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Journal news
We are pleased to announce that BMC Rheumatology has been accepted for indexing in Clarivate's Emerging Sources Citation Indexâ„¢ (ESCI). Journal content is available to view in Web of Science's indexing database. A list of all sources where BMC Rheumatology is indexed can be found here, which includes PubMed Central and Scopus.
Editor's article highlights
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Articles
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An atypical manifestation of Giant cell arteritis (GCA): constitutional symptoms & lingual ulcer in a 78-Year-Old male with negative temporal artery biopsies
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Influence of socioeconomic status on access to temporal artery biopsy and rates of biopsy positivity in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis
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Psychosocial factors associated with physical activity, weight management, and sleep in adults with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review
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Microvascular abnormalities between anti-TIF1-γ-associated dermatomyositis with and without malignancy
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Diagnosis of Behçet’s disease: clinical characteristics, diagnostic criteria, and differential diagnoses
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The utility of ESR, CRP and platelets in the diagnosis of GCA
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In vitro and in vivo characterization of the JAK1 selectivity of upadacitinib (ABT-494)
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Methotrexate therapy impacts on red cell distribution width and its predictive value for cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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A systematic review of guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis
Aims and scope
BMC Rheumatology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers pre-clinical, translational and clinical articles on all aspects of the prevention, treatment and management of rheumatological diseases, related systemic and inflammatory conditions and associated comorbidities, as well as epidemiology, education, pathophysiology, genetics, and drug development.
BMC supports:
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
Assisting policy-makers, governments and humanitarian organizations in making research-backed decisions to advance the international well-being agenda.
Supporting equity in academic publishing
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We are recruiting new Editorial Board Members
We are recruiting new Editorial Board Members to join our international community of experts, helping to provide expertise on a wide range of subjects within the area of rheumatology.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 2.1
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.5
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.776
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.805
Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 14
Submission to acceptance (median days): 149
Usage 2024
Downloads: 372,112
Altmetric mentions: 290
Peer-review Terminology
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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication