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Turkish Journal of Dermatology

Galenos Publishing House · Turkey · Est. 2008

ISSN1308-5255

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total47

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Removed from DOAJ (2018-03-26). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.129

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.151

Total Worksi

605

Total Citationsi

860

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dermatology.

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey

Primary LanguageEnglish, Turkish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications605

Publisher OrgMedknow

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Galenos Publishing House

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1308-5255

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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, Turkish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

112

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

DermatologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dermatology

Scopus Categories

Dermatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nail Diseases and TreatmentsCancer and Skin LesionsAutoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchNonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesAcne and Rosacea Treatments and EffectsDermatology and Skin DiseasesGenetic and rare skin diseases.Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisHair Growth and Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Turkish Journal of Dermatology

Is Turkish Journal of Dermatology a predatory journal?

Turkish Journal of Dermatology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2018-03-26). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Turkish Journal of Dermatology?

Turkish Journal 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 0.36.

Is Turkish Journal of Dermatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Turkish Journal of Dermatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Turkish Journal of Dermatology?