Indian Journal of Skin Allergy: Journey of past 1 year

Abstract

Several patients with chronic skin allergy diseases consult dermatologists for their treatment. Some patients with chronic skin allergies are difficult to treat. Clinicians look for the opinions/views of experts for the management of such diseases. "Indian Journal of Skin Allergy" was conceptualized with an idea of providing a platform for dermatologists and other clinicians to publish their experiences, clinical research, views, interesting case reports, and reviews related to cutaneous allergies. It has been slightly more than a year since the first issue of the journal was published. It gives me a great pleasure to write about the past year's journey of "Indian Journal of Skin Allergy" in this Editorial. Although, the thought of starting a dedicated journal for publishing articles related to cutaneous allergy was old, it took a few years to bring that into reality. The journal was introduced past year, that is, in 2022. The first issue of the journal (January-June) launched in January 2022 included 11 articles. In the inaugural issue of the journal itself, we could attract many authors to publish their articles in this focused journal on skin allergy related topics. Interestingly, for this issue, we received mixed categories of articles, which any journal would wish to publish. We received a review article, original articles , a case report , a letter to editor, and a book review. We are very pleased to publish three original articles in this issue. The diversity and number of articles that we received in a short period of time than expected suggest that clinicians and researchers were looking forward for a dedicated Indian Journal for Skin Allergy. "Skin Allergy Research Society" conducts annual meetings for dissemination of the scientific knowledge from experts. The introduction of a journal provided a new opportunity for spreading the knowledge and learning at the annual meeting. In the inaugural issue of the journal, we provided an update