Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis®

The Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis® (JPPA) is a peer-reviewed specialty journal of the National Psoriasis Foundation. It is published for dermatology and rheumatology specialists and the psoriatic disease community. The journal, launched in February 1995, provides the latest research and practical treatment information about psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and related comorbidities and conditions in a concise and easy-to-read format.

Professional Members of NPF have free access to the journal.

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JPPA bases its policies on the guidelines set forth by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

JPPA is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

JPPA is included in the ProQuest, PubMed Central (PMC), and Scopus abstracting and indexing databases.

Editor-in-Chief

To Be Announced

Founding Editors

Alice B. Gottlieb, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

John Y. M. Koo, M.D.
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California

Mark Lebwohl, M.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

Senior Editors

Andrew Blauvelt, M.D., MBA
Blauvelt Consulting, LLC
Annapolis, Maryland

Jeffrey M. Cohen, M.D.
Yale School of Medicine,
New Haven, Connecticut

Mona Shahriari, M.D., FAAD
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Eingun James Song, M.D., FAAD
Frontier Dermatology Partners
Seattle, Washington

Publish in JPPA

Medical professionals are invited to submit manuscripts to be considered for publication.

Benefits to authors include:

  • Rigorous peer review
  • No publication fees
  • Multidisciplinary audience
  • High visibility among NPF community

Manuscripts submitted to JPPA should be of general interest to researchers and medical professionals specializing in psoriatic disease research and patient care. Articles are typically 900-3,000 words long, but longer articles will be considered. There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal.

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