Dermatology journals by time to acceptance (2025)
25 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026
Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Appendage Disorders | 47 (30–79) | 89 | 13 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Advances in Dermatology and Allergology | 49 (29–70) | 63 | 119 | ≈$472 | Open access | 1.39 |
| Dermatology and Therapy | 51 (36–72) | 286 | 21 | $7,675 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Archives of Dermatological Research | 52 (35–78) | 334 | 20 | ≈$4,790 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Dermatology | 64 (31–104) | 313 | 14 | ≈$4,150 | — | 0.0 |
| Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology | 75 (45–131) | 127 | — | — | Open access | 1.56 |
| Acta Dermato Venereologica | 79 (34–125) | 301 | 28 | ≈$1,846 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| The Journal of Dermatology | 79 (45–122) | 271 | 14 | ≈$3,630 | — | 0.0 |
| Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology | 93 (77–116) | 366 | 13 | $3,940 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.64 |
| Contact Dermatitis | 94 (65–121) | 158 | 16 | ≈$5,060 | — | 0.0 |
| Australasian Journal of Dermatology | 98 (66–167) | 200 | 12 | ≈$4,160 | — | 0.0 |
| Lasers in Surgery and Medicine | 99 (56–174) | 77 | 11 | ≈$4,620 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Cosmetic Science | 103 (69–148) | 110 | 34 | ≈$3,570 | — | 0.0 |
| British Journal of Dermatology | 104 (53–170) | 452 | — | ≈$4,920 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Case Reports in Dermatology | 105 (83–150) | 102 | 24 | $1,200 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Investigative Dermatology | 107 (56–165) | 435 | 27 | ≈$3,800 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Clinical and Experimental Dermatology | 116 (68–179) | 563 | — | ≈$3,354 | — | 0.52 |
| Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | 117 (77–177) | 849 | 5 | ≈$4,200 | Hybrid | 0.34 |
| Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology | 123 (79–175) | 583 | — | ≈$3,020 | — | 1.45 |
| Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine | 134 (91–188) | 60 | — | ≈$4,550 | — | 0.0 |
| JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft | 135 (81–205) | 279 | 102 | ≈$4,480 | — | 0.0 |
| JID Innovations | 153 (114–214) | 77 | 18 | $2,200 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Cutaneous Pathology | 167 (120–229) | 132 | 15 | ≈$3,570 | — | 0.0 |
| JMIR Dermatology | 169 (100–232) | 52 | 41 | $1,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Experimental Dermatology | 176 (137–265) | 139 | — | ≈$4,880 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Dermatology (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
9 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Research and Technology | 24 (11–52) | 296 | — | ≈$2,910 | Hybrid | 139.41 |
| Dermatology Reports | 31 (20–72) | 58 | 34 | ≈$577 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia | 54 (41–76) | 151 | 214 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.23 |
| Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas | 86 (55–124) | 253 | 265 | $1,870 | Open access (DOAJ) | 3.21 |
| Skin Health and Disease | 112 (82–151) | 115 | 17 | ≈$2,535 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology | 115 (68–165) | 248 | 41 | ≈$5,450 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Indian Dermatology Online Journal | 115 (76–158) | 266 | 161 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.82 |
| International Journal of Women’s Dermatology | 152 (115–196) | 58 | 41 | $1,600 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Dermatology | 225 (112–336) | 99 | 38 | — | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2023
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annals of Dermatology | 141 (78–248) | 66 | — | — | Open access | 1.75 |
| Journal of Dermatological Science | 158 (126–224) | 56 | 2 | ≈$3,980 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2022
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatologic Therapy | 95 (63–147) | 338 | 14 | $3,110 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.46 |
| International Journal of Trichology | 160 (86–276) | 68 | 331 | — | — | — |
Latest available year: 2021
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatopathology | 32 (25–41) | 57 | 4 | ≈$1,467 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2020
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie | 166 (136–200) | 88 | 61 | ≈$2,040 | — | — |
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Which Dermatology journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?
Among 25 Dermatology journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 47 days (Skin Appendage Disorders). The middle journal's median was 103 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.
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From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.
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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.