Trend and its international value of the research of Japan Prosthodontic Society and Journal of Prosthodontic Research

Abstract

Japan Prosthodontic Society (JPS) holds scientific meetings and publishes Journal of Prosthodontic Research (JPR), to widely publicize the research activities of its members. Comparing the presentations at these conferences and the papers published in JPR with the presentations at prosthodontic societies in Europe and the United States and the papers published in their journals, there can be seen unique characteristics of the JPS/JPR, such as relatively larger number of biological and material researches. In addition, JPR has the highest impact factor among international journals related to prosthodontics, however, when we evaluate the journal in conjunction with other indicators, we feel that there is room for improvement in terms of the international spread of contributors and the international impact of the articles published.