Journal profile · Medicine-Dermatology
BMC Dermatology
ISSN 1471-5945 · Springer Nature
BMC Dermatology: fully open access; APC about USD 1,390; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: BMC Dermatology is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMC Dermatology is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Dermatology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine18.6%
- Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesMedicine8.7%
- Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisImmunology and Microbiology7.9%
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicine4.8%
- Skin Protection and AgingMedicine4.6%
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsMedicine4.6%
- melanin and skin pigmentationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Dermatological diseases and infestationsMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatology | Q2 | 34/126 | 73rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 278 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 364 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 731 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 799 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 777 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 794 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,390 / EUR 1,180 / GBP 990 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 1471-5945
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMC Dermatology
Which databases index BMC Dermatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMC Dermatology is indexed in Scopus.
Is BMC Dermatology open access, and what is the APC?
BMC Dermatology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,390.
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: .