Abstract: SHANG Shu-xian, WU Xiao-chu, YAN Yan, LIN Min-le, SU Xiao-meng, JIANG Li, MA Xia, YAN Gui-lan. Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Dermatology and Internatinal Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China 【Abstract】 Objective To learn the distribution of, reading habits and demands of, as well as considerations for the selection of journals during manuscript submission in, readers/authors of Chinese Journal of Dermatology （CJD） and International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology （IJDV） through a questionnaire survey. Methods A questionnaire was designed, which contained a series of questions concerning general information of journals, journal subscription, jouranl's website, journal selection during manuscript submission, evaluation of journals, etc. To collect data, the electronic version of the questionnaire was placed on the website of both journals from May to October in 2012, and the print version of the questionnaire was delivered to subscribers of both journals by post in May 2012. Results A total of 751 completed questionnaires were obtained, including 647 electronic and 104 printed questionnaires. Most responders had a middle professional title （35.34% for CJD and 33.82% for IJDV）, and were aged between 31 and 40 years （41.82% for CJD and 42.92% for IJDV）. More than half of the responders（61.24% for CJD and 58.55% for IJDV） read the journals through institutional subscription of print journals. In the case of reading preference, 43.51% of responders of CJD and 49.67% of those of IJDV selected electronic journals. For journal selection during manuscript submission, the responders mainly considered the quality of and median length of time required for manuscript review （63.50%）, followed by impact factor （63.20%）. The three most preferred publication types were original article （50.43%）, case report （40.33%） and clinical experience （39.93%） for CJD, review （45.08%）, original article （44.04%） and case report （39.90%） for IJDV. Conclusions This survey suggests that the readers/authors of CJD and IJDV are predominated by individuals with a middle professional title; nearly half of the readers prefer reading electronic journals. The quality of and median length of time required for manuscript review, as well as impact factor appear to be the three most common factors considered for the selection of journals during manuscript submission.