Fastest-accepting dentistry journals 2026

85 dentistry journals ranked by the median number of days from submission to acceptance, measured from the dates publishers deposit in PubMed for articles published 2024–2025. The interval includes peer review and revisions.

Journals: 85
Typical median: 110 d
Under 60 days: 9
Over 180 days: 12

Read this before using the ranking

Accepted papers only. Rejected manuscripts never receive an acceptance date, so these figures say nothing about desk-rejection speed, rejection rates or your chance of acceptance.
Not the time to a first decision. The interval runs from the “received” date to the “accepted” date the publisher deposits in PubMed. It includes editorial handling, peer review, every round of revision and the time authors spent revising.
Journals record dates differently. Some reset the received date when a revised manuscript arrives, and manuscripts transferred from another journal may keep or lose their earlier dates. Short medians are therefore not always comparable with long ones.
Past timelines are not a promise. Each figure comes from up to 100 recent articles published 2024–2025. Article types, special issues, editors and workload all change, and your paper may take much longer or much less time.
Fast is not the same as good. Check the journal’s scope, indexing, peer-review policy and editorial board before submitting. An unusually quick acceptance can be a warning sign of light peer review.

Journal Metrics is independent and is not affiliated with any journal or publisher listed. The figures are for information only, may contain errors and change as PubMed records are updated. Confirm current timelines on the journal’s own website. See how to spot predatory journals.

Dentistry journals by median days from submission to acceptance

Dentistry journals ranked by median days from submission to acceptance in PubMed
Rank	Journal	Median days	Middle half	Articles	Quartile	2026 score
1	Evidence-Based Dentistry	17†	7–98	100	Q1	2.6
2	JOMR-Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Research	27†	16–66	40	Q3	1.3
3	Journal of Functional Biomaterials	37	28–46	100	Q1	5.3
4	International Orthodontics	52	35–66	100	Q2	1.7
5	Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine	53	25–77	94	Q2	1.9
6	Dental and Medical Problems	54	41–75	98	Q1	3.3
7	Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry	58	43–78	99	Q2	2.1
8	Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	59	45–91	86	Q1	3.6
9	Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	60	39–89	96	Q3	1.3
10	Dentistry Journal	62	48–80	100	Q1	3.3
11	Frontiers in Dental Medicine	63	45–95	100	Q2	2.0
11	Australian Endodontic Journal	63	43–106	99	Q2	1.2
13	Frontiers in Oral Health	71	51–101	100	Q1	2.9
14	INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL	73	52–95	99	Q3	1.0
15	JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS	74	48–99	100	Q1	3.4
16	Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists	77	50–114	95	Q4	0.4
17	Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology	79	57–113	100	Q3	0.5
18	Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics	80	51–106	80	Q1	4.3
19	Clinical Advances in Periodontics	83	50–135	100	Q3	0.8
20	BDJ Open	84	62–112	100	Q1	4.0
20	Journal of Stomatology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	84	53–132	100	Q2	1.8
22	Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry	85	53–121	99	Q1	3.3
22	JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY	85	54–124	100	Q1	2.8
24	Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry	86	65–107	100	Q2	1.8
24	Imaging Science in Dentistry	86	63–109	96	Q1	2.7
26	JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY	87	51–129	100	Q1	5.0
27	DENTAL TRAUMATOLOGY	90	70–126	100	Q1	5.1
28	International Journal of Implant Dentistry	93	55–139	100	Q1	4.5
28	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Heidelberg	93	65–149	96	Q2	1.6
30	Saudi Dental Journal	95	75–121	100	Q1	2.4
30	Odontology	95	59–142	100	Q2	1.9
32	DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY	98	66–141	97	Q1	3.5
33	Oral Radiology	99	62–152	100	Q2	1.9
34	PERIODONTOLOGY 2000	101	67–144	100	Q1	14.8
35	BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL	102	74–139	56	Q3	0.7
35	Journal of Lasers in Medical Sciences	102	70–159	100	Q2	1.6
37	Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research	103	77–153	99	Q1	3.6
38	Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal	105	78–135	98	Q2	2.2
38	European Oral Research	105	78–166	55	Q3	0.6
40	Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society	109	69–162	100	Q2	1.5
40	Japanese Dental Science Review	109	78–164	54	Q1	6.0
42	Journal of Applied Oral Science	110	90–145	100	Q1	2.5
42	Head & Face Medicine	110	80–161	100	Q1	3.4
44	Molecular Oral Microbiology	111	75–170	70	Q1	2.7
45	EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES	112	74–170	100	Q3	1.4
46	JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION	113	87–146	56	Q2	1.3
47	Progress in Orthodontics	116	83–164	96	Q1	5.0
48	Clinical Oral Investigations	119	78–180	100	Q1	3.9
49	European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry	120	78–151	100	Q2	1.6
50	Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics	121	94–154	67	Q2	2.2
51	DENTAL MATERIALS	122	99–178	100	Q1	2.5
51	Contemporary Clinical Dentistry	122	69–250	100	Q3	0.9
53	Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science	127	94–170	84	Q2	2.0
54	Korean Journal of Orthodontics	128	99–183	93	Q1	2.8
55	Special Care in Dentistry	130	93–185	100	Q2	1.3
56	Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry	132	99–198	100	Q2	1.6
57	JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY	133	90–193	100	Q3	0.9
57	Journal of Prosthodontics-Implant Esthetic and Reconstructive Dentistry	133	88–194	100	Q1	2.5
59	JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION	137	84–186	100	Q1	2.7
60	BMC Oral Health	138	101–183	99	Q1	3.5
61	INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL	141	99–193	100	Q1	4.4
62	Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice	142	85–233	65	Q2	1.7
63	Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice	143	72–234	98	Q3	1.0
64	JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY	145	115–193	100	Q1	5.1
65	JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY	146	106–184	100	Q1	2.8
66	CARIES RESEARCH	147	113–188	90	Q2	2.3
67	ORAL DISEASES	149	101–218	100	Q1	2.5
68	Clinical and Experimental Dental Research	153	101–231	100	Q1	2.7
69	AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS	154	117–229	100	Q2	2.1
70	JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE	155	96–199	100	Q1	3.3
71	International Journal of Oral Science	158	126–203	100	Q1	15.5
72	International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry	163	120–222	92	Q2	2.2
73	Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine	172	110–242	100	Q2	1.9
74	Journal of Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery	186	100–280	100	Q3	0.5
75	JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY	189	141–258	100	Q2	1.4
75	CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH	189	141–271	99	Q1	3.7
77	Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics-Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie	196	134–303	100	Q3	1.1
78	Brazilian Oral Research	199	130–352	96	Q2	2.2
79	Case Reports in Dentistry	203	131–258	100	Q4	0.5
79	GERODONTOLOGY	203	130–275	55	Q2	1.5
81	International Journal of Biomaterials	208	155–306	48	Q1	3.6
82	International Journal of Dentistry	210	142–300	100	Q2	1.5
83	COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY	235	158–316	100	Q1	2.2
84	JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE	253	167–336	100	Q2	1.6
85	International Journal of Dental Hygiene	559	322–758	99	Q2	1.3

Median days: half of the journal’s accepted articles took less time from submission to acceptance and half took more. Middle half: the 25th to 75th percentile. Articles: how many recent PubMed articles had both dates. Journals with the same rounded median share a rank.

Median under 30 days. Very short intervals usually reflect how a journal records its dates (for example a new received date after revision) or invited and fast-track article types such as reviews and editorials, not unusually quick peer review. Check the journal’s peer-review policy before reading anything into them.

Questions about dentistry journal acceptance times

Which dentistry journals accept papers fastest?

Among the 85 dentistry journals with enough PubMed dates, the shortest median times from submission to acceptance (leaving out medians under 30 days, which usually reflect how dates are recorded) are Journal of Functional Biomaterials (37 days), International Orthodontics (52 days), Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (53 days), Dental and Medical Problems (54 days), Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (58 days). These medians include peer review and revisions, and cover accepted papers only.

How long does a dentistry journal take to accept a paper?

The typical dentistry journal on this page has a median of 110 days from submission to acceptance. 9 of 85 journals have a median under 60 days and 12 take more than 180 days.

Is this the peer review time?

No. PubMed records when a manuscript was received and when it was accepted, not the individual review stages. The interval includes editorial handling, peer review, revisions and the time authors spent revising, so it is longer than the time to a first decision. For first-decision times, check the journal’s own website.

Does a fast journal mean my paper is more likely to be accepted?

No. Only accepted papers have an acceptance date, so this ranking says nothing about acceptance rates or how quickly a journal rejects papers. A very fast acceptance can also be a sign of light peer review. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and peer-review policy before submitting.

About this data

Source: the received and accepted dates publishers deposit in PubMed, read through the public NCBI E-utilities for articles published 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31, up to 100 recent articles per journal. Data checked 2026-11-03.
A journal is ranked only when at least 20 articles have both dates and at least half of the articles checked have them. Journals that do not deposit dates in PubMed, including most journals outside the life sciences, cannot be ranked here.
The ranking uses each journal’s median: half of its accepted articles took less time and half took more. The middle-half range shows the 25th to 75th percentile.
Fields come from the OpenAlex classification of each journal’s research topics. A journal joins a field when at least two of its four main topics are in it, so a journal can appear in more than one field and some classifications are imperfect.
Quartile and score are the journal’s best OpenAlex subfield quartile and its Journal Metrics Score, shown for context; they play no part in the order.

The full journal-level dataset is in the journal acceptance times study (with a CSV download). Spot an error or a journal whose dates look wrong? Tell us.

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