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APOS Trends in Orthodontics

Scientific Scholar LLC · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2321-4600eISSN2321-1407

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total57

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Removed from DOAJ (2021-05-03). 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 50% in field

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.291

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.359

Total Worksi

658

Total Citationsi

2,148

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine; Orthodontics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 49 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications658

Publisher OrgMedknow

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2012

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Scientific Scholar LLC

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2321-4600 / 2321-1407

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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

264

2019

170

2020

117

2021

191

2022

109

2023

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

Web of Science Categories

Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

Scopus Categories

Orthodontics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedicsdental development and anomaliesTemporomandibular Joint DisordersDental Radiography and ImagingDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesCleft Lip and Palate ResearchDental materials and restorationsCraniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsDental Education, Practice, ResearchFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques

Frequently asked questions about APOS Trends in Orthodontics

Is APOS Trends in Orthodontics a predatory journal?

APOS Trends in Orthodontics was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2021-05-03). 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 APOS Trends in Orthodontics?

APOS Trends in Orthodontics 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 0.63.

Is APOS Trends in Orthodontics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

APOS Trends in Orthodontics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of APOS Trends in Orthodontics?