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World Journal of Dentistry
ISSN 0976-6006 · eISSN 0976-6014 · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd
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World Journal of Dentistry: fully open access; APC about USD 350; 207 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Dentistry is published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
World Journal of Dentistry, an official publication of International Association of General Dentistry (IAGD), is a masterpiece ledger in dental research fraternity facilitating real-time peer-reviewed information on the subject. Its scope covers high-quality and rationale research pertaining to the benefit of dental sciences, especially detailing the applied clinical aspect. The journal policies are directed to publish research applicable to the work field of a general dentist; the facts, thereby, can be utilized for the best welfare of the end users, i.e. patients.tilized for the best welfare of the end users, i.e. patients. World journal of dentistry does not limit itself to any specialization and, therefore, interests a wide range of readers throughout the globe. It also recognizes potential research establishing correlations between dental and general health, thereby giving due consideration to applied aspects of medical sciences over dentistry. Since its inception in 2010, the journal has invited manuscripts for submission from all over the world with prompt and prominence acceptance to interventional and longitudinal studies. The journal is committed to publish uncommon work in the state of the art and abide by international publication and IAGD policies for ethical demarcation and due standardization.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 45, United States 21, Germany 5, Italy 5, Brazil 4 (109 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry15.9%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry11.9%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry8.2%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry7.2%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine7%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry6.9%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6.6%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Dentistry | Q4 | 109/140 | 22nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1,738Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,774 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 182 | 182 | 486 |
| 2025 | 207 | 207 | 734 |
| 2024 | 155 | 155 | 695 |
| 2023 | 156 | 156 | 735 |
| 2022 | 143 | 143 | 481 |
| 2021 | 114 | 114 | 573 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | INR 7,500 / USD 350 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- INR 7,500
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Animal Research or Animal Studies
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- editorialtables. They are always solicited. The editorials would be limited to 1000 words with up to 10 references. Original Articles Reports of origmain text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 10
- editorialsUsually provide commentary and analysis concerning an article in the issue of the Journal in which they appear. They may include figures and tables. They are al…Length not stated
- letterin the World Journal of Dentistry. The letters should not exceed (1000 words) of text and 4 references. While not all “Letters to the Edmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- letters to the editorThe Journal accepts Letters to the Editor that raises some issues related to recently published articles (last 6 months) in the World Journal of Dentistry. The …main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 4
- original articleReports of original clinical and basic research of interest are the primary material to be published as original articles. Types: Randomized controlled trials, …main text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 40
- review articleTypes: Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, narrative reviews, scoping reviews According to the PRISMA reporting guidelines, the Journal recommends the authors to…main text ≤ 5,000 words · references ≤ 50
- review articlesTypes: Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, narrative reviews, scoping reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
The journal adheres to the ICMJE recommendation for authorship requirements. All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the work or revising it cri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures of conflict of interest
Conflicts of interest can be defined as financial and non-financial in relation to the work. Authors are required to disclose any financial interests or affiliations with institutions, organizations, or companies that are mentioned in the manuscript or whose products and services are mentioned in the manuscript, and any competing interest that could be perceived as a bias in the work. If the submi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
Data availability statement required in articles reporting results derived from research data; must state where data can be found. Model summary
The authors are required to include Data Availability Statement in the articles that report results derived from research data. Data Availability Statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found. Statement should include that the data set used in the current study is available (option as appropriate) a. repository name b. name of the p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
This Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement is based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors as per Committee on Publication Ethics, ICMJE & WAME. Please visit Policy page for more details.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
Under Creative Commons the Authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content. The authors assign exclusive commercial re-use rights of the article to the Publisher. All open access articles published are distributed under the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License as currently displayed at http://creativecommons.org…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
A comprehensive outlook on open access policy that we follow: Open access refers to the practice of making peer-reviewed scholarly research and literature freely available online to anyone interested in reading it at no cost and with limited restrictions with regards to reuse. Open access publications are freely and permanently available online to anyone with an internet access. The journal allows…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and peer review process
The submitted manuscripts are duly acknowledged. The article once submitted will undergo plagiarism check. An initial check is conducted to ensure that all author instructions are complied with and the guidelines for submission are followed. All communications regarding the manuscript with the Journal should be handled by one of the authors (assigned as ‘corresponding author’). The Managing editor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-plagiarism policy
The journal follows the World Association of Medical Editors' (WAME’s) definition of plagiarism: “Plagiarism is the use of others' published and unpublished ideas or words (or other intellectual property) without attribution or permission and presenting them as new and original rather than derived from an existing source. The intent and effect of plagiarism is to mislead the reader as to the contr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal permits submissions of papers that have been posted on pre-print servers. The authors should mention this in the title page when submitting and include the name of the preprint server and DOI for the preprint. Authors should not post an updated version of their paper on the preprint server while it is being peer reviewed. If the paper is accepted, the authors must include a link on the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy for Authors
The World Journal of Dentistry upholds a Repository Policy and is listed in Sherpa Romeo for compliance with self-archiving regulations. Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published PDF in their institutional repository or any suitable subject repository (according to the end-user license of the article, i.e., strictly for non-commercial re-use) immediately upon publication. The deposited…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/) must be followed depending on the type of study. At the time of submission, the authors should upload the relevant checklist for the specific study type. The EQUATOR wizard (https://www.goodreports.org/) can help you find the right reporting checklist and appropriate guideline for your type of study. Other…
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to World Journal of Dentistry
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatAbstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: 3–10; Reference style: Vancouver.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesINR 7,500 (Publisher website)Fee details
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd
- ISSN
- 0976-6006
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-6014
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Dentistry
What are the manuscript requirements of World Journal of Dentistry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: 3–10; Reference style: Vancouver; 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 World Journal of Dentistry based?
Of the 109 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (45), United States (21) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index World Journal of Dentistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Dentistry is indexed in Scopus.
Is World Journal of Dentistry open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Dentistry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 350.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .