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Dermatology

S. Karger AG · Switzerland

ISSN1018-8665eISSN1421-9832
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.361
H-Indexi
131
SNIPi
1.141
Total Worksi
17,893
Total Citationsi
232,737
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.70
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dermatology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyEight No. A Year
StatusActive
Total Publications17,893
Publisher OrgKarger Publishers
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
S. Karger AG
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1018-8665 / 1421-9832
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
113
2.5k
2019
138
3.7k
2020
160
2.3k
2021
88
891
2022
133
1.3k
2023
96
410
2024
116
122
2025
53
8
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DermatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dermatology

Scopus Categories

Dermatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dermatology and Skin DiseasesAutoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesMedicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryNail Diseases and TreatmentsMedical History and Research

Frequently asked questions about Dermatology

Is Dermatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Dermatology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Dermatology?

Dermatology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.70.

Is Dermatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Dermatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Dermatology?

Subject areas: Dermatology.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref