Dermatology: Practical and Conceptual


Editorial  |  Dermatol Pract Concept 2017;7(4):1 1

DERMATOLOGY PRACTICAL & CONCEPTUAL
www.derm101.com

Establishing the journal, Dermatology Practical & Concep-

tual (DPC), has been a tremendous challenge for us. Previ-

ously named Dermatopathology Practical & Conceptual 

by Bernie Ackerman, who was the visionary founder, DPC 

became more and more relevant under the editorship of 

Drs. Kittler, Zalaudek, Marghoob and Marchetti. When 

the journal became the official organ of the International 

Dermoscopy Society, DPC became a great arena to share the 

visions and experiences in the field of dermoscopy. Research 

in dermoscopy is of uppermost importance, given that this 

technique is still relatively young, and its applications in the 

context of skin tumors, but especially of general dermatology, 

are growing day by day.

However, DPC is not only that. It is indeed unique in that 

it is open access, free to both authors and readers. In other 

words, at DPC there are no fees for anyone who wants to 

read or publish scientific articles in the entire field of clinical 

and experimental dermatology! This is the same spirit that 

has guided the International Dermoscopy Society for the 

last 15 years, namely, an open access platform devoted to 

physicians, aiming exclusively to promote the science behind 

dermatology, to spread the available knowledge, and to assist 

doctors in improving their efficiency in diagnosing and treat-

ing patients with skin disorders.

With this in mind, we feel privileged and deeply commit-

ted to take Dermatology Practical & Conceptual in a brand 

new course aimed to further spread the readership, facilitate 

publication of important new ideas, and finally take the 

journal to the next step!

Giuseppe Argenziano, MD

Editor-in-Chief

Gabriella Brancaccio, MD

Assistant Editor

Teresa Russo, MD

Assistant Editor

Aimilios Lallas, MD

Deputy Editor

A new direction for Dermatology 
Practical & Conceptual

Giuseppe Argenziano1, Gabriella Brancaccio1, Teresa Russo1, Aimilios Lallas2

1 Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy

2 First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Citation: Argenziano G, Brancaccio G, Russo T, Lallas A. A new direction for Dermatology Practical & Conceptual. Dermatol Pract 
Concept 2017;7(4):1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0704a01

Published: October 31, 2017

Copyright: ©2017 Argenziano et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are 
credited.

Corresponding author: Giuseppe Argenziano, MD. Email: dpc.editor@gmail.com.