Dear Reader,
As we reach the final issue of the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology for 2018, we wish to reflect on another successful year’s achievements, and to thank all those who have contributed their time and effort to guarantee the high quality of our content.
2018 was a successful year for the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. Over 50 articles have been published; the most popular of these, in terms of downloads from SpringerLink, have been:
Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment. Strong Rodrigues, K., Oliveira-Ribeiro, C., de Abreu Fiuza Gomes, S. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0306-9
Prevention and Reduction of Atrophic Acne Scars with Adapalene 0.3%/Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% Gel in Subjects with Moderate or Severe Facial Acne: Results of a 6-Month Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled Trial Using Intra-Individual Comparison. Dréno, B., Bissonnette, R., Gagné-Henley, A. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-018-0352-y
Safety of Adalimumab Dosed Every Week and Every Other Week: Focus on Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa or Psoriasis. Ryan, C., Sobell, J.M., Leonardi, C.L. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0341-6
Enthesitis and Dactylitis in Psoriatic Disease: A Guide for Dermatologists. Bagel, J. & Schwartzman, S. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-018-0377-2
Comparison of Urticaria Activity Score Over 7 Days (UAS7) Values Obtained from Once-Daily and Twice-Daily Versions: Results from the ASSURE-CSU Study. Hollis, K., Proctor, C., McBride, D. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0331-8
Melanoma Brain Metastases: Local Therapies, Targeted Therapies, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Their Combinations—Chances and Challenges. Kuske, M., Rauschenberg, R., Garzarolli, M. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 529. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-018-0346-9
Dermatologic Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Sibaud, V. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0336-3
Inherited Nonsyndromic Ichthyoses: An Update on Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Vahlquist, A., Fischer, J. & Törmä, H. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0313-x
Tildrakizumab-asmn: What’s in a Name? Yang, E.J., Beck, K.M. & Liao, W. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-018-0357-6
Choosing First-Line Biologic Treatment for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis: What Does the Evidence Say? Amin, M., No, D.J., Egeberg, A. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0328-3
Social media sharing of information is becoming more important and is another metric with which to measure the reach of articles. This year the following articles published in the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology scored highly on the Altmetric system:
Prevention and Reduction of Atrophic Acne Scars with Adapalene 0.3%/Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% Gel in Subjects with Moderate or Severe Facial Acne: Results of a 6-Month Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled Trial Using Intra-Individual Comparison. Dréno, B., Bissonnette, R., Gagné-Henley, A. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-018-0352-y
Are Biologics Efficacious in Atopic Dermatitis? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Snast, I., Reiter, O., Hodak, E. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0324-7
Natural Oils for Skin-Barrier Repair: Ancient Compounds Now Backed by Modern Science. Vaughn, A.R., Clark, A.K., Sivamani, R.K. et al. Am J Clin Dermatol (2018) 19: 103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-017-0301-1
The quality of articles published in the journal is also reflected in its most recent impact factor of 3.018. This places the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology 13th out of 63 dermatology journals, and with a percentile rank of 80%.
Other journals in the Adis Premier Journals Portfolio (http://www.springer.com/gp/adis) continue to prosper, with substantial increases in usage year on year. In addition, this year has seen Applied Health Economics and Health Policy receive its first impact factor.
We thank the authors who have contributed articles to the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology over the course of 2018. In addition to our commissioned articles, we are fortunate to receive many excellent submissions. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate all of these submissions, resulting in a rejection rate of over 80% in 2018. The skill and dedication of all authors are critical to the continued publication of the journal. The quality of published articles is also testament to the significant efforts of the peer reviewers, whose commitment ensures that the journal’s content is held to the highest possible standard. We would like to thank the following individuals who acted as reviewers for the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology in the last 12 months:
Afsaneh Alavi, Canada
Ali Alikhan, USA
Luiz M. C. Almeida, Brazil
Rodabe N. Amaria, USA
Kyle T. Amber, USA
Lihi Atzmony, Israel
Jung Min Bae, Republic of Korea
Nicola Balato, Italy
Robert P. Baughman, USA
Philip Bekhor, Australia
Wilma F. Bergfeld, USA
Tilo Biedermann, Germany
Asli Bilgic Temel, Australia
Robert Bissonnette, Canada
Christian Blank, The Netherlands
Alessandro Borghi, Italy
Marie-Astrid Boutet, UK
Marie-Charlotte Brüggen, Switzerland
Elena Campione, Italy
Gemma Caro, Italy
Jose M. Carrascosa, Spain
Rino Cerio, UK
Tania F. Cestari, Brazil
Leon Chen, USA
Suephy Chen, USA
Andrea Chiricozzi, Italy
Keith A. Choate, USA
Wen-Hung Chung, Taiwan, Republic of China
Oscar Colegio, USA
Rosalynn R. Z. Conic, USA
Pippa Corrie, UK
Jonathan Curry, USA
Giovanni Damiani, Italy
Salvatore D’Angelo, Italy
Robert S. Dawe, UK
Javier del Boz, Spain
Mette S. Deleuran, Denmark
Marc Denis, France
Clio Dessinioti, Greece
Marian Dmochowski, Poland
Roni P. Dodiuk-Gad, Israel
Alexandru Dregan, UK
Alexander Egeberg, Denmark
Luca Fania, Italy
Mehdi Farshchian, USA
Steven R. Feldman, USA
Pablo Fernandez-Penas, Australia
Adam Fityan, UK
Ignacio Garcia-Doval, Spain
Maria T. Garcia-Romero, Mexico
Roy G. Geronemus, USA
Sam Gibbs, UK
Brian Ginsberg, USA
Paolo Gisondi, Italy
Ari Gnanasakthy, USA
Lynne Goldberg, USA
Simone M. Goldinger, Switzerland
Melinda Gooderham, Canada
Elin Gray, Australia
Lynda Grine, Belgium
Mandy Gutknecht, Germany
Rebat M. Halder, USA
Henning Hamm, Germany
Takashi Hashimoto, Japan
Jason E. Hawkes, USA
Kristen E. Holland, USA
Susan Holmes, UK
Richard Hoppe, USA
Laura Huilaja, Finland
Sharon R. Hymes, USA
Sally H. Ibbotson, UK
Marco Innamorati, Italy
Monika Janda, Australia
Gregor B. Jemec, Denmark
Douglas B. Johnson, USA
Pascal Joly, France
Richard W. Joseph, USA
Marc A. Judson, USA
Alexander Katoulis, Greece
Bridget Kaufman, USA
Shivani Kaushik, USA
Vinay Keshavmurthy, Switzerland
Alexa B. Kimball, USA
Brett A. King, USA
Gudula Kirtschig, Germany
Carrie L. Kovarik, USA
Walter Krause, Germany
Khalaf Kridin, Israel
Daniela Kroshinsky, USA
George Kroumpouzos, USA
Mario E. Lacouture, USA
Miranda Langendam, The Netherlands
Jonathan Leventhal, USA
Fiona M. Lewis, UK
Adam Lipworth, USA
Luís Lizán, Spain
Lin Ma, China
Glaucia M. Machado-Santelli, Brazil
Liana Manolache, Romania
Joaquim Marcoval, Spain
Angelo V. Marzano, Italy
Caterina Mazzella, Italy
Andrew McDowell, UK
Amy J. McMichael, USA
Matteo Megna, Italy
Nehal N. Mehta, USA
Andrew G. Messenger, UK
Martin Metz, Germany
Giuseppe Micali, Italy
Katie Mills, UK
Laurent Misery, France
Mariya Miteva, USA
Maja Mockenhaupt, Germany
Oscar M. Moreno-Arrones, Spain
Alison J. Moskowitz, USA
Christen M. Mowad, USA
Luigi Naldi, Italy
Maddalena Napolitano, Italy
Beatrice Nardone, USA
Sagar U. Nigwekar, USA
Cara H. Olsen, USA
Hazel H. Oon, Singapore
Seth J. Orlow, USA
Alex Ortega-Loayza, USA
Pablo L. Ortiz-Romero, Spain
Kelly K. Park, USA
Wiebke Peitsch, Germany
Stefania Petrosino, Italy
JoAnn V. Pinkerton, USA
Charlotte M. Proby, UK
Lluís Puig, Spain
Taihao Quan, USA
Stephanie Rea, Australia
Adam Reich, Poland
Fanni Rencz, Hungary
Phoebe Rich, USA
Bertrand J. Richert, Belgium
Helen Rizos, Australia
Pilar Robres, Spain
Milton Rodriguez, Peru
Albert Ruebben, Germany
Berthold Rzany, Germany
David Saceda-Corralo, Spain
Carmen M. Salavastru, Romania
Richard K. Scher, USA
Enno Schmidt, Germany
Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf, Sweden
In-Soo Shin, Republic of Korea
Tetsuo Shiohara, Japan
Tor T. Shwayder, USA
Jonathan I. Silverberg, USA
Robert Silverman, USA
Brian J. Simmons, USA
Anne B. Simonsen, Denmark
Lubomir Sokol, USA
James A. Solomon, USA
Leonard Sperling, USA
Sonja Ständer, Germany
Michela Starace, Italy
Michael A. Stoto, USA
Karla Strong Rodriques, Brazil
Jerry K. L. Tan, Canada
Chuchai Tanglertsampan, Thailand
Dimitrios Terentes, Greece
Jacob P. Thyssen, Denmark
Rochelle R. Torgerson, USA
Tiago Torres, Portugal
Tsen-Fang Tsai, Taiwan, Republic of China
Maria Tsoukas, USA
Christos Tziotzios, UK
Patompong Ungprasert, USA
Vasanop Vachiramon, Thailand
Sylvia van Beugen, The Netherlands
Esther J. van Zuuren, The Netherlands
Sergio Vano-Galvan, Spain
Marina Venturini, Italy
Vyshak Alva Venur, USA
Eddy H. C. Wang, USA
Victoria P. Werth, USA
Tongyu C. Wikramanayake, USA
Albert Wolkerstorfer, The Netherlands
Nelson Wolosker, Brazil
Henry Wong, USA
Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Japan
Claus Zachariae, Denmark
Andrea Zaenglein, USA
Luca Zanoli, Italy
Xingqi Zhang, China
Christos C. Zouboulis, Germany
In addition, we would like to thank the members of the journal’s Honorary Editorial Board, who have acted as peer reviewers and authors, and have provided guidance on journal content, policy and processes:
Dietrich Abeck, Group Practice for Dermatology and Allergology, Munich, Germany
Tina S. Alster, Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington DC, USA
Emily M. Altman, Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ, USA
Klaus E. Andersen, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Filiberto Belli, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
Enzo Berardesca, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy
Clay J. Cockerell, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Philip R. Cohen, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Scott A. Davis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Robert P. Dellavalle, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
Brigitte Dréno, Nantes University, Nantes, France
Madeleine Duvic, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
Peter Elsner, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
Joseph C. English III, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Vincent Falanga, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Alice B. Gottlieb, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
Christopher E. M. Griffiths, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Aditya K. Gupta, Mediprobe Research Inc., London, ON, Canada
C. William Hanke, Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana, Carmel, IN, USA
Rod J. Hay, International Foundation for Dermatology, London, UK
Amor Khachemoune,Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Mark G. Lebwohl, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Howard I. Maibach, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Ulrich Mrowietz, University MedicalCenter of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
Amy S. Paller, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Tania J. Phillips, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Gerald E. Piérard, University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium
Noah S. Scheinfeld,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Neil Shear, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Thierry Simonart, Private Practice, Brussels, Belgium
Keiran S. Smalley, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
Jeffrey M. Weinberg, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, USA
Ronald G. Wheeland, Private Practice, Tucson, AZ, USA
Uwe Wollina, Academic TeachingHospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany
We do hope that you have found the articles published throughout the year in the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology to be interesting and informative. The editorial schedule for 2019 is well under way, and we are looking forward to bringing you many high-quality and authoritative articles over the coming year.
With best wishes
Kathy Fraser
Editor
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Acknowledgement to Referees. Am J Clin Dermatol 19, 787–790 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-018-0407-0
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