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Open Dentistry Journal

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 1996

ISSN1874-2106eISSN1874-2106

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.8. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.264

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.8

SNIPi

0.284

Total Worksi

1,454

Total Citationsi

19,349

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.19

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Aims & Scope

The Open Dentistry Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews, letters, case reports and guest-edited single-topic issues in all areas of dentistry and the oral cavity. The journal is essential reading for researchers, orthodontic clinicians and academic and industry professionals. It aims to facilitate the quick communication of scientific knowledge among them. The journal encourages submissions related to the following fields of dentistry: Clinical Trials Dental Biomaterials Science Dental Implants Endodontology Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics Management of Dental Disease Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Dentistry Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Periodontology Restorative Dentistry Translational Research The Open Dentistry Journal , a peer-reviewed journal, is an essential and reliable source of current information on important recent developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The Open Dentistry Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of dentistry published continuously by Bentham Open.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Frequencycontinuously

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,454

Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bentham Science Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1874-2106 / 1874-2106

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

888

2019

110

999

2020

113

486

2021

115

437

2022

114

303

2023

123

332

2024

124

116

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

Scopus Categories

Dentistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dental materials and restorationsDental Radiography and ImagingDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesOral microbiology and periodontitis researchEndodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsOrthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDental Research and COVID-19Dental Health and Care UtilizationDental Erosion and TreatmentPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Open Dentistry Journal

Is Open Dentistry Journal a predatory journal?

Open Dentistry Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Dentistry Journal?

Open Dentistry Journal 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.8.

Is Open Dentistry Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Dentistry Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.