Journal of Conservative Dentistry: review time and acceptance speed

ISSN 0972-0707 · ISSN 0974-5203 · Medknow · Dentistry

Half of the articles Journal of Conservative Dentistry accepted in 2022 were accepted within 52 days of submission (n = 123); the middle half took 35–85 days.

Submission → acceptance (2022)
52 days median
middle half 35–85 · n = 123
Acceptance → online
96 days median
middle half 75–111 · n = 123
Change since 2020
Faster than 2020: the median fell from 121 to 52 days (90% CI -91 to -47 days).
Open access · fees
OA status not determined · no listed APC found

Accepted articles only · dates deposited by the publisher in PubMed · data as of Sep 15, 2026

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How long does Journal of Conservative Dentistry take to accept a paper?

days01202403604802020: middle half 49–349 days1212020n=1582021: middle half 72–175 days1152021n=1322022: middle half 35–85 days522022n=123
Line = median; shaded box = middle half of articles (25th–75th percentile). Year of acceptance.
Days from submission to acceptance, by year of acceptance
YearArticles (n)25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctAccepted <14 daysHave a revised date
20221233552854.1%97%
2021132721151750.0%100%
2020158491213493.8%99%

Distribution in 2022

0–29 days: 19% (23 articles)030–59 days: 40% (49 articles)3060–89 days: 19% (23 articles)6090–119 days: 9% (11 articles)90120–149 days: 3% (4 articles)120150–179 days: 2% (3 articles)150180–209 days: 1% (1 articles)180210–239 days: 1% (1 articles)210240–269 days: 2% (3 articles)240270–299 days: 0% (0 articles)270300–329 days: 0% (0 articles)300330–359 days: 0% (0 articles)330360+ days: 4% (5 articles)360+days from submission to acceptance (30-day bins)
Show as a table
DaysArticlesShare
0–292318.7%
30–594939.8%
60–892318.7%
90–119118.9%
120–14943.3%
150–17932.4%
180–20910.8%
210–23910.8%
240–26932.4%
270–29900.0%
300–32900.0%
330–35900.0%
360+54.1%

From acceptance to online publication

After acceptance, half of the 2022 articles appeared online within 96 days (middle half 75–111 days, n = 123).

From submission to online publication, the median was 148 days (middle half 121–187 days, n = 123).

Read these numbers carefully

  • These times describe articles the journal accepted. Rejected manuscripts never appear in public data, so they cannot tell you how long a rejection takes.
  • Dates are the ones the publisher deposited with PubMed. Some publishers record the date a revised manuscript arrived as the submission date, which makes review look faster.
  • Invited articles and special issues can move faster than regular submissions.

Open access status and publishing fees

Subscription or hybrid (not determined). No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

No institutional payments for this journal are recorded in OpenAPC.

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Integrity and indexing signals

Facts from public records, shown without judgement. See the methodology for why each can be worth a closer look.

Listed in DOAJNo
Articles indexed for MEDLINE in 2022None found (the journal may be in PubMed through PubMed Central instead)
Retractions1 retracted article among 390 added to PubMed in 2021–2025 (2.56 per 1,000), per the Retraction Watch Database.
Accepted within 14 days of submission4.1% of 2022 articles
Publication volume167 articles added to PubMed in 2022 (+20% vs 2021).

Topics and scope

Dentistry journalsOral Surgery journalsOrthodontics journals

Similar journals — faster or cheaper, side by side

Journals publishing on the most similar topics (OpenAlex), ordered by similarity. Only 2022 figures are compared with the 2022 median of Journal of Conservative Dentistry, 52 days.

Paid APC medianDOAJMEDLINE
International Endodontic Journal141 (2022, n = 165)≈$4,880NoYes
Brazilian Dental Journal161 (2022, n = 71)$350YesYes
Journal of Applied Oral Science106 (2022, n = 50)No fee (DOAJ)YesYes
Frontiers in Dentistry192 (2022, n = 54)≈$231YesNo
Dental Research Journal225 (2022, n = 95)$700YesNo
Journal of Endodontics95 (2022, n = 148)≈$4,390NoYes
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry44 (2022, n = 152)NoNo

Frequently asked questions

How long does Journal of Conservative Dentistry take to accept a paper?

Half of the articles Journal of Conservative Dentistry accepted in 2022 were accepted within 52 days of submission (n = 123); the middle half took 35–85 days. Based on dates in PubMed for accepted articles only.

How long after acceptance are Journal of Conservative Dentistry articles published online?

Half of the articles accepted in 2022 appeared online within 96 days of acceptance (n = 123).

Does Journal of Conservative Dentistry charge an article processing charge (APC)?

No listed APC found in DOAJ or OpenAlex. That does not mean publishing is free — check the journal's author guidelines.

Sources and method

Journal identity: ISSN-L 0972-0707; NLM ID 101147009; OpenAlex record. Speed figures use 123 articles accepted in 2022 with valid dates; excluded records for that year: none.

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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.