British Journal of Dermatology
Encyclopedia
The British Journal of Dermatology (BJD) is a British monthly medical journal
that focuses on the field of dermatology
. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell for the British Association of Dermatologists and is edited by Tanya O. Bleiker. In 2009, it had an impact factor
of 4.260 and an immediacy index
of 0.727. The journal was first published in 1888.
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
that focuses on the field of dermatology
Dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell for the British Association of Dermatologists and is edited by Tanya O. Bleiker. In 2009, it had an impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 4.260 and an immediacy index
Immediacy index
An immediacy index is a measure of how topical and urgent work published in a scientific journal is. Along with the better known impact factor measure, it is a calculated each year by the Institute for Scientific Information for those journals which it indexes; both impact factors and immediacy...
of 0.727. The journal was first published in 1888.