Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
ISSN 1473-2130 · eISSN 1473-2165 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2001
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.43; fully open access; APC about USD 3,020; median 108 days to acceptance (119 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 48%; 703 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cosmetic 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 Dermatologic Treatments and Research, Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques and Skin Protection and Aging, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of coverage includes but is not limited to: healthy skin; skin maintenance; ageing skin; photodamage and photoprotection; rejuvenation; biochemistry, endocrinology and neuroimmunology of healthy skin; imaging; skin measurement; quality of life; skin types; sensitive skin; rosacea and acne; sebum; sweat; fat; phlebology; hair conservation, restoration and removal; nails and nail surgery; pigment; psychological and medicolegal issues; retinoids; cosmetic chemistry; dermopharmacy; cosmeceuticals; toiletries; striae; cellulite; cosmetic dermatological surgery; blepharoplasty; liposuction; surgical complications; botulinum; fillers, peels and dermabrasion; local and tumescent anaesthesia; electrosurgery; lasers, including laser physics, laser research and safety, vascular lasers, pigment lasers, hair removal lasers, tattoo removal lasers, resurfacing lasers, dermal remodelling lasers and laser complications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Michael H. GoldPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 34, India 11, France 7, Italy 7, Germany 6 (99 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine18.4%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine12.3%
- Skin Protection and AgingMedicine9.1%
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and EffectsMedicine8.2%
- Hair Growth and DisordersMedicine7.7%
- melanin and skin pigmentationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine4.6%
- Advancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.5%
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 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
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
- 3.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,482OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 504LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,766 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 577 | 567 | 209 |
| 2025 | 703 | 688 | 1,943 |
| 2024 | 616 | 598 | 3,936 |
| 2023 | 571 | 556 | 4,917 |
| 2022 | 870 | 303 | 8,006 |
| 2021 | 790 | 192 | 10,404 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 203 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (119 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 126 days
- Sample
- 119 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,419 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 48%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,020 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,240 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- brief reportJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology publishes the following types of submissions: Brief Report Clinical Commentary Correspondence Editorial Letter Original Article …Length not stated
- commentaryJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology publishes the following types of submissions: Brief Report Clinical Commentary Correspondence Editorial Letter Original Article …Length not stated
- correspondenceJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology publishes the following types of submissions: Brief Report Clinical Commentary Correspondence Editorial Letter Original Article …Length not stated
- editorialJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology publishes the following types of submissions: Brief Report Clinical Commentary Correspondence Editorial Letter Original Article …Length not stated
- letterJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology publishes the following types of submissions: Brief Report Clinical Commentary Correspondence Editorial Letter Original Article …Length not stated
- original articleJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology publishes the following types of submissions: Brief Report Clinical Commentary Correspondence Editorial Letter Original Article …Length not stated
- review articleJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology publishes the following types of submissions: Brief Report Clinical Commentary Correspondence Editorial Letter Original Article …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. You can review the Authorship section of Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics for Wiley’s definition of authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest (COIs)
A common reason for third-party complaints of published articles is an allegation that author(s) have not fully disclosed perceived conflicts of interest (COIs). Such complaints may lead to ethics investigations by the journal and publisher. Therefore, when submitting your manuscript, you should disclose any potential conflicts of interests (also referred to as “competing interests”) that might ap…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
This journal expects data sharing. You can learn more about data sharing in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
This journal adheres to the ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to uphold integrity in scholarly research and publishing. While COPE previously organized its guidance around "core practices," these have since been replaced with a topic-based structure to better reflect the evolving needs of the research community. You can learn more about this transition and explore…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
This is an open access journal. Authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) and their papers are published under a Creative Commons (CC) license. For more information on this journal’s APCs and licensing policy, please visit this journal’s Open Access page. Note: Some funders require authors to use a particular type of CC license. Please check directly with your funder to de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
open_access Model summary
This is an open access journal. Submissions will be subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal. Please read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts through your institution, your funder, or a country waiver at Wiley Author Services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Model
We follow a double-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Except where otherwise stated, peer review is handled by an Associate Editor, who will engage at least two anonymous external peer-reviewers. Papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the journal will be sent to Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited. You will be asked to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving definitions and policies
This journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. You can learn more by reading Wiley’s self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: Wiley Biological and Biomedical Scienc…
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
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1473-2130
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-2165
- Society / sponsor
- International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
What CAS zone is Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cosmetic 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 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.43; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 119 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 71–203 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “48%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41%. 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 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology based?
Of the 99 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 (34), India (11) and France (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,020.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .