News updates from the JAAD family of journals
Congratulations to JAAD and JAAD International!
JAAD International Indexed in the Web of Science!
Announcing JAAD Reviews! A new journal from the JAAD Family of Journals
Shari R. Lipner MD, PhD is the Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of JAAD Reviews!
JAAD Skin of Color Image Collection and Atlas
JAAD International webinars
Congratulations to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and JAAD International!
For the eighth year in a row JAAD holds the #1 Impact Factor in the Dermatology category with a 2025 IF of 12.3! JAAD International reports an impressive 2025 impact factor of 6.5.
JAAD International Indexed in the Web of Science!
The American Academy of Dermatology and Elsevier are delighted to announce that JAAD International (JAADi)opens in new tab/window has been selected for indexing in the Emerging Sources Citation Indexopens in new tab/window (ESCI) by Clarivate's Web of Science. The Journal is expected to receive its first Impact Factor in 2025. Thanks to the journal’s editorial team, reviewers and authors who have contributed to the success of this popular open access journal. The JAAD Editors look forward to working with all to build on this success and take JAADi to the next level of excellence.
Announcing JAAD Reviews!
JAAD Reviewsopens in new tab/window is one of three open access companion titles to the highly-respected Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD).
JAAD Reviewsopens in new tab/window seeks high quality, clinical reviews, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses that support the mission of JAAD. JAAD Reviewsopens in new tab/window will consider review articles that advance dermatological expertise by publishing evidence-based research to help dermatologists improve patient outcomes.
Shari R. Lipner MD, PhD is the Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of JAAD Reviews !
Shari R. Lipner MD, PhD is the new Editor-in-Chief of JAAD Reviews, a new open access journal from the JAAD Family of Journals. Dr. Lipner previously served as the VisualDx nail editor, where she developed and edited the nail disease content and helped to curate representative images for nail conditions including a range of skin types. She has also edited the dermatology content for Dynamed, which provides up-to-date evidenced based information to physicians of different specialties.
Dr. Lipner has served for many years on Dialogues in Dermatology, conducting interviews with dermatologists on various topics and editing content. Having worked on the AAD Public Education Committee for many years, and served as chair of the committee, she was responsible for editing print and web-based content.
Dr. Lipner has also been a member of the editorial boards for Cutis, Dermatology Practical and Conceptual and JAAD, participated in the JAAD editorial mentorship program mentored by Dr. Jane Grant-Kels, and then became a mentor for another dermatologist.
Shari R. Lipner
In the past two years, Dr. Lipner has had the privilege of serving as Dermatology Section Editor for Annals of Medicine, successfully recruiting high quality dermatology manuscripts that are also highly cited. An experienced editor for dermatology books and book series, namely Scher and Daniel's Nails: Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy, 5th edition, Cosmetics: Controlled Efficacy Studies and Regulation, and Updates in Clinical Dermatology Book Series. She has also edited the issue of Dermatologic Clinics, entitled: “Nail Disorders: Diagnosis and Management.” A highly published author in the field of nail diseases, as well as broader topics in dermatology, Dr. Lipner has 400 PubMed indexed papers.
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Check out the JAAD Skin of Color Image Collection and Atlas!
Recent studies have shown the disparities and subsequent effects in recognizing diseases in skin of color. They point out the lack of representation of images of skin of color in major textbooks and teaching sets and propose a proactive approach to photographing and publishing more images of diseases in patients with darker skin types.
View the entire Skin of Color collection of images and articles
JAAD International webinars
JAAD International presents: Digital Health in Dermatology
Join JAADi Editor Dr. Jonathan Kantor as he discusses this important topic with an engaging team of experts
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