Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Dermatologie
ISSN 2731-7005 · eISSN 2731-7013 · Springer Nature
Dermatologie: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.57; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 35 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); 163 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dermatologie is published by Springer Nature 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, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management and Nail Diseases and Treatments, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine13.2%
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicine7.7%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine6.2%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine5.4%
- Urticaria and Related ConditionsMedicine5.2%
- Skin Diseases and DiabetesMedicine5.1%
- Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisImmunology and Microbiology4.8%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 116LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 790 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 159 | 47 | 18 |
| 2025 | 163 | 61 | 84 |
| 2024 | 178 | 79 | 186 |
| 2023 | 182 | 74 | 374 |
| 2022 | 98 | 43 | 210 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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
35 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 16 days – 73 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 63 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (346 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".
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 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2731-7005
- Electronic ISSN
- 2731-7013
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dermatologie
What CAS zone is Dermatologie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dermatologie 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 Dermatologie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.57; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Dermatologie?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 35 days (interquartile range 16–73 days). 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 Dermatologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dermatologie is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Dermatologie open access, and what is the APC?
Dermatologie is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .