Journal profile · Dermatology
Archives of Dermatological Research
ISSN 0340-3696 · eISSN 1432-069X · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1869
Archives of Dermatological Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,790; median 181 days to acceptance (190 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 822 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Dermatological Research is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases and Medicine and Dermatology Studies History, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Dermatological Research is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original contributions in experimental and clinical dermatology. The journal is particularly interested in research related to clinical trials, procedural dermatology, patient-centered care, inflammatory disorders, and immunodermatology. Papers on research methodology, health care quality, and improving the delivery of patient care, including systematic reviews and evidence-based guidelines, are also welcomed. The Archives of Dermatological Research is the oldest journal worldwide in the field of cutaneous biology and skin research, having first been published in 1869 as a German-language journal, the Archiv für Dermatologie und Syphilis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dermatology
Editor-in-chief Davinder ParsadPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 23, Germany 2, Australia 2, Mexico 2, Mainland China 1 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine10.8%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine7.2%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine7.1%
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities6%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Urticaria and Related ConditionsMedicine4.8%
- Skin and Cellular Biology ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesMedicine4.2%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,357OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 553LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 20,374 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 463 | 66 | 42 |
| 2025 | 822 | 102 | 1,568 |
| 2024 | 852 | 134 | 2,737 |
| 2023 | 275 | 65 | 1,611 |
| 2022 | 207 | 55 | 2,079 |
| 2021 | 137 | 34 | 1,849 |
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 Crossref · to
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 377 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (190 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 207 days
- Sample
- 190 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,508 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,790 / EUR 3,790 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- brief reportBrief ReportSmall, preliminary studies; survey studies with low response rate, with a maximum length of 1,200 words, 15 references and no more than total of 2 f…Length not stated
- correspondenceAll manuscripts (except "Correspondence") must include an abstract and a structured text body (e. g. introduction, methods, results, discussion and references).…Length not stated
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review proce…Length not stated
- guidelineGuidelineClinical practice guidelines; applications of guidelines into practice, development of guidelines; issues surrounding guidelines, with a maximum length…Length not stated
- letters to the editorAll manuscripts (except "Correspondence") must include an abstract and a structured text body (e. g. introduction, methods, results, discussion and references).…Length not stated
- protocolAll manuscripts (except "Correspondence") must include an abstract and a structured text body (e. g. introduction, methods, results, discussion and references).…Length not stated
- researchResearchAll scientific contributions describing novel findings in the entire field of dermatology and cutaneous research with a maximum length of 3,500 words. N…Length not stated
- reviewAll manuscripts (except "Correspondence") must include an abstract and a structured text body (e. g. introduction, methods, results, discussion and references).…Length not stated
- study protocolStudy ProtocolA platform for publishing innovative clinical trial data regardless of their outcome as publication of negative results is of similar importance a…Length not stated
- surveyAll manuscripts (except "Correspondence") must include an abstract and a structured text body (e. g. introduction, methods, results, discussion and references).…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- systematic reviewAll manuscripts (except "Correspondence") must include an abstract and a structured text body (e. g. introduction, methods, results, discussion and references).…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Retrospective ethics approval Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Archives of Dermatological Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1869
- ISSN
- 0340-3696
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-069X
- Society / sponsor
- American Dermatological Association and a premier journal dedicated to experimental and clinical dermatology research
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Dermatological Research
What CAS zone is Archives of Dermatological Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Dermatological Research 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 Archives of Dermatological Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.44; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 127.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Dermatological Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 190 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 74–377 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Archives of Dermatological Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5. 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 Archives of Dermatological Research based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (23), Germany (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archives of Dermatological Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Dermatological Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archives of Dermatological Research open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Dermatological Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .