Journal profile · Dermatology
Dermatology
ISSN 1018-8665 · eISSN 1421-9832 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
Dermatology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4; hybrid open access; median 141 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 116 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dermatology is published by S. Karger AG and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicine and Dermatology Studies History, Dermatology and Skin Diseases and Medical History and Research, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 1893, Dermatology provides a worldwide survey of clinical and investigative dermatology. Original papers report clinical and laboratory findings. In order to inform readers of the implications of recent research, reviews prepared by invited, internationally recognized scientists are regularly featured. In addition, the journal publishes papers on novel treatments, surgical pearls, consensus guidelines, and industry news. Dermatology offers the analytical dermatologist a broad range of information, from practical problem solving to a deeper mechanistic understanding of skin diseases, while at the same time providing space for further hypotheses that may help to find new solutions to old problems. The journal publishes contributions from across the globe on a wide range of skin-related topics including epidemiology, skin biology, clinical dermatology, and therapy. It enjoys an eminent reputation in the field of dermatology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dermatology
Editor-in-chief Gregor B.E. JemecPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine8%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine7.2%
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities6.6%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine6.3%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisImmunology and Microbiology4.7%
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and EffectsMedicine4.2%
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,053OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,069 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 25 | 13 |
| 2025 | 116 | 65 | 131 |
| 2024 | 96 | 50 | 433 |
| 2023 | 133 | 57 | 1,324 |
| 2022 | 88 | 44 | 914 |
| 2021 | 160 | 62 | 2,309 |
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
141 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 94 days – 217 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (198 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16.5%Publisher website ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- CHECK OUT NOWDeadline
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1018-8665
- Electronic ISSN
- 1421-9832
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 242, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dermatology
What CAS zone is Dermatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dermatology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Dermatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Dermatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.4; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 127.
How long does peer review take at 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 141 days (interquartile range 94–217 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16.5%. 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 Dermatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dermatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Dermatology open access, and what is the APC?
Dermatology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .