Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas
ISSN 0001-7310 · eISSN 1578-2190 · Elsevier · Spain
Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,870; median 96 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); 387 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases, Cancer and Skin Lesions and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of medical-surgical dermatology and venereology Incorporating Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, founded in 1909, is the oldest monthly medical journal published in Spain. It has been indexed in the Medline database since 2006, and has become a vehicle for expressing the most current and modern Spanish medicine. All articles are subjected to a rigorous peer review process and careful editing for literary and scientific style. Besides the classic Original and Clinical Case Study sections, we also include Reviews, Case Diagnoses, and Book Reviews. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas is an essential publication for anyone who needs to be current on all aspects of Spanish and world dermatology. Indexed in: Medline, IME, Embase/Excerpta Medica, Embase, Toxline, Cab Abstracts, Cab Health, Cancerlit NIm, Serline: Biomed, Bibliomed, Pascal, Scopus, IBECS.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Eduardo NagorePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 87, Australia 3, Argentina 3, United States 2, Italy 1 (99 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine8.3%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine7.4%
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesMedicine7.2%
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicine7.1%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine6.3%
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisImmunology and Microbiology5.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,654OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 135LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,086 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | 129 | 11 |
| 2025 | 387 | 387 | 196 |
| 2024 | 446 | 446 | 421 |
| 2023 | 440 | 440 | 778 |
| 2022 | 488 | 488 | 1,140 |
| 2021 | 495 | 495 | 1,541 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 154 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 302 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 444 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (501 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 56 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 115 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 67 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,870 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,080 / EUR 1,950 / GBP 1,670 / JPY 258,370 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,900 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,870 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted10
- brief communicationOriginal Articles. This section includes original work in clinical and basic research. Recommended study designs are experimental studies (clinical trials) or o…Length not stated
- brief communicationsBrief Communications. This section is suitable for reports on short series of patients or long series that validate previous findings, as well as brief research…Length not stated
- case reportAny article submitted to this journal will follow the guidelines described in this author’s guide, so it is essential to consult it before submitting manuscript…Length not stated
- editorialAny article submitted to this journal will follow the guidelines described in this author’s guide, so it is essential to consult it before submitting manuscript…Length not stated
- letters to the editorAny article submitted to this journal will follow the guidelines described in this author’s guide, so it is essential to consult it before submitting manuscript…Length not stated
- original articleAny article submitted to this journal will follow the guidelines described in this author’s guide, so it is essential to consult it before submitting manuscript…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles. This section includes original work in clinical and basic research.Length not stated
- research articleOriginal Articles. This section includes original work in clinical and basic research. Recommended study designs are experimental studies (clinical trials) or o…Length not stated
- reviewAny article submitted to this journal will follow the guidelines described in this author’s guide, so it is essential to consult it before submitting manuscript…Length not stated
- short communicationAny article submitted to this journal will follow the guidelines described in this author’s guide, so it is essential to consult it before submitting manuscript…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, (3) final approval of the version to be submitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Considerations
Any article involving experiments with humans will require the author to declare that all procedures were conducted in accordance with Helsinki, relevant laws, and institutional guidelines. The reference number of the study approval by an ethics committee must be included in original articles or research involving human experimentation. For animal experiments, compliance with applicable regulation…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Journal Publishing Agreement required Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0001-7310
- Electronic ISSN
- 1578-2190
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas
What CAS zone is Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Dermatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 48–154 days); authors report an average review time of about 56 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas based?
Of the 99 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (87), Australia (3) and Argentina (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas open access, and what is the APC?
Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,870.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .