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Saudi Dental Journal

Springer International Publishing · Netherlands

ISSN1013-9052eISSN2524-1702

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.603

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.132

Total Works

1,427

Total Citations

19,541

2yr Mean Citedness

2.08

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Aims & Scope

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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 161 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,427

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1013-9052 / 2524-1702

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

Scopus Categories

Dentistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dental materials and restorationsDental Radiography and ImagingOral microbiology and periodontitis researchDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments