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Journal of Orthodontic Science

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 2008

ISSN2278-0203

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.457

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.853

Total Worksi

480

Total Citationsi

4,540

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthodontics.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications480

Publisher OrgMedknow

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2278-0203

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, PMC, Portico

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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

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

352

2019

194

2020

156

2021

382

2022

444

2023

238

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.

OrthodonticsQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthodontics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDental materials and restorationsTemporomandibular Joint Disordersdental development and anomaliesDental Radiography and ImagingDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDental Erosion and TreatmentForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesDental Research and COVID-19Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthodontic Science

Is Journal of Orthodontic Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Orthodontic Science: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Orthodontic Science?

Journal of Orthodontic Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.457.

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

Journal of Orthodontic Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

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