Progress in Orthodontics

Aims & Scope

Progress in Orthodontics is a fully open access, international journal owned by the Italian Society of Orthodontics and published under the brand SpringerOpen.

The Society is currently covering all publication costs so there are no article processing charges for authors.

It is a premier journal of international scope that fosters orthodontic research, including both basic research and development of innovative clinical techniques, with an emphasis on the following areas: • Mechanisms to improve orthodontics • Clinical studies and control animal studies • Orthodontics and genetics, genomics • Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) control clinical trials • Efficacy of orthodontic appliances and animal models • Systematic reviews and meta analyses • Mechanisms to speed orthodontic treatment.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed
• Embase

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.

• Dental occlusion and posture: an overview

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Ambra, Gerarda, Paolo, Gioacchino, Mauro

• An insight into four orthodontic treatment need indices

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Ali

• Non-compliance maxillary molar distalizing appliances: an overview of the last decade

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Mattia, Mauro, Alberto

• A rational approach to orthodontic anchorage

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Birte, Carlalberta

• A review of the oral health-related evidence that supports the orthodontic treatment need indices

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Ali

• Deciduous dentition-anchored rapid maxillary expansion in crossbite and non-crossbite mixed dentition patients: reaction of the permanent first molar

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Mauro, Marco, Paolo, Giuseppe

• A review of the evidence supporting the aesthetic orthodontic treatment need indices

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Ali

• Craniofacial features of subjects with adenoid, tonsillar, or adenotonsillar hypertrophy

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Michela, Fabiana, Lorenzo, Paola

• “Ten-point” 3D cephalometric analysis using low-dosage cone beam computed tomography

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Giampietro, Umberto, Aldo, Giulia, Sandro, Vera, Davide

• Do the neoclassical canons still describe the beauty of faces? An anthropometric study on 50 Caucasian models

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Ferruccio, Lea, Raoul, Roberto