Journal profile · DERMATOLOGY
Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS
ISSN 2352-2410 · eISSN 2352-2429 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 148 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Dermatology and Skin Diseases, melanin and skin pigmentation and Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases, together about 22.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): DERMATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Steven R. FeldmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine9.8%
- melanin and skin pigmentationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine6.1%
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and EffectsMedicine5.9%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine5.5%
- Hair Growth and DisordersMedicine5.3%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · DERMATOLOGY · rank 95/99
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 2 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 36 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 95 |
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
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 278 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 116 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 317 days
- Sample
- 33 articles with submission and acceptance dates (34 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 33 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2352-2410
- Electronic ISSN
- 2352-2429
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS
What CAS zone is Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS 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 Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 108–278 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, DERMATOLOGY Q4 (95/99). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery-JDDS is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .