About this journal
Aims and scope
Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on psoriasis, nail psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and related conditions, identification of therapeutic targets and the optimal use of integrated treatment interventions to achieve improved outcomes and quality of life.
Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
Specific topics covered in the journal include:
- Epidemiology, etiology and prognosis
- Cellular research and biomarkers
- Identification of biotargets and agents with novel mechanisms of action
- Optimal clinical use of traditional and biologic agents, including combination therapies
- Phototherapy and alternative therapies
- Patient adherence, quality of life, satisfaction
- Health economic evaluations
This journal will expedite the time in which research is published facilitating psoriatic thought.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 21K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 5.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 4.3 (2023) 5 year IF
Understanding and using journal metrics
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief:
Dr Tina Bhutani, Department of Dermatology, The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Associate Editor-in-Chief:
Professor Enzo Errichetti, Institute of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Editorial Board:
Dr Vito Di Lernia, Medical Specialties, Dermatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy
Dr Boni Elewski, Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States
Dr Farhad Handjani, Department of Dermatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Professor Jean Kanitakis, Dermatology, Ed. Herriot Hospital Group, France
Professor Sulev Koks, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch,Australia
Dr Fabrizio Martora, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery Section of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Professor Giuseppe Micali, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Italy
Professor Akimichi Morita, Department of Geriatirc and Enviromental Dermatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences,Japan
Professor Marcia Ramos-e-Silva, Dermatology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr Angelo Ruggiero, Section of Dermatology - Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dr Jeffrey Weinberg, Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, United States
Professor Peter Wolf, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Abstracting and indexing
Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
EMBASE (Elsevier)
Pubmed (NLM)
PubMed Central Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM)
Open access
Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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