Journal profile · Dermatology
International Journal of Dermatology
ISSN 0011-9059 · eISSN 1365-4632 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1970
International Journal of Dermatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.08; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 55 days to acceptance (126 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 612 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Dermatology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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, Nail Diseases and Treatments and Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology and Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published monthly, the International Journal of Dermatology is specifically designed to provide dermatologists around the world with a regular, up-to-date source of information on all aspects of the diagnosis and management of skin diseases. Accepted articles regularly cover clinical trials; education; morphology; pharmacology and therapeutics; case reports, and reviews. Additional features include tropical medical reports, news, correspondence, proceedings and transactions, and education. The International Journal of Dermatology is guided by a distinguished, international editorial board and emphasizes a global approach to continuing medical education for physicians and other providers of health care with a specific interest in problems relating to the skin.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Dermatology
Editor-in-chief Lajos KeményPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 19, Hungary 9, Brazil 5, Poland 5, Greece 5 (95 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine12.6%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine6.8%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine6.1%
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory DisordersMedicine5.2%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine5.1%
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine4%
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 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,546OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 135LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 584Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 867,215Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,583 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 483 | 248 | 158 |
| 2025 | 612 | 286 | 1,198 |
| 2024 | 642 | 304 | 2,292 |
| 2023 | 436 | 208 | 1,568 |
| 2022 | 544 | 74 | 2,862 |
| 2021 | 664 | 101 | 4,923 |
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
55 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 28 days – 95 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (126 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 75 days
- Sample
- 126 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,187 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / EUR 3,470 / GBP 2,780 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Not considered
- non-medical and bibliometric topics
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- clinical correspondenceThe submission should not exceed 600 words in length (excluding title, acknowledgment, and references), with a maximum of 5 references and 2 figures or tables, …main text ≤ 600 words · figures and tables ≤ 2 · references ≤ 5
- clinicopathological challengeThis contribution should not exceed 800 words in length, with a maximum of 2-3 figures or tables and 5 references.main text ≤ 800 words · figures and tables ≤ 3 · references ≤ 5
- correspondenceA Clinical Correspondence submission should provide a detailed account of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an unusual or novel occurr…main text ≤ 600 words · figures and tables ≤ 2 · references ≤ 5
- meta-analysisIJD invites the following types of submissions: Review Article IJD welcomes the submission of both Narrative Reviews and Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. T…Length not stated
- narrative reviewIJD invites the following types of submissions: Review Article IJD welcomes the submission of both Narrative Reviews and Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. T…Length not stated
- original articleIJD invites the following types of submissions: Review Article IJD welcomes the submission of both Narrative Reviews and Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. T…main text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · figures and tables ≤ 5 · references ≤ 50
- protocolIJD invites the following types of submissions: Review Article IJD welcomes the submission of both Narrative Reviews and Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. T…Length not stated
- research paperIJD invites the following types of submissions: Review Article IJD welcomes the submission of both Narrative Reviews and Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. T…Length not stated
- reviewIJD invites the following types of submissions: Review Article IJD welcomes the submission of both Narrative Reviews and Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. T…Length not stated
- review articleIJD invites the following types of submissions: Review Article IJD welcomes the submission of both Narrative Reviews and Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. T…main text ≤ 5,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · figures and tables ≤ 5
- systematic reviewIJD invites the following types of submissions: Review Article IJD welcomes the submission of both Narrative Reviews and Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. T…Length not stated
- viewpointA Viewpoint is a sharply focused, critical analysis of a scientific issue of strong current interest within the field of dermatology. Viewpoints may address vir…main text ≤ 600 words · abstract ≤ 50 words · references ≤ 5
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Policy on the use of AI in scientific writing
Authors should only use generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process to draw insights from data as part of the research phase and to improve the submission's legibility and linguistic properties. The application of AI technology should be conducted with human oversight and control, and authors should carefully review and edit the results before submission.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All individuals designated as authors must meet the criteria for authorship, and all who qualify should be listed. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to assume public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. One or more authors must take responsibility for the integrity of the work, from its inception to the published article. Authorship credit should be b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
Authors are responsible for disclosing all financial and personal relationships between themselves and others that might be perceived by others as biasing their work. To prevent ambiguity, authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts exist.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), adherence to these submission criteria is considered essential for publication in IJD; mandatory fields are included in the online submission process to ensure this. If, at a later stage in the submission process or even after publication, a manuscript or authors are found to have disregarded these criteria, it is the duty of the Editor to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement
If the open access in the hybrid titles option is not selected, the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below: CTA Terms and Conditions http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing open access in hybrid titles
If the open access in hybrid titles option is selected, the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA): Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial - NoDerivs License OAA To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements, please visit the Copyright FAQs host…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1970
- ISSN
- 0011-9059
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-4632
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Dermatology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Dermatology
What CAS zone is International Journal of Dermatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Dermatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.08; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 142.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Dermatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 126 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 55 days (interquartile range 28–95 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Dermatology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Graphical abstract: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Dermatology based?
Of the 95 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Hungary (9) and Brazil (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Dermatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Dermatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Dermatology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Dermatology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .