Journal profile · Medicine-Dermatology
International Journal of Trichology
ISSN 0974-7753 · eISSN 0974-9241 · Wolters Kluwer Health
International Journal of Trichology: subscription journal; median 248 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); 123 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Trichology is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hair Growth and Disorders, Nail Diseases and Treatments and melanin and skin pigmentation, together about 57.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Dermatology
Editor-in-chief S MurugusundramPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hair Growth and DisordersMedicine36.3%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine14.8%
- melanin and skin pigmentationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine6%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine3.9%
- Skin and Cellular Biology ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
- Chemotherapy-related skin toxicityMedicine2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatology | Q3 | 95/152 | 37th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 311OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 930 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 857 |
| 2025 | 123 | 123 | 1,263 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 1,202 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 1,325 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 1,113 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 1,236 |
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
248 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 364 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 253 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 489 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 Health
- ISSN
- 0974-7753
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-9241
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 5 (October 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Trichology
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Trichology?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 248 days (interquartile range 108–364 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 International Journal of Trichology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Trichology is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Trichology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Trichology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .