The objective of this short communication article was to highlight the role of orthodontic journals in evidencebased Orthodontics by a summary of literature retrieved from preliminary search of PubMed. There were seven studies on analyses of orthodontic journals found; on impact factor, contribution of evidence to Cochrane collaboration, quality of abstracts, compliance with declaration of Helsinki, quantity of clinical trials, quality of clinical trials, types of articles and authorship trends. The commonly analyzed orthodontic journals were American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Angle Orthodontist, European Journal of Orthodontics, British Journal of Orthodontics, Journal of Orthodontics, and Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research.

Keywords: EvidenceBased Dentistry; Publication Trend; Evidence Analysis; Research Trend; EvidenceBased Orthodontics.