Acta Odontologica editorial policy is to welcome submissions from academics throughout the world, rather than just publish research from Nordic institutions or Nordic academics. The editors welcome contributions, with full details of submission outline in "Instructions to Authors" above.

This policy is in response to the large number of papers currently received from international authors and reflects the international prestige and circulation the journal enjoys.

The journal provides rapid publication of high-quality dental research in the areas of preventive and community dentistry, periodontal and oral mucus membrane diseases, oral implants, temporomandibular disorders, material science, and clinical and basic odontological sciences.

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica has been published since 1939. The journal is sponsored by the Dental Associations and Dental Schools in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The editorial responsibility alternates among these countries.