Indian Dermatology Online Journal

Aims & Scope

Indian Dermatology Online Journal (IDOJ) is a bimonthly open access print journal of Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL).

It is available as print and online editions.

It was introduced with main objective to showcase clinical dermatology from India and all over the world.

All submissions are subject to peer review by the editorial board and the referees in the appropriate speciality or areas of interest.

This journal welcomes articles from across the globe but specially encourages articles on pure clinical dermatology .

We aim to encourage writing and publishing in the fond hope of sensitising dermatologists in India and the rest of the world to the importance of documentation.

Keeping in mind the spirit of the journal and its raison d’etre of encouraging sharing of dermatology in India, this journal is steadily growing in its stature, contents and readership.

We invite you to showcase your writing, experiences and work in this journal that will exhibit great promise in terms of readability, teaching, learning and sharing dermatology in India and across the globe​

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Side-effects of topical steroids: A long overdue revisit

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Arijit, Meghana, Shyam, Koushik

• Management of tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and tinea pedis: A comprehensive review

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Rahul, AlokKumar

• Microneedling: Advances and widening horizons

  Citation: 202

  Authors: Savita, Aashim

• Vitamin C in dermatology

  Citation: 190

  Authors: PumoriSaokar

• Vitamin E in dermatology

  Citation: 174

  Authors: MohammadAbid, Iffat

• Nanocarriers and nanoparticles for skin care and dermatological treatments

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Sanjeev, Radhika, Sunita, Nidhi, Abhinav

• Mantoux test and its interpretation

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Surajit, Basanti

• The menace of chronic and recurrent dermatophytosis in India: Is the problem deeper than we perceive?

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Sunil, Shraddha

• Topical therapies in psoriasis

  Citation: 111

  Authors: R, ManjyotM

• Current situation of leprosy in India and its future implications

  Citation: 105

  Authors: PNarasimha, Sujai