皮膚病學檔案出版關于皮膚的信息，它的疾病，和他們的治療。它的任務是解釋皮膚的結構和功能及其疾病，以及利用這些信息為病人提供最佳醫療和外科護理的藝術。目的:提高對皮膚病理生理學的認識，提高臨床醫師診斷和治療皮膚疾病的能力。本雜志對發表臨床和實驗室研究特別感興趣，這些研究揭示了與醫學皮膚科醫生、皮膚科醫生和所有與皮膚疾病的最新護理相關的興趣和需求相關的新信息。我們認為，從精心設計的臨床試驗和成本效益研究中獲得的知識對改進皮膚科的實踐尤其重要。加強對治療結果的了解，或通過何種方法可以衡量和減輕皮膚病的負擔，以促進皮膚病患者的健康，這方面的研究將得到特別優先考慮。檔案館定期出版臨床調查報告、社論和評論。它還包括臨床病理相關性的報告和討論;具有獨特教學價值的臨床疾病;藥理學、醫學和外科治療學;以及倫理、道德、社會經濟和政治問題。

The Archives of Dermatology publishes information concerning the skin, its diseases, and their treatment. Its mission is to explicate the structure and function of the skin and its diseases and the art of using this information to deliver optimal medical and surgical care to the patient. We attempt to enhance the understanding of cutaneous pathophysiology and improve the clinician''s ability to diagnose and treat skin disorders. This journal has a particular interest in publishing clinical and laboratory studies that reveal new information pertinent to the interests and needs of the medical dermatologist, dermatologic surgeon, and all those concerned with state-of-the-art care of cutaneous disease. We believe that knowledge derived from well-designed clinical trials and studies of cost-effectiveness are especially important for improving the practice of dermatology. Studies that increase the understanding of the outcome of treatment or the means by which the burden of dermatologic disease can be measured and reduced to promote the health of patients with skin disease will receive special priority. The ARCHIVES regularly publishes reports on clinical investigations, editorials, and reviews. It also features reports and discussions on clinicopathologic correlations; clinical disorders of unique didactic value; pharmacologic, medical and surgical therapeutics; and ethical, moral, socioeconomic, and political issues.