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Clinics in Dermatology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1906

ISSN1879-1131

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.714

H-Indexi

140

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.838

Total Worksi

4,467

Total Citationsi

119,715

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Clinics in Dermatology provides practical and comprehensive information on the treatment and care of skin disorders. Each issue is devoted to a single timely topic relating to clinical dermatology.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1906

FrequencyBimonthly, <2000->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,467

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-1131

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

111

2.7k

2019

162

2020

156

2.1k

2021

553

2022

147

947

2023

160

828

2024

150

192

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.

DermatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dermatology

Scopus Categories

Dermatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesDermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryCutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementNail Diseases and TreatmentsSkin Protection and AgingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesDermatologic Treatments and ResearchCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchUrticaria and Related Conditions

Frequently asked questions about Clinics in Dermatology

Is Clinics in Dermatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinics in Dermatology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Clinics in Dermatology?

Clinics in 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 2.39.

Is Clinics in Dermatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinics in Dermatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.