Journal profile · Medicine-Dermatology
Clinical Dermatology Review
ISSN 2542-551X · eISSN 2542-5528 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Clinical Dermatology Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 129 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); 86 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Dermatology Review is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Medicine and Dermatology Studies History and Genetic and rare skin diseases., together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Dermatology
Editor-in-chief Shashi KumarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine11.2%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine7.9%
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine5.7%
- Skin Diseases and DiabetesMedicine5.5%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5%
- melanin and skin pigmentationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine4.6%
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 | Q4 | 146/152 | 4th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 601 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 93 | 160 |
| 2025 | 86 | 86 | 202 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | 159 |
| 2023 | 90 | 90 | 175 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 90 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 121 |
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
129 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 128 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 266 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (192 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 45 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 51 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2542-551X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2542-5528
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Dermatology Review
How long does peer review take at Clinical Dermatology Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 129 days (interquartile range 85–156 days); authors report an average review time of about 45 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.
Which databases index Clinical Dermatology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Dermatology Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Clinical Dermatology Review open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Dermatology Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .