Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial
ISSN 1646-2890 · eISSN 1647-6700 · Sociedade Portguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentaria · Portugal
Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 152 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial is published by Sociedade Portguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentaria 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 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and Dental Radiography and Imaging, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery and Orthodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Portuguese Journal of Stomatology, Dental Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery (Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial) is an international open access journal which is published quarterly, and considers for publication systematic reviews, original research papers, clinical case reports and clinical innovation reports of scientific interest to clinicians, researchers and community directly or indirectly related with oral health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Duarte MarquesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry10.5%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry9.5%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry6.9%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry6.4%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5.6%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry5.3%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry5.1%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,726 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 152 | 152 | 20 |
| 2024 | 213 | 213 | 43 |
| 2023 | 169 | 169 | 46 |
| 2022 | 298 | 298 | 70 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 148 |
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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND |
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 websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship
Only those who have intellectually contributed to the development of the work should appear in the list of authors, and they should fulfil the authorship criteria recommendations from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The type of participation in the work (some of which are expressed below) by each author must be stated in the Cover Letter. Having helped collect data …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
All papers published in the Portuguese Journal of Stomatology, Dental Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery are fully open access: immediately and permanently freely available to read, download and share. Permitted third party use is defined by the following Creative Commons user license : Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND). The published articles remain property of the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review process
All papers are peer-reviewed by independent external reviewers, determining their acceptance for publication. Portuguese Journal of Stomatology, Dental Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery uses a double-blind peer review system. Both authors and reviewers are anonymous. Reviewers do not know the names of the authors, and the authors do not know who has revised their manuscript. After the submission…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, copying or reusing text, ideas, images or data from other sources without a clear attribution and goes against the principle of academic publication. All manuscripts are submitted to plagiarism detection software (Crossref Similarity Check, developed by iThenticate) and in case of doubts, the COPE guidelines will be followed. If, at any stage of the subm…
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
- Sociedade Portguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentaria
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1646-2890
- Electronic ISSN
- 1647-6700
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial
What CAS zone is Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial 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.
How long does peer review take at Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Which databases index Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia Maxilofacial is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .