| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 355 / 669 | 47th | Q3 |
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Primary Dental Journal
Primary Dental Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.1). It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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ISSN 2050-1684Verify ISSN ↗2050-1692Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Cost to publish: About US$3,900 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Primary Dental Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2012–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.1.
What quartile is Primary Dental Journal in Scopus?
Primary Dental Journal is Q3 in Medicine (all) (rank 355 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Primary Dental Journal?
Primary Dental Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1, quartile Q3, 47th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.226, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 22.
How much does it cost to publish in Primary Dental Journal?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Primary Dental Journal and what is its ISSN?
Primary Dental Journal is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its print ISSN is 2050-1684 and its online ISSN is 2050-1692.
Is Primary Dental Journal covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Primary Dental Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Primary Dental Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Primary Dental Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Primary Dental Journal has an h-index of 26 and a 2-year mean of 0.58 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #350 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
Primary Dental Journal published 50 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 72. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Primary Dental Journal? — latest 63 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 63 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (60.3%), United States (24.3%) and Brazil (3.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Primary Dental Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration60.3% of recent authorship from United Kingdom
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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