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Indian Dermatology Online Journal

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 1981

ISSN2229-5178eISSN2249-5673

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

310

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 104d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.404

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.035

Total Worksi

3,051

Total Citationsi

23,737

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dermatology; Immunology and Allergy; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,051

Publisher OrgMedknow

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~34 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2229-5178 / 2249-5673

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

220

2.8k

2019

242

2020

253

1.6k

2021

241

969

2022

275

2023

256

361

2024

289

139

2025

151

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.

DermatologyQ3

Immunology and AllergyQ3

Infectious DiseasesQ3

Microbiology (medical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Dermatology

Scopus Categories

Immunology and AllergyDermatologyInfectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer and Skin LesionsGenetic and rare skin diseases.Nail Diseases and TreatmentsAutoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchSkin Diseases and DiabetesDermatological and Skeletal DisordersSkin and Cellular Biology ResearchDermatologic Treatments and Researchmelanin and skin pigmentation

Frequently asked questions about Indian Dermatology Online Journal

Is Indian Dermatology Online Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Dermatology Online Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Dermatology Online Journal?

Indian Dermatology Online Journal 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 0.62.

Is Indian Dermatology Online Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Dermatology Online Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Indian Dermatology Online Journal?