Editorial Decisions in Dermatology Journals: Is the Impact Factor a Double-Edged Sword?

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For example, journals in clinical specialties like dermatology could seek to print articles that lean toward topics of more general medical interest in order to attract more citations, thereby improving their metrics. That decision, however, might undermine their mission to inform readers on more specialized and subspecialized topics, the ones that lead to a deeper and more exhaustive understanding of specific diseases.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0015">1</a>This issue of Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas contains an excellent study by Rodríguez-Lago et al<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0020">2</a> on some of the reasons behind editorial decisions. The authors explain why specialized journals place more importance on certain types of articles today. 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