Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Indian Dermatology Online Journal
ISSN 2229-5178 · eISSN 2249-5673 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Dermatology Online Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 123 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); 289 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Dermatology Online Journal is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Genetic and rare skin diseases., Cancer and Skin Lesions and Nail Diseases and Treatments, together about 24.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Dipankar DePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.4%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine8.3%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine7.4%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine7.1%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine4.9%
- Skin Diseases and DiabetesMedicine4.2%
- Dermatological and Skeletal DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Skin and Cellular Biology ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · DERMATOLOGY · rank 55/99
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 663OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 194 | 194 | 21 |
| 2025 | 289 | 289 | 188 |
| 2024 | 256 | 256 | 437 |
| 2023 | 275 | 275 | 1,116 |
| 2022 | 241 | 241 | 1,029 |
| 2021 | 253 | 253 | 1,725 |
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
123 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 181 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 332 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (550 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 49 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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
- 2229-5178
- Electronic ISSN
- 2249-5673
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Dermatology Online Journal
What CAS zone is Indian Dermatology Online Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Dermatology Online Journal 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 Indian Dermatology Online Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Indian Dermatology Online Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 123 days (interquartile range 87–174 days); authors report an average review time of about 49 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.
What JCR quartile is Indian Dermatology Online Journal in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, DERMATOLOGY Q3 (55/99). 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 Indian Dermatology Online Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Dermatology Online Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Dermatology Online Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Dermatology Online Journal 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .