Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
ISSN 2784-8671 · eISSN 2784-8450 · Edizioni Minerva Medica
Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.09; hybrid open access; 133 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica 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 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management and Dermatology and Skin Diseases, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisImmunology and Microbiology8.9%
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicine8.4%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine7.4%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine6.9%
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesMedicine6.3%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine5.4%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine4.7%
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
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
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
- 2.09LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,339 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 20 | 9 |
| 2025 | 133 | 17 | 60 |
| 2024 | 148 | 21 | 223 |
| 2023 | 152 | 13 | 417 |
| 2022 | 234 | 16 | 438 |
| 2021 | 171 | 16 | 901 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Edizioni Minerva Medica
- ISSN
- 2784-8671
- Electronic ISSN
- 2784-8450
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
What CAS zone is Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology 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 Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.09; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 22.
Which databases index Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology open access, and what is the APC?
Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology 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, 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: .