Journal profile · Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal of The Canadian Dental Association
ISSN 1488-2159 · Canadian Dental Association · CANADA · Monthly · Founded 1979
Journal of The Canadian Dental Association: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.67; subscription journal; no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 14 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of The Canadian Dental Association is published by Canadian Dental Association and is in Zone 4 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, Dental Health and Care Utilization and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Canadian Dental Association (JCDA) is the flagship scholarly publication of CDA. It is dedicated to advancing the dental profession through publishing peer-reviewed scientific research that supports dental professionals in delivering evidence-based care and provides information on issues significant to the profession.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions17%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry12.8%
- Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealth Professions8.5%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences4.3%
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersHealth Professions4.3%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions4.3%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions4.3%
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
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
- 0.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 30 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 270 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- meeting reportsThese include summaries of recent meetings, symposiums, conferences or workshops that have taken place in Canada (or in certain instances internationally) which…Length not stated
- meta-analysisNote: Word count limits are inclusive of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion (main body of the manuscript) and exclude the c…Length not stated
- reviewNote: Word count limits are inclusive of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion (main body of the manuscript) and exclude the c…Length not stated
- systematic reviewNote: Word count limits are inclusive of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion (main body of the manuscript) and exclude the c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use
AI-generated material should not be referenced. Model summary
AI-generated material should not be referenced.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Endorses ICMJE Recommendations. Model summary
JCDA endorses the ICMJE’s (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement required. Model summary
Authors are required to provide a data availability statement for the data which supports the results of the submitted manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Patient written permission required for identifiable photographs. Model summary
Photographs in which a patient is identifiable must be accompanied by the patient's written permission to publish the photographs.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Reprint/republishing permissions require a written request and full citation of the original article. Model summary
JCDA may grant reprint permissions but in all cases a written request must be made. We further ask that a full citation of the original article is also published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review The peer review and publication process
Double-blinded peer review (with possible exceptions). Model summary
Submission is prepared as per preparation instructions and author’s checklist (see below) and is submitted to JCDA@cda‑adc.ca An initial check is conducted to determine if all required material is submitted and is in the correct format, and whether the manuscript aligns with the scope of JCDA. The decision could be to 1) accept for peer review, 2) send back for modification before re-submission or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism policy: no use of language, content or concepts of another source without appropriate citation; no extensive verbatim or near verbatim text. Model summary
To avoid plagiarism, please do not use language, content or concepts of another source without appropriate citation. Do not use extensive verbatim or near verbatim portions of text from another source, even with appropriate citation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Authors should inform JCDA if work was previously posted on a preprint server. Model summary
The authors should inform JCDA if the work has been previously posted on a preprint server.
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
- Canadian Dental Association
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 1488-2159
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of The Canadian Dental Association
What CAS zone is Journal of The Canadian Dental Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of The Canadian Dental Association is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. 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 The Canadian Dental Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.67; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 3.
How long does peer review take at Journal of The Canadian Dental Association?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Canadian Dental Association?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; 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.
Which databases index Journal of The Canadian Dental Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of The Canadian Dental Association is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of The Canadian Dental Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of The Canadian Dental Association is a subscription journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .