Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal
ISSN 1698-6946 · Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal · SPAIN
Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1; fully open access; median 65 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 133 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal is published by Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal 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 Radiography and Imaging, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Health Pathology and Treatment, together about 23.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
1. Oral Medicine and Pathology: Clinicopathological as well as medical or surgical management aspects of diseases affecting oral mucosa, salivary glands, maxillary bones, as well as orofacial neurological disorders, and systemic conditions with an impact on the oral cavity. 2. Oral Surgery: Surgical management aspects of diseases affecting oral mucosa, salivary glands, maxillary bones, teeth, implants, oral surgical procedures. Surgical management of diseases affecting head and neck areas. 3. Medically compromised patients in Dentistry: Articles discussing medical problems in Odontology will also be included, with a special focus on the clinico-odontological management of medically compromised patients, and considerations regarding high-risk or disabled patients. 4. Implantology 5. Periodontology
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry8.4%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry8%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry7.4%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry7%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry5.9%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry5.1%
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and MedicineMedicine4.7%
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia TechniquesDentistry4.6%
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 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 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
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports, Index Medicus, Emcare, Indice Médico Español, IBECS, Dialnet, Latindex
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,355OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 10 |
| 2025 | 133 | 133 | 239 |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | 356 |
| 2023 | 78 | 78 | 594 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 851 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | 1,077 |
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
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 33 days – 94 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 114 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (222 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access journal without any cost for the authors Model summary
This is an open access journal without any cost for the authors
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
- Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1698-6946
- Print ISSN
- 1698-4447
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal
What CAS zone is Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.1; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 33–94 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
Which databases index Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal open access, and what is the APC?
Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .