JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Aims & Scope

The JDDG is committed to the highest level of teaching and clinical research.

The journal publishes papers from a wide range of subspecialties, such as dermatovenerology, allergology, phlebology, dermatosurgery, dermatooncology, and dermatohistopathology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8
2024	5.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8862

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1529

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.649

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	77

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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

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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.

• S3 – Guidelines on the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris (English version). Update

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Alexander, Wolf‐Henning, Ulrich, Hans‐Michael, Sandra, Kristian, Thomas, Adel, Martin, Michael, Wolfram, Volker, Matthias, Ricardo, Joachim, Joachim, Siegrid, Hans‐Dieter, Stefanie, Gerhard, Tobias, Berthold

• Evidence‐based (S3) guideline for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women and in men

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Anja, Antonella, Andrew, Pascal, Veronique, Phyllis I., Myrto, Andreas, Franklin, Ralph, Berthold, Ulrike

• Seborrheic keratosis

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Christian, Thomas

• Guidelines for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of hand eczema

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Thomas L, Klaus E, Oliver, Peter Jan, Peter, John, Manigé, Ana, Rosemary, Denis, Tove

• Recommendations for the use of rituximab (anti‐CD20 antibody) in the treatment of autoimmune bullous skin diseases^§

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Michael, Detlef, Luca, Leena, Harald, Rüdiger, Andreas, Matthias, Silke, Nicolas, Franz, Ocko, Undine, Andrea, Martin, Martin, Marcel, Christian, Enno, Iakov, Michael, Sonja

• German guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of localized scleroderma

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Alexander, Thomas, Margitta, Jörg, Pia, Annegret, Elisabeth, Karin, Gerd, Emma, Tobias, Nicolas

• Abuse of anabolic‐androgenic steroids and bodybuilding acne: an underestimated health problem

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Bodo, Thomas, Stephan

• The management of skin reactions in cancer patients receiving epidermal growth factor receptor targeted therapies

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Siegfried, Josep, Olivier, Thomas, Joern, Luca, Tim, Jean‐Franµois, Armando, Alberto, Eric, Alison

• Keloids – clinical diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment options

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Alexander G., Thomas

• S1 guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of scabies – short version

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Cord, Hermann, Regina, Bertram, Sabine, Alexander, Sandra, Bernhardt, Julia, Johanna, Henning

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