not emphasized throughout training. A 2006 study revealed that from 1996 to 2005, only 2% of teaching events at the American Academy of Dermatology focused on SoC (Ebede and Papier, 2006). The current study, as well as a 2020 study, surveyed images in textbooks of skin disease and discovered that only 4% to 19% of photographs documented diseases in darker skin types (Adelekun et al., 2021; Ebede and Papier, 2006). Given that most textbooks lack adequate clinical photographs of dermatological conditions in SoC (Ebede and Papier, 2006), research and CME are particularly valuable sources of information for diagnosing and treating SoC. Although prior studies have assessed the presence of SoC-related topics in dermatology textbooks and educational opportunities offered through the American Academy of Dermatology, to our knowledge, there are no studies to date assessing peer-reviewed dermatology publications for content associated with SoC (Adelekun et al., 2021; Buster, 2011; Ebede and Papier, 2006). This study aimed to develop criteria to assess SoC-related publications, as well as examine the SoC content published in the dermatological literature over the past 3 years. Methods The archives of 52 dermatology journals from January 2018 to October 2020 were reviewed. Fifty of the 52 journals were selected based on their Scopus rating. We excluded wound care and burn journals, dermatopathology journals, and journals that did not have English abstracts and titles. The criteria were developed to assess journals for journal classification and SoC relevance. The journals were classified as international if one of the following criteria was met: 1) Journal's title has the word “international” in the title; 2) journal's title specifies a continent—however, if the title specifies a specific country, the journal does not meet the definition of “international” and is not categorized as such (e.g., the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology is international because the journal does not belong to a national society and instead represents multiple European countries); and 3) journal belongs to an international society—however, if a journal specifically belongs to a national society, then it is considered national and not international (e.g., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology is American and British Journal of Dermatology is British; thus, these are national). Also, the website homepage of journals whose title did not include a continent, country, or the term “international” were searched to see if the journal belonged to a national society. If the journal did not belong to a specific national society, it was considered international. Journals were classified as covering SoC if they came from a country where the majority of the population has Fitzpatrick skin type III or higher. Journals were classified as scientific if the title of the journal included one of the following words: science, immunology, research, physiology, investigative, or experimental. If a journal did not meet the criteria for the scientific classification, it was designated as a clinical journal. Skin of color relevance criteria The titles and available abstracts of the 52 journals were surveyed for association with skin and hair of color, diversity and inclusion, and socioeconomic/health care disparities that affect underrepresented populations with SoC. We developed the first-ever prespecified criteria that allow for the assessment of SoC and diversity in the dermatologic literature. We created two tiers of publications to assess the available literature. Tier 1 was further separated into five subtiers: A) Journal title specifically addresses SoC, skin type, or race and ethnicity (i.e., Asian, Hispanic, Latino, Black, African-American, Middle-Eastern) B) Title specifically addresses a country or continent in which the majority of the population has Fitzpatrick skin type III to VI. Case reports from countries in which most of the population has skin type III to VI were also included in this category (e.g., cases from Korea, Iran, Kenya) C) Title specifically addresses socioeconomic/health disparities that are relevant to underrepresented populations with SoC D) Title specifically addresses issues regarding diversity and inclusion within the field of dermatology E)