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Head & Face Medicine

BMC · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

eISSN1746-160X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.772

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.304

Total Worksi

953

Total Citationsi

22,126

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine; Dentistry (miscellaneous); Otorhinolaryngology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications953

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-160X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Open peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Q1

OtorhinolaryngologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDental Radiography and ImagingTemporomandibular Joint DisordersDental Implant Techniques and Outcomesdental development and anomaliesDental materials and restorationsFacial Trauma and Fracture ManagementCleft Lip and Palate ResearchPeriodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsOral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Frequently asked questions about Head & Face Medicine

Is Head & Face Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Head & Face Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Head & Face Medicine?

Head & Face Medicine 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 2.79.

Is Head & Face Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Head & Face Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Head & Face Medicine?