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British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Churchill Livingstone · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN1532-1940

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.617

H-Indexi

124

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.14

Total Worksi

14,050

Total Citationsi

149,225

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery publishes articles on all aspects of surgery in the oro-facial and head and neck region. It is dedicated to enhancing surgical expertise in this field.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,050

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Churchill Livingstone

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-1940

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

616

2019

806

5.7k

2020

267

2.1k

2021

469

2022

414

622

2023

416

472

2024

771

136

2025

100

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.

Oral SurgeryQ1

OtorhinolaryngologyQ2

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & MedicineSurgery

Scopus Categories

Oral SurgerySurgeryOtorhinolaryngology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesHead and Neck Cancer StudiesOral and Maxillofacial PathologyCleft Lip and Palate ResearchDental Radiography and ImagingDental Education, Practice, ResearchCraniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsHead and Neck Surgical OncologySalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Is British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery?

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 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 0.39.

Is British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.