SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,253CAS 3区Gold OA

Head & Face Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):HEAD FACE MED
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.772•SCImago Rank: #7,253•Identifier (ISSN):1746-160X(Print)•Articles / Year: 51•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,055 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
51articles/year
100% Gold OA•92.5% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.246)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.151)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.882)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.492)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.606)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Head & Face Medicine is a multidisciplinary open access journal that publishes basic and clinical research concerning all aspects of cranial, facial and oral conditions. The journal covers all aspects of cranial, facial and oral diseases and their management. It has been designed as a multidisciplinary journal for clinicians and researchers involved in the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of diseases which affect the human head and face. The journal is wide-ranging, covering the development, aetiology, epidemiology and therapy of head and face diseases to the basic science that underlies these diseases. Management of head and face diseases includes all aspects of surgical and non-surgical treatments including psychopharmacological therapies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiologySurgeryInternal MedicinePathologyOrthodonticsPsychologyRadiologyPsychiatryAnatomyGeneticsChemistryGeologyPaleontologyPhysicsBiochemistry
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,253Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:DentistryMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.772

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
57

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.30

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,055 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations556
3-Year Documents166
Citable Documents166

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Q1
OtorhinolaryngologyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
Neurology (clinical)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2005
Editorial Address
CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
JCRSCIE
44/165Q2
DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
JCISCIE
32/165Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—7620
20252.6102316
20242.472562
2023356549
20222.24641569
20212.15151874
20201.882371,343
20191.49230588
20181.606271,003
2017—24807
2016—361,169
2015—391,406
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Head & Face Medicine

WoS Q2
1234201820192020202120222023202420252.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 60d0f228-abaf-472a-bafa-f70845a2fa59
Database Updated: 2026-09-28