Dentistry journals by time to acceptance (2025)
82 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026
Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.
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| Evidence-Based Dentistry | 13 (6–96) | 85 | 28 | ≈$3,090 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences | 28 (15–46) | 1,107 | 114 | $500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.59 |
| Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry | 32 (25–61) | 215 | 45 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | 42 (30–63) | 209 | 38 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Clinics and Practice | 49 (37–65) | 234 | 4 | ≈$1,956 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.25 |
| Dentistry Journal | 51 (39–66) | 632 | 4 | ≈$2,444 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| International Orthodontics | 52 (35–66) | 109 | 23 | ≈$2,570 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry | 54 (39–71) | 84 | 44 | ≈$104 | Open access (DOAJ) | 3.02 |
| Folia Medica | 55 (39–89) | 157 | — | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Revista Científica Odontológica | 55 (44–87) | 52 | 83 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine | 56 (44–85) | 52 | 25 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Australian Endodontic Journal | 66 (46–104) | 106 | 11 | ≈$3,120 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Stomatology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 70 (44–115) | 293 | 1 | ≈$2,990 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Dentistry | 71 (44–119) | 640 | 1 | ≈$4,160 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Periodontal Research | 74 (53–104) | 114 | 28 | ≈$4,880 | — | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Oral Health | 76 (49–121) | 329 | 20 | ≈$3,117 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.28 |
| Journal of Endodontics | 79 (51–113) | 211 | 7 | ≈$4,390 | — | 0.0 |
| BDJ Open | 80 (61–105) | 89 | 37 | $3,690 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry | 80 (66–105) | 57 | 12 | $3,565 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Imaging Science in Dentistry | 80 (57–108) | 50 | 49 | ≈$265 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry | 81 (49–117) | 216 | 13 | ≈$4,030 | — | 0.0 |
| International Dental Journal | 82 (58–118) | 442 | 30 | $2,550 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology | 82 (57–114) | 178 | 8 | ≈$3,670 | — | 0.0 |
| Contemporary Clinical Dentistry | 85 (59–150) | 57 | 93 | $325 | Open access (DOAJ) | 3.1 |
| Dentomaxillofacial Radiology | 92 (66–127) | 84 | — | ≈$3,005 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research | 93 (56–138) | 266 | 10 | $1,800 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Clinical Advances in Periodontics | 93 (57–138) | 76 | 59 | ≈$3,300 | — | 0.0 |
| Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal | 94 (62–125) | 132 | 111 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society | 94 (63–125) | 55 | 53 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Oral Radiology | 97 (70–143) | 92 | 16 | ≈$3,990 | — | 0.0 |
| Dental Traumatology | 98 (72–131) | 98 | 14 | ≈$4,330 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry | 99 (72–138) | 514 | 26 | ≈$3,900 | — | 0.0 |
| Archives of Oral Biology | 99 (71–129) | 222 | 2 | ≈$3,760 | — | 1.06 |
| International Journal of Implant Dentistry | 99 (55–137) | 73 | 14 | $3,490 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| BDJ | 100 (81–143) | 203 | 155 | ≈$5,190 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of lasers in medical sciences | 103 (70–159) | 77 | 80 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Galen Medical Journal | 104 (78–142) | 128 | 85 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Clinical Oral Investigations | 106 (71–166) | 568 | 14 | ≈$4,790 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 106 (69–198) | 156 | 15 | ≈$3,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research | 106 (74–153) | 115 | — | ≈$4,780 | — | 1.9 |
| Journal of Applied Oral Science | 110 (91–136) | 81 | 53 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Odontology | 112 (71–174) | 248 | 16 | ≈$4,690 | — | 0.0 |
| Brazilian Dental Journal | 112 (60–181) | 82 | 83 | $350 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| European Journal Of Oral Sciences | 112 (70–178) | 68 | 17 | ≈$4,220 | — | 0.0 |
| The Journal of the American Dental Association | 113 (62–153) | 159 | 52 | ≈$3,850 | — | 0.0 |
| Head & Face Medicine | 114 (87–161) | 103 | 24 | $2,990 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Dental Education | 115 (76–171) | 280 | 20 | ≈$3,570 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 120 (67–185) | 190 | 7 | ≈$3,500 | — | 0.0 |
| Special Care in Dentistry | 120 (88–184) | 108 | — | ≈$3,240 | — | 0.0 |
| European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry | 124 (82–157) | 138 | 21 | ≈$2,590 | — | 0.0 |
| BMC Oral Health | 127 (90–191) | 2,190 | 19 | $3,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.5 |
| Dental Materials | 127 (101–166) | 178 | 7 | ≈$4,560 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry | 132 (98–193) | 68 | 44 | — | — | 0.0 |
| International Endodontic Journal | 134 (95–187) | 183 | 16 | ≈$4,880 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Prosthodontics | 136 (80–194) | 159 | 21 | ≈$4,100 | — | 0.0 |
| Oral Diseases | 145 (90–212) | 260 | 14 | ≈$4,990 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal Of Clinical Periodontology | 145 (114–192) | 156 | 19 | ≈$5,510 | — | 0.0 |
| Acta Odontologica Scandinavica | 145 (91–188) | 78 | 40 | $2,280 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences | 148 (104–204) | 93 | 20 | $625 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Public Health Dentistry | 148 (117–222) | 50 | — | ≈$3,570 | — | 0.0 |
| Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice | 152 (103–251) | 183 | 61 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry | 152 (110–213) | 84 | 15 | ≈$4,650 | — | 0.0 |
| Clinical and Experimental Dental Research | 153 (95–215) | 200 | — | $3,610 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Periodontology | 154 (106–208) | 158 | 63 | ≈$5,000 | — | 0.0 |
| Caries Research | 155 (119–180) | 64 | 14 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research | 157 (115–226) | 141 | 12 | ≈$4,030 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Oral Rehabilitation | 160 (102–230) | 255 | 14 | ≈$4,990 | — | 1.05 |
| Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery | 161 (129–202) | 52 | 66 | — | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Oral Science | 171 (132–211) | 75 | 64 | $3,890 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Dental Research Journal | 178 (138–297) | 61 | 77 | $700 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| The Angle Orthodontist | 182 (138–218) | 77 | 47 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | 184 (95–251) | 113 | 70 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics / Fortschritte der Kieferorthopädie | 184 (120–252) | 51 | 56 | ≈$3,190 | — | 0.0 |
| Clinical Oral Implants Research | 189 (128–273) | 139 | 16 | ≈$5,170 | — | 0.0 |
| Case Reports in Dentistry | 196 (117–256) | 169 | 23 | $960 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Gerodontology | 203 (130–259) | 53 | 14 | ≈$3,780 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Dentistry | 220 (146–324) | 218 | 29 | $1,790 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine | 240 (167–317) | 143 | 15 | ≈$4,780 | — | 0.0 |
| Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology | 240 (158–318) | 80 | 18 | ≈$4,230 | — | 0.0 |
| European Journal Of Dental Education | 246 (125–357) | 163 | 15 | ≈$4,330 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 249 (188–306) | 158 | 14 | ≈$4,160 | Hybrid | 1.21 |
| Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology | 376 (282–479) | 108 | 45 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Dentistry (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
12 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
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| International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry | 46 (35–69) | 149 | 227 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Medicine and Pharmacy Reports | 53 (41–92) | 63 | 57 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Dental Medicine | 72 (54–107) | 76 | 19 | ≈$2,383 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Periodontology 2000 | 110 (70–143) | 67 | 40 | ≈$4,430 | — | 0.0 |
| The Saudi Dental Journal | 114 (88–153) | 175 | 2 | $2,590 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics | 114 (78–159) | 65 | 100 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Orthodontic Science | 135 (108–213) | 66 | 95 | $500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Brazilian Oral Research | 178 (133–265) | 121 | 152 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Dentistry | 183 (175–193) | 52 | 204 | ≈$231 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery | 212 (114–384) | 236 | 19 | ≈$3,990 | — | 0.0 |
| Indian Journal of Dental Research | 246 (129–455) | 77 | 187 | $300 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Dental Hygiene | 443 (254–646) | 116 | 17 | ≈$3,800 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2023
5 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental and Medical Problems | 52 (41–68) | 106 | — | ≈$1,846 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry | 57 (42–72) | 159 | 198 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology amp Research | 76 (48–121) | 60 | 64 | $700 | Open access (DOAJ) | 7.41 |
| Progress in Orthodontics | 112 (73–163) | 54 | 63 | $2,290 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery | 154 (107–228) | 87 | 348 | — | — | 4.41 |
Latest available year: 2022
3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
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| Journal of Conservative Dentistry | 52 (35–85) | 123 | 96 | — | — | 2.56 |
| International Journal of Biomaterials | 78 (56–130) | 56 | 24 | $1,100 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure | 86 (60–162) | 56 | 109 | — | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2021
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioinformation | 32 (23–62) | 138 | 13 | — | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2020
4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 대한구강악안면외과학회지 | 69 (47–83) | 53 | — | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics | 86 (62–135) | 67 | 146 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Dental Research Dental Clinics Dental Prospects | 114 (63–169) | 57 | 117 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics | 140 (107–181) | 51 | 51 | — | Open access | — |
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Among 82 Dentistry journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 13 days (Evidence-Based Dentistry). The middle journal's median was 112 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.
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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.