International Journal of Dermatology

Aims & Scope

Published monthly, the International Journal of Dermatology is specifically designed to provide dermatologists around the world with a regular, up-to-date source of information on all aspects of the diagnosis and management of skin diseases.

Accepted articles regularly cover clinical trials; education; morphology; pharmacology and therapeutics; case reports, and reviews.

Additional features include tropical medical reports, news, correspondence, proceedings and transactions, and education.

The International Journal of Dermatology is guided by a distinguished, international editorial board and emphasizes a global approach to continuing medical education for physicians and other providers of health care with a specific interest in problems relating to the skin.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	3.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6521

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2207

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.822

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	111

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Review: Ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer

  Citation: 922

  Authors: Deevya L., Rao N., Joshua L.

• Pyoderma gangrenosum: clinicopathologic correlation and proposed diagnostic criteria

  Citation: 426

  Authors: W. P. Daniel, Mark D. P., Roger H., Frank C., Harold O.

• A comparison of current acne grading systems and proposal of a novel system

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Amol, Ahmed, Matthew J.

• A review of the worldwide prevalence of vitiligo in children/adolescents and adults

  Citation: 398

  Authors: Christian, Karin Uta

• Role of oxidative stress and the antioxidant network in cutaneous carcinogenesis

  Citation: 345

  Authors: Christina S., Hong, Florian, Peter, Jens J.

• Pellagra: Dermatitis, dementia, and diarrhea

  Citation: 296

  Authors: Juraj, Robert A., Vladimír

• Prevalence of Behçet's disease in Istanbul, Turkey

  Citation: 289

  Authors: Gülsevim, Afet, Rıfkiye, Ahmet, İlknur Tuğal, Mustafa, Recep, Meri, Rian

• Sweet's syndrome revisited: a review of disease concepts

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Philip R., Razelle

• Tetracycline and other tetracycline‐derivative staining of the teeth and oral cavity

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Andrés R., Roy S., Phillip J.

• Venous ulcer: epidemiology, physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Luciana P. Fernandes, Sidnei

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