American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics should not be confused with Journal of Orthodontics.
| American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | |
| Former Name: | American Journal of Orthodontics, American Journal of Orthodontics and Oral Surgery |
| Abbreviation: | Am. J. Orthod. Dentofac. Orthop. |
| Nlm: | Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop |
| Discipline: | Dentistry |
| Editor: | Rolf G. Behrents |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| History: | 1915-present |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Impact: | 1.98 |
| Impact-Year: | 2016 |
| Issn: | 0889-5406 |
| Eissn: | 1097-6752 |
| Oclc: | 723602785 |
| Website: | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623219/description#description |
| Link1: | http://www.ajodo.org/current |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | http://www.ajodo.org/issues |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering orthodontic research. It is published by Elsevier and is the official journal of the American Association of Orthodontists. The editor-in-chief is Rolf G. Behrents (Saint Louis University). The journal was established in 1915 and obtained its current name in 1986.[1] Previous names include American Journal of Orthodontics and American Journal of Orthodontics and Oral Surgery.[2]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in CINAHL,[3] Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed,[4] and Scopus.[5] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 1.382.[6]