About the Journal

The CosmoDerma (CSDM) is an open-access peer-reviewed journal launched in 2021 committed to publishing high-quality articles in the field of Cosmetic Dermatology, both clinical and aesthetic dermatology, provide clinical insights and potential treatment options, to foster the highest standards of patient care in Cosmetic Dermatology. The journal is owned and published by the Scientific Scholar, facilitating continuing professional development and providing a forum for exchanging scientific research and innovative techniques.

The CosmoDerma (CSDM) provides dermatologists with up-to-date, evidence-based information that can be applied to their daily practices. As clinical and aesthetic dermatological procedures are becoming more prevalent globally, today’s dermatologists need to stay informed on numerous topics related to the field.

Aims & Scope

The scope of coverage includes, but will not be limited to healthy skin, skin maintenance, aging skin, tropical dermatoses, photodamage and photoprotection, rejuvenation, biochemistry, endocrinology and neuroimmunology of healthy skin, imaging, skin measurement, quality of life, skin types, sensitive skin, rosacea and acne, sebum, sweat, fat, phlebology, hair conservation, restoration and removal, nails and nail surgery, pigment, psychological and medicolegal issues, retinoids, cosmetic chemistry, dermopharmacy, cosmeceuticals, toiletries, striae, cellulite, cosmetic dermatological surgery, blepharoplasty, liposuction, surgical complications, botulinum, fillers, peels and dermabrasion, local and tumescent anesthesia, electrosurgery, lasers, including laser physics, laser research and safety, vascular lasers, pigment lasers, hair removal lasers, tattoo removal lasers, resurfacing lasers, dermal remodeling lasers and laser complications.
The journal is also committed to publishing high-quality articles in the field of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology, Dermatological Therapeutics, Dermatopathology, Pediatric Dermatology, Photodermatology, Psychodermatology, Allergic disorders, HIV Medicine related to skin, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Leprosy.

Audience

Our audience includes all the practitioners and surgeons in the field of Cosmetic Dermatology.

Review Process

CSDM has a highly rigorous peer-review process that makes sure that manuscripts are scientifically accurate, relevant, novel and important. Authors disclose all conflicts, affiliations and financial associations such that the published content is not biased.

Editorial Team

The editorial board comprises a panel of experts from various disciplines of medical and allied sciences to provide their expertise and guidance in maintaining the clarity of content and focus of the purpose for the journal.

About the Editor

Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Devinder Mohan Thappa
Department of Dermatology & STD,
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER),
Puducherry- 605006, India
Email: editor@cosmoderma.org; dmthappa@gmail.com

Prof. Devinder Mohan Thappa [(MD, DHA, FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), FAMS, FIMSA], currently Professor Senior Scale in the department of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Dean Research (2021-2024) has been associated with JIPMER as faculty for last three decades (1994-2024), and was Director, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong (2017-2020). He has immensely contributed to the field of medical research and has more than 700 publications in various national and international journals (419 in Index Medicus) with more than 37 chapters in reputed textbooks of dermatology and scientific writing. He has been listed in 2020 World Ranking of top 2% Indian scientist by Stanford University Scientists and also ranked number 8 out of 15 most productive Indian authors in Medicine. He has authored three books- “Textbook of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology”, (Elsevier, 2015), “Essential in Dermatology with MCQs” (2009) and “Clinical Pediatric Dermatology”, (2016). He also has edited five books-History of the IADVL (2010), Guidelines for Dermatosurgery (2012) Puzzling Cases in Pediatric Dermatology Vol 1 (2015), Puzzling Cases in Pediatric Dermatology Vol 2 (2022), and 50 Glorious Years of IADVL: Historical Milestones and Glimpses (Project chair: Dr. Rashmi Sarkar), New Delhi: IADVL Publication (2022). He is current editor in chief of “Cosmoderma” (2021 onwards). He was founder editor in chief of “Pigment International” (2014-2016), and “International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research” (2014-2016), former editor in chief of “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” (2009-2013), “Indian Clinical Updates-Dermatology” (2009-2012), and “Indian Journal of Pediatric Dermatology” (2004 -2008).

He has received Fellowship from two Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeon Glasgow (2016) and Edinburgh (2017) and also Fellowships of National Academy of Medical Sciences (2013) and International Medical Science Academy (2001). He was also awarded with WHO fellowship on STD and AIDS, Seattle, USA (1999). He was Past Vice President of National Executive of Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) (2004-2005) and Past President of IASSTD (2006-2007). He organized three South Zone Conferences of IADVL and CODFICON in Puducherry. His research work is quoted in Rook / Wilkinson / Ebling Textbook of Dermatology, and Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin- Clinical Dermatology

Prof. Thappa has delivered various prestigious orations and lectures at the National and the State level conferences. He delivered the Ambady Oration (2003) awarded by IADVL, Dr. Sardarilal Memorial Oration (2003) awarded by IASSTD, Dr. RV Rajam Endowment Lecture (2007) awarded by IASSTD, Dr. AK Dutta Memorial Oration (2014) by WB, IADVL, Prof. VN Sehgal Award for excellence in dermatology (2016) by IADVL, Dr. RV Rajam Oration (2019) awarded by NAMS, Senior Faculty Research Oration Award (2021) awarded by JIPMER, Puducherry, Dr. AN Coondoo Oration Award (2022) by Pigmentary Disorders Society, Annual Faculty Oration (2022) by JIPMER Scientific Society, the Dr. KC Kandhari Lifetime Achievement Award at the DERMACON INTERNATIONAL (2023) by IADVL. He was listed in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century by International Biographic Centre, London – 2000. His biography was published in Marquis WHO’S WHO in the World in 2016, for academic achievements.

Facts About the Journal

It is a peer-reviewed international journal with a double-blind review process. Its frequency of publication is continuous, what that means is, it publishes the article once it’s accepted after peer review. Currently, we only have E-Journal and do not publish in print.

Benefits

An article published in the journal can be viewed without a fee by readers all over the world. The author also gets to retain copyright to the article and the figures. This allows authors to extend their exposure in the world of medical research and get worldwide recognition for their work.

Abstracting and Indexing Information

The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:

Google Scholar, CrossRef, ReadCube, Portico

Journal Ethics

The CosmoDerma is committed to meeting and upholding the standards of ethical behavior at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements. For a summary of our specific policies regarding duplicate publication, conflicts of interest, patient consent, etc., please visit our Ethical Guidelines section.

Plagiarism Policy

The journal uses plagiarism check software (iThenticate) on the Editor’s and Reviewer’s panel in the manuscript management system which is used to check and control Plagiarism for each article. Any manuscript, that is found to have plagiarism is rejected.

Archival Policy

We use PORTICO for our third-party repository for all articles published with us. All our articles are assigned a DOI number. We are members of https://crossref.org.

Open Access Publication and Creative Commons Licensing

CosmoDerma is an open-access journal, and manuscripts published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 License (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0), which allows others to remix, transform, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.

Subscription Information

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Publisher

Scientific Scholar LLC (scientificscholar.com) is a well-respected medical publisher that fully supports open access publishing models, Subscription and Society based journal models through its own in-house peer-review management system – EditorialAssist (journalmanagement.org). The head office of Scientific Scholar is in Rochester, NY, USA and has a subsidiary arm in India.

The mission of the Scientific Scholar is “Share, Learn and Improve”.