Journal profile · Medicine-Dermatology
Indian Journal of Dermatology
ISSN 0019-5154 · eISSN 1998-3611 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · INDIA
Indian Journal of Dermatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 184 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); 159 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Dermatology 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 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases, Cancer and Skin Lesions and Nail Diseases and Treatments, together about 20.3% 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 Major GeneralPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine7.1%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine6.7%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine5.9%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine4.7%
- Skin Diseases and DiabetesMedicine4.5%
- Urticaria and Related ConditionsMedicine4.3%
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 Q3 · DERMATOLOGY · rank 65/99
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
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,237OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,534 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | 129 | 2 |
| 2025 | 159 | 159 | 92 |
| 2024 | 220 | 220 | 409 |
| 2023 | 285 | 285 | 883 |
| 2022 | 395 | 395 | 1,224 |
| 2021 | 240 | 240 | 1,256 |
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
184 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 304 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 317 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 503 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (347 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 47 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 31 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
- 0019-5154
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3611
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 71, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Dermatology
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Dermatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Dermatology 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 Journal of Dermatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Dermatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 184 days (interquartile range 92–304 days); authors report an average review time of about 47 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 Journal of Dermatology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, DERMATOLOGY Q3 (65/99). 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 Journal of Dermatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Dermatology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Dermatology open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Dermatology 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: .