Journal profile · DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Saudi Dental Journal
ISSN 1013-9052 · eISSN 2524-1702 · Elsevier · Saudi Arabia
Saudi Dental Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 108 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); 93 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Saudi Dental Journal is published by Elsevier 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 materials and restorations, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Saudi Dental Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open- access, online-only scholarly publication specializing in the field of dental, oral and craniofacial health. Saudi Dental Journal aim to publish high quality articles of original research and reviews on, but not limited to: Oral disease AI in Dentistry Innovative experimental techniques and Equipment epidemiology and oral health Restorative dentistry Periodontology Endodontology Prosthodontics Paediatric dentistry Orthodontics Implantology Cosmetic dentistry Bone regeneration Oral and maxilofacial surgery Saudi Dental Journal is the official publication of the Saudi Dental Society and is published by King Saud University in collaboration with Springer and is edited by an international group of eminent researchers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Hamdan Alghamdi BDSPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Saudi Arabia 3, United States 2, Switzerland 1, Brazil 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry10.5%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry9%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry7.8%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry7.5%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry6.6%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry6.5%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry5%
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 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSSPublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 591OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 71,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,501 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 128 | 39 |
| 2025 | 93 | 93 | 198 |
| 2024 | 193 | 193 | 867 |
| 2023 | 198 | 198 | 1,726 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | 1,280 |
| 2021 | 99 | 99 | 1,185 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 81 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (283 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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 2,190 / USD 2,590 / GBP 1,890 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,490 / EUR 2,090 / GBP 1,790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- case reportArticles may be in the form of original articles or review articles. Currently, the journal is not accepting Case reports and Questionnaire-based studies. The t…Length not stated
- editorialArticles may be in the form of original articles or review articles. Currently, the journal is not accepting Case reports and Questionnaire-based studies. The t…Length not stated
- original articleArticles may be in the form of original articles or review articles. Currently, the journal is not accepting Case reports and Questionnaire-based studies. The t…main text ≤ 4,500 words
- review articleArticles may be in the form of original articles or review articles. Currently, the journal is not accepting Case reports and Questionnaire-based studies. The t…main text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in The Saudi Dental Journal, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Saudi Arabia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1013-9052
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-1702
- Society / sponsor
- Saudi Dental Society
- 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 Saudi Dental Journal
What CAS zone is Saudi Dental Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Saudi Dental Journal 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 Saudi Dental Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Saudi Dental Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 81–142 days); authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Saudi Dental Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; 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 Saudi Dental Journal based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Saudi Arabia (3), United States (2) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Saudi Dental Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Saudi Dental Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Saudi Dental Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Saudi Dental Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,590.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .