider submissions that have been posted on a single preprint server (JADA will not consider submissions that are posted on 2 or more preprint servers) only as long as the preprint is referenced in accord with journal policy and mentioned in the cover letter accompanying the submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Embargo
Details of a paper accepted for publication in JADA are embargoed until the date of publication. Authors should not publicly discuss the data presented in a paper accepted for publication in JADA until the date of publication. Authors are also asked to refrain from unauthorized prepublication release of accepted manuscripts. This policy applies to all categories of articles, including research, re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines CONSORT statement
If a manuscript concerns a clinical trial, JADA requires that it conform to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement (http://www.consort-statement.org/consort-2010). Use the appropriate CONSORT extension for specific trial design type (for example. crossover trial, cluster trial). Authors must also use intention-to-treat analysis in their clinical trial.
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
- American Dental Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1939
- ISSN
- 0002-8177
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-4723
- Society / sponsor
- American Dental Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION 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 THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.22; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 213.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 49–111 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–8; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (32), India (3) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,850.
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: .