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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1849

ISSN1097-6787

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.344

H-Indexi

320

SNIPi

1.437

Total Worksi

56,804

Total Citationsi

1,074,834

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology is the official scientific publication of the American Academy of Dermatology. It aims to satisfy the educational needs of the dermatology community.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1849

Annual Volume~ 2,423 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications56,804

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-6787

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

2.3k

27k

2019

2.4k

32k

2020

1.9k

15k

2021

1.7k

8.3k

2022

6.5k

2023

2.5k

5.4k

2024

2.8k

2.4k

2025

172

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)

Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementDermatology and Skin DiseasesPsoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisAutoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesNonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchNail Diseases and TreatmentsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSkin Protection and AgingAcne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Is Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the American Academy of 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 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology?

Journal of the American Academy of 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 0.95.

Is Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.