Journal profile · Dentistry-Orthodontics
Progress in Orthodontics
ISSN 2196-1042 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · Germany · Founded 2013
Progress in Orthodontics: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.2; fully open access; APC about USD 2,290; median 127 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Orthodontics is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Dental materials and restorations, together about 51.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Progress in Orthodontics is a fully open access, international journal owned by the Italian Society of Orthodontics. It is a premier journal of international scope that fosters orthodontic research, including both basic research and development of innovative clinical techniques, with an emphasis on the following areas: • Mechanisms to improve orthodontics • Clinical studies and control animal studies • Orthodontics and genetics, genomics • Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) control clinical trials • Efficacy of orthodontic appliances and animal models • Systematic reviews and meta analyses • Mechanisms to speed orthodontic treatment Progress in Orthodontics will consider for publication only meritorious and original contributions. These may be: • Original articles reporting the findings of clinical trials, clinically relevant basic scientific investigations, or novel therapeutic or diagnostic systems • Review articles on current topics • Articles on novel techniques and clinical tools • Articles of contemporary interest Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by at least two referees. Important notice: Progress in Orthodontics requires authors to follow specific study design reporting guidelines. Authors are required to review the information contained in the submission guidelines for Research Articles and Review Articles and format their submissions with the appropriate headings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Orthodontics
Editor-in-chief Nikolaos PandisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Italy 16, United States 13, Switzerland 6, Japan 4, Greece 3 (65 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry29.5%
- Temporomandibular Joint DisordersHealth Professions12.3%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry9.6%
- dental development and anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.3%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5.3%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry4.2%
- Craniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.6%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 6.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 538OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 810 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 30 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 249 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 539 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 1,071 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 1,492 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 1,325 |
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
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 168 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (109 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,890 / USD 2,290 / GBP 1,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,152 / EUR 1,810 / GBP 1,298 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 139 / GBP 1,390 / USD 2,290 / EUR 1,890 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- brief reportsFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Article Review Article Brief ReportsLength not stated
- research articleFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Article Review Article Brief ReportsLength not stated
- review articleFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Article Review Article Brief ReportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Authors must follow specific study design reporting guidelines. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Progress in Orthodontics articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attributio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Manuscripts reviewed by at least two referees. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 2196-1042
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress in Orthodontics
What CAS zone is Progress in Orthodontics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress in Orthodontics is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Progress in Orthodontics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.2; CiteScore 9.8, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Progress in Orthodontics?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 87–168 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Progress in Orthodontics based?
Of the 65 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (16), United States (13) and Switzerland (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Progress in Orthodontics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Orthodontics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Progress in Orthodontics open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in Orthodontics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .