Skin is a comprehensive academic journal covering the full spectrum of dermatology and venereology. It focuses on basic dermatologic research, clinical investigation, public health, and emerging productive forces that support innovation, while emphasizing the integration of medical care and prevention and life-course management of skin health.

The journal is committed to promoting high-level academic exchange and providing a professional platform for dermatologists and researchers worldwide to present research findings and exchange scholarly perspectives. It aims to facilitate the international dissemination of Chinese clinical and scientific achievements in dermatology, enhance the global academic voice of Chinese researchers, advance disciplinary integrity and innovation, and build an internationally influential platform for academic communication.

 

Skin is intended for professionals actively engaged in frontline research and clinical practice, including but not limited to dermatologists, basic and translational medical researchers, epidemiologists, bioinformatics and data science specialists, and high-technology and engineering R&D professionals.

The journal encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and deep integration across fields, supports multicenter, large-sample, high-quality clinical studies, and values innovative applications of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. The journal advocates in-depth exploration of the underlying mechanisms and societal impact of skin diseases from the perspectives of public health and big data.

● Basic Dermatologic Research: Focusing on skin physiology, the pathological mechanisms underlying disease onset and progression, and cellular and molecular investigations, including immune regulation, inflammatory pathways, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms, microenvironmental regulation, and related basic and translational research.

● Clinical Research in Dermatology: Covering standardized diagnosis of skin diseases, innovative pharmacologic and comprehensive therapeutic strategies, large-scale and multicenter clinical studies, evidence-based medicine research, as well as systematic reporting and in-depth discussion of challenging cases, rare diseases, and special pathological entities, with emphasis on precision diagnosis and individualized treatment strategies.

● Public Health Issues Related to Skin Diseases: Addressing the epidemiological characteristics, disease burden assessment, and population-based prevention strategies of major chronic and common skin diseases, promoting the development of comprehensive prevention and control systems and supporting public health practice within broader national health strategies.

● Emerging Productive Forces and Interdisciplinary Innovation: Highlighting the supportive role of big data, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, and other emerging technologies in skin health research and clinical decision-making; encouraging multidisciplinary integration; and promoting the development and translational application of innovative drugs, medical devices, and digital diagnostic and therapeutic technologies to facilitate the deep integration of cutting-edge science and dermatologic medicine.

By building an open, standardized, and rigorous academic exchange platform, Skin is committed to fostering the coordinated advancement of dermatologic research and clinical practice and to contributing to global skin health.