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Journal of Oral Science

Nihon University, School of Dentistry · Japan · Est. 1963

ISSN1343-4934eISSN1880-4926

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.452

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.057

Total Worksi

1,723

Total Citationsi

40,595

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine; Materials Science, Biomaterials; Dentistry (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,723

Publisher OrgNihon University

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nihon University, School of Dentistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1343-4934 / 1880-4926

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2019

133

1.8k

2020

947

2021

374

2022

290

2023

130

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & MedicineMaterials Science, Biomaterials

Scopus Categories

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dental materials and restorationsEndodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsOral microbiology and periodontitis researchDental Radiography and ImagingDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesOral and Maxillofacial PathologyDental Health and Care UtilizationOrthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDental Erosion and Treatmentdental development and anomalies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Oral Science

Is Journal of Oral Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Oral Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Oral Science?

Journal of Oral Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.38.

Is Journal of Oral Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Oral Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Oral Science?