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Innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of gout
Guest Edited by John D. FitzGerald
Submission Status: Open until 11 November 2025
Emerging therapies for psoriatic arthritis
Guest Editor
Andrea Di Matteo, PhD, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Submission Status: Open until 29 August 2025
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Patient and public involvement (PPI)
Guest Editors:
Adewale Adebajo: University of Sheffield, UK
Angie Botto-van Bemden: Patient Advocate, USA
Ciarán Martin Fitzpatrick: BMC Medicine, UK
Collection published
Updates on the management of osteoarthritis
Guest Editor:
Henrotin Yves, PhD, University of Liège, Belgium
The role of diet and lifestyle modifications in the management of rheumatic diseases
Guest Editors:
Brian Andonian, MD, MHSc, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, USA
Norelee Kennedy, PhD, School of Allied Health and Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland
Artificial intelligence in rheumatology
Guest Editors:
George Boateng, PhD, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Angie Botto-van Bemden, PhD, LATC, CSCS, Musculoskeletal Research International, USA
Advances in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
Guest Editors:
Ioannis Parodis, MD, PhD, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Chang-Hee Suh, MD, PhD, Ajou Univ. School of Medicine, South Korea
Fangfang Sun, MD, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Jiuliang Zhao, MD, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
Diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Guest Editor:
Michael Doumen, MD, KU Leuven University Hospitals, Belgium
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
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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