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European Journal of General Dentistry

Georg Thieme Verlag · Germany · Est. 2012

ISSN2320-4753

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Limited verification

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total39

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Removed from DOAJ (2017-08-02). 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 ↗

⚡ 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 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.257

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.459

Total Worksi

572

Total Citationsi

2,887

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

European Journal of General Dentistry (EJGD) is one of the leading open-access international dental journal within the field of Dentistry. The aim of EJGD is publishing novel and high-quality research papers, as well as to influence the practice of dentistry at clinician, research, industry and policy-maker level on an international basis. EJGD publishes articles on all disciplines of dentistry include the cariology, orthodontics, oral surgery, preventive dentistry, periodontology, endodontology, operative dentistry, fixed and removable prosthodontics, dental biomaterials science, long-term clinical trials including epidemiology and oral health, technology transfer of new scientific instrumentation or procedures, as well as clinically relevant oral biology and translational research. EJGD publishes research articles, case reports, reviews and comparison studies evaluating materials and methods in the all fields of related to dentistry.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Frequencytriannually

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications572

Publisher OrgThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Georg Thieme Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2320-4753

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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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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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

2019

129

2020

208

2021

127

2022

2023

118

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Dentistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dental materials and restorationsDental Research and COVID-19Dental Radiography and ImagingEndodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDental Health and Care UtilizationOral microbiology and periodontitis researchDental Erosion and TreatmentOrthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDental Trauma and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of General Dentistry

Is European Journal of General Dentistry a predatory journal?

European Journal of General Dentistry was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-08-02). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of European Journal of General Dentistry?

European Journal of General Dentistry is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.257.

Is European Journal of General Dentistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of General Dentistry is indexed in Scopus.