Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics

Aims & Scope

Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics is a Diamond model open access journal and we welcome high quality orthodontic research papers from around the world.

Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics is the official journal of the the Japanese Orthodontic Society (JOS), inheriting the history of Journal of Japan Orthodontic Society established in 1932.

This journal aims to provide a high level of orthodontic research discoveries which facilitates researchers, dentists, and other health professionals from Asia and the entire world.

Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics publishes Original articles and Review articles.

Clinical and Investigative Orthodontics covers all areas of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics including basic and clinical research (e.g. biology, biochemistry, histology, physiology, diagnostic procedures, treatment planning, maxillofacial growth and development and its clinical implications, all techniques, orthodontic materials, skeletal anchorage devices, biomechanics, temporomandibular disorders, craniofacial anomalies, orthognathic surgery and adult treatment).

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Dentistry, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Dentistry, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Comparison of dimensional accuracy of 3D printing model for clear aligner among various orientation types and hollow types

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Nathaset, Somchai, Supatchai, Peerapong, Nita

• Skeletal and dental changes after microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) – a Cephalometric and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) study

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Yan-Cheng, Kwok-Hing, Chih-Wei, Kai-Long, Shun-Chu, Heng-Ming

• Severe overjet and deep overbite correction by en masse distalization using lingual appliances and mini-implant Anchorage: two case reports

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Nguyen Viet, Vo Truong Nhu, Trinh Thi Thai

• Estimation of the shear bond strength and adhesive remnant index of orthodontic adhesives stored in static magnetic field

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Sarmad S., Mahmood KH., Mahmood Rafea

• Orthognathic surgery past, present, and future

  Citation: 5

  Authors: R. Scott

• Comparative Evaluation of White Spot Lesion incidence between NovaMin, Probiotic, And Fluoride containing Dentifrices during Orthodontic treatment Using Laser Fluorescence - A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Akriti, Ravindra Kumar

• Effect of fluoride on preventing orthodontics treatments-induced white spot lesions: an umbrella meta-analysis

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Helen, Korosh, Neda, Meysam, Eman, Ludovica, Abdolreza

• Association between severity of malocclusion and parameters of oral functions in permanent dentition with various malocclusion: case-control study

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Yoji, Jun-Ichi, Hiroyuki, Yudai, Yutaka, Fumitaka, Tomoko, Kiichiro, Mao, Toshiko, Yoshiaki, Hiroshi

• Artificial intelligence web-based cephalometric analysis platform: comparison with the computer assisted cephalometric method

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Hikmetnur

• Skeletal, Dental and Smile Esthetic Changes in Skeletal Class II patients Treated with Maxillary Premolar Extraction and Non-extraction Mechanotherapy – A Cross-sectional Study

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Leelan, Muhammad, Rashna Hoshang, Mubassar