Journal profile · Dentistry-Dentistry (miscellaneous)
Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences
ISSN 1658-6816 · eISSN 2542-7849 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental Health and Care Utilization, Dental materials and restorations and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Periodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical efficacy of a single 8 mg oral dose of dexamethasone administered either 1 h before or immediately after the surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars in reducing postoperative complications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Abdullah Al ShammeryPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry12.9%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry10.9%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry8.4%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry6.6%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry6%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions5.6%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry5.3%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 53/66 | 20th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 114 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 133 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 127 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 137 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 178 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 136 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteData availability, License & copyright
- Data availability
Customer service and help center. Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Open access licensing terms apply to open access content. Model summary
For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1658-6816
- Electronic ISSN
- 2542-7849
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences
How long does peer review take at Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .