Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
JAMA Dermatology
ISSN 2168-6068 · eISSN 2168-6084 · American Medical Association · UNITED STATES
JAMA Dermatology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.79; hybrid open access; 293 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAMA Dermatology is published by American Medical Association and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies and Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases, together about 25.4% 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): DERMATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementMedicine10%
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesMedicine8.2%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine7.2%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine7%
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchMedicine6.7%
- Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisImmunology and Microbiology5.3%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine4.2%
- Urticaria and Related ConditionsMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Dermatology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 10.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 153LetPub ·
- h-index
- 136OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,062OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,010 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 226 | 114 | 147 |
| 2025 | 293 | 159 | 1,157 |
| 2024 | 315 | 163 | 3,054 |
| 2023 | 288 | 158 | 4,239 |
| 2022 | 309 | 180 | 6,922 |
| 2021 | 292 | 175 | 8,287 |
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
- American Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-6068
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-6084
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAMA Dermatology
What CAS zone is JAMA Dermatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAMA Dermatology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Dermatology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JAMA Dermatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.79; CiteScore 11.5, h-index 136.
Which databases index JAMA Dermatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAMA Dermatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JAMA Dermatology open access, and what is the APC?
JAMA Dermatology 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, Publisher website; 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: .