JMIR Dermatology Receives Its Inaugural Journal Impact Factor

(Toronto, June 18, 2026) JMIR Dermatology has received its first-ever Journal Impact Factor of 3.4, as published in the Journal Citation Reports 2026 from Clarivate. This inaugural score places the journal in Q2 (75th percentile and ranked 25 of 99) in the Dermatology category.

This milestone reflects the journal’s growing body of published research and citation record within the global scholarly community. JMIR Dermatology publishes all topics related to diseases of the skin, hair, and nails. The journal places a special emphasis on exchanging clinical information, providing education, facilitating diagnosis and care, and promoting global dermatological health.

Top-cited articles in JMIR Dermatology in the Journal Citation Reports included:

        Kroumpouzos G, Treacy P. Hyaluronidase for Dermal Filler Complications: Review of Applications and Dosage
        Recommendations. JMIR Dermatol. 2024;7:e50403 [doi: 10.2196/50403]

        Roster K, Kann R, Farabi B, Gronbeck C, Brownstone N, Lipner S. Readability and Health Literacy Scores for ChatGPT-Generated
        Dermatology Public Education Materials: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Sunscreen and Melanoma Questions. JMIR Dermatol.
        2024;7:e50163 [doi: 10.2196/50163]

        Lambert R, Choo Z, Gradwohl K, Schroedl L, Ruiz De Luzuriaga A. Assessing the Application of Large Language Models in
        Generating Dermatologic Patient Education Materials According to Reading Level: Qualitative Study. JMIR Dermatol.
        2024;7:e55898 [doi: 10.2196/55898]

        Cirone K, Akrout M, Abid L, Oakley A. Assessing the Utility of Multimodal Large Language Models (GPT-4 Vision and Large
        Language and Vision Assistant) in Identifying Melanoma Across Different Skin Tones. JMIR Dermatol. 2024;7:e55508 [doi:
        10.2196/55508]

JMIR Publications thanks the editor in chief, Dr Robert Dellavalle, and the authors, reviewers, and editorial board who contribute to high-quality, open access scholarship.

For more information on JMIR Publications’ 2025 Journal Impact Factor results, please see: JMIR Publications Reports Its 2025 Journal Impact Factors and Rankings.

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