Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Dermatologica Sinica
ISSN 1027-8117 · eISSN 2223-330X · Elsevier · TAIWAN · Quarterly · Founded 1983
Dermatologica Sinica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.64; JCR Q2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 129 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 88 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dermatologica Sinica 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, Dermatology and Skin Diseases and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, together about 23% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasis-like mouse model was established. Skin lesions were evaluated by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, Hematoxylin and Eosin staining, and immunohistochemistry. Inflammatory cytokines (interleukin [IL]-17A, IL-22, and IL-23) were measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Cheng-Che E. LanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine10.1%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine6.8%
- Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisImmunology and Microbiology6.2%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine5.9%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine5.9%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Urticaria and Related ConditionsMedicine4.7%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · DERMATOLOGY · rank 39/99
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 5 |
| 2025 | 88 | 88 | 61 |
| 2024 | 86 | 86 | 100 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | 287 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 235 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 235 |
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 81 days – 186 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 90 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 227 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (157 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 70 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 350 | 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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- TAIWAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 1027-8117
- Electronic ISSN
- 2223-330X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dermatologica Sinica
What CAS zone is Dermatologica Sinica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dermatologica Sinica 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 Dermatologica Sinica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.64; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Dermatologica Sinica?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 129 days (interquartile range 81–186 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 JCR quartile is Dermatologica Sinica in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, DERMATOLOGY Q2 (39/99). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Dermatologica Sinica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dermatologica Sinica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Dermatologica Sinica open access, and what is the APC?
Dermatologica Sinica 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, Publisher website, 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: .