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Oral complications from cancer treatment

Guest Edited by Giuseppina Campisi, Deepak Gupta, Yumiko Kawashita and Kumar Chandan Srivastava

Evidence-based dentistry

Guest Edited by Yubin Cao, Fang Hua and Rohit Kunnath Menon

Oral health and mental health

Guest Edited by Jieyi Chen, Ramon Targino Firmino, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan and Tamanna Tiwari

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Aims and scope

BMC Oral Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of disorders of the mouth, teeth and gums, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

BMC Oral Health blogs

New Content ItemCleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week: Highlights from the BMC Series

In May, a BMC Series blog supporting Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week highlighted some contributions from across the BMC Series that enhance our understanding and awareness of cleft lip and palate.

New Content ItemMouth Cancer Awareness Month: improving patient outcomes with early diagnosis and treament

In November, a BMC Series blog supporting Mouth Cancer Awareness Month calls for greater focus from policy-makers, and emphasizes the need for early diagnosis and treatment.

New Content ItemHighlights of the BMC Series - September 2023

In September, a BMC Series blog highlighted a study exploring oral health perceptions, practices and care-seeking experiences of slum residents in Ibadan, Nigeria.



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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.6
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.2
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.205
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.737

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 18
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 125

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 3,281,097
    Altmetric mentions: 1,262

Peer-review Terminology

  • The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

    Identity transparency: Single anonymized

    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

    Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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