Aim and Scope
Aim
The aim of Journal of Dermatology and Aesthetics is to publish trustworthy, useful, and ethically conducted healthcare research that supports better patient care, public health, healthcare education, health systems, quality, safety, and evidence-informed decision-making.
Scope
JDA welcomes manuscripts from all healthcare disciplines, especially work that crosses professional or specialty boundaries and has direct relevance to healthcare practice, systems, or policy.
Core Scope Areas
- Medicine, surgery, anesthesia, emergency medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, psychiatry, family medicine, and other clinical specialties.
- Nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, respiratory therapy, nutrition, laboratory sciences, radiology technology, and allied health.
- Public health, epidemiology, community health, occupational health, environmental health, and preventive medicine.
- Healthcare quality, patient safety, risk management, clinical governance, infection prevention, and performance improvement.
- Health policy, health economics, hospital management, leadership, workforce, and healthcare operations.
- Medical and health professions education, simulation, curriculum design, assessment, and faculty development.
- Digital health, health informatics, artificial intelligence, telemedicine, data science, and implementation science.
Out of Scope
- Manuscripts without healthcare relevance.
- Studies without ethical approval or exemption when required.
- Duplicate publications, salami publications, or manuscripts under review elsewhere.
- Pure opinion pieces without clear argument, evidence, or editorial value.
- Unverified claims, predatory promotional content, or unsupported clinical recommendations.