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The Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica

The scientific journal Acta Dermato-Venereologica was founded in 1920 by Johan Almkvist, Editor-in-Chief and owner of the journal and professor at Karolinska Institutet (KI), Stockholm, Sweden. In 1936, Almkvist handed over the journal and the ownership to professor Sven Hellerström, also at KI. In 1969, Hellerström donated the journal to the newly founded non-profit association, The Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica, whose task is to support dermato-venereological research and education by publishing the ActaDV. The Society appoints the Editor-in-Chief and decides on principal matters and the economy of the journal. The Editor-in-Chief has the full editorial responsibility. An authorized auditor reviews the Society’s accounts annually. Any economic gain will be used to fulfill the Society’s mission.

Members of the Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica are professors and former professors in Dermatology and Venereology or Occupational and Environmental Dermatology at Swedish universities. The Society is chaired by a board comprising seven persons, at present the following:

Cecilia Svedman, Lund University, Chair
Magnus Lindberg, Örebro University, Vice Chair
Elisabet Nylander, Umeå University, Secretary
Artur Schmidtchen, Lund University
Maria Bradley, Karolinska Institutet
Charlotta Enerbäck, Linköping University
John Paoli, Gothenburg University

Acta Dermato-Venereologica Lifetime Achievement Award

Since 2022, The Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica are pleased and proud to award prominent contributors the Acta Dermato-Venereologica Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of their important contributions to the field of Dermatology and Venereology.

2025: Veli-Matti Kähäri
2024: Torbjörn Egelrud
2023: Jørgen Skov Jensen
2022: Anders Vahlquist