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Rheumatology International

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0172-8172eISSN1437-160X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.907

H-Indexi

116

SNIPi

1.155

Total Worksi

7,569

Total Citationsi

169,631

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Rheumatology International is an independent journal dedicated to the global progress in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of rheumatic diseases. Reports on worldwide research, diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases. Covers disease management and current trends in clinical research. Features original research, editorials, letters and reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive

Total Publications7,569

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0172-8172 / 1437-160X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

275

6.3k

2019

252

6.2k

2020

301

6.1k

2021

202

2.8k

2022

249

2.5k

2023

247

1.7k

2024

294

982

2025

224

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

ImmunologyQ2

Immunology and AllergyQ2

RheumatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyImmunologyImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsVasculitis and related conditions

Frequently asked questions about Rheumatology International

Is Rheumatology International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Rheumatology International: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Rheumatology International?

Rheumatology International is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.15.

Is Rheumatology International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Rheumatology International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.