Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Case Reports in Dermatology
ISSN 1662-6567 · Karger Publishers · Switzerland
Case Reports in Dermatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; median 111 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36.3% (journal website); 104 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Case Reports in Dermatology is published by Karger Publishers 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 Cancer and Skin Lesions, Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases and Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Case Reports in Dermatology is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original case studies covering the entire spectrum of dermatology, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, toxicities of therapy, supportive care, quality-of-life, and survivorship issues. The journal will also accept case reports related to the use of novel technologies, both in the area of diagnosis and treatment. Supplementary material is welcomed and free of charge. In this forum, clinicians and researchers communicate their observations to the broadest possible audience in the community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Bose, S.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine9%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine7.9%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine6.4%
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Skin Diseases and DiabetesMedicine5.4%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisImmunology and Microbiology3.8%
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
Web of SciencePMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google 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 (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,079 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 11 |
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | 87 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 87 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 113 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 287 |
| 2021 | 98 | 98 | 607 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 148 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (186 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 36.3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | CHF 1,010 / USD 1,200 / EUR 990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,030 / EUR 875 / CHF 950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 990 / USD 1,200 / CHF 1,010 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,280 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- case reportailable below. For guidance purposes, a Case Report is typically 2500 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Case Repmain text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Author Contributions
In the Author Contribution statement, a short statement detailing the contributions of each person named as an author should be included. The CRediT taxonomy is a useful framework for preparing this section. Contributors to the submission who do not fulfil the ICMJE Criteria for Authorship should be credited, with their consent, in the Acknowledgement section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors are required to disclose any relationship that could be perceived as a conflict of interest in the Conflict of Interest Statement. All forms of support and financial involvement which took place in the previous three years should be listed, regardless of their potential relevance to the paper. Nonfinancial relationships that may potentially influence the writing of the manuscript should al…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Authors are required to provide a Data Availability Statement that details whether data are publicly available and where the data supporting their study can be accessed. The journal’s data sharing policy strongly encourages authors to make all datasets on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to editors, reviewers and readers without unnecessary restriction wherever possible. In cases …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licenses and Copyright
CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
Articles published in Case Reports in Dermatology are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, unless otherwise agreed with Karger Publishers. When sharing or reusing any article, attribution must be given to the original source, using the statement "The final, published version of this article is available at http://karger.com/?doi=[i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access (All articles are published under Creative Commons licenses)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-anonymous peer review Model summary
Peer Review Policy All Karger journals employ a rigorous peer-review process to confirm the validity and ensure scientific accuracy of published articles. Independent researchers with relevant expertise assess submitted manuscripts to help journal editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in their journal. All articles, except for Editorials and some Correspondence articles, are e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Archiving and Self-Archiving
All articles are archived in Portico. Articles may also be archived in PubMed Central if the journal is indexed there. Karger permits authors of Open Access articles to post the Version of Record (VOR) of their articles in Open Access repositories or on other websites. Preprints may be shared without restriction. Re-posted Open Access articles must follow the terms of the relevant Creative Commons…
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
- Karger Publishers
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1662-6567
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Case Reports in Dermatology
What CAS zone is Case Reports in Dermatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Case Reports in Dermatology 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 Case Reports in Dermatology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Case Reports in Dermatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 86–153 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36.3%. 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 Case Reports in Dermatology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Case Reports in Dermatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Case Reports in Dermatology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Case Reports in Dermatology open access, and what is the APC?
Case Reports in Dermatology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
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: .