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Indian Journal of Rheumatology

SAGE Publications Ltd · India

ISSN0973-3698eISSN0973-3701

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total30

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.167

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.134

Total Works

2,926

Total Citations

4,159

2yr Mean Citedness

0.42

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on rheumatology, with a particular emphasis on conditions prevalent in India. Recent articles investigate rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, Sjögren's disease, and spondyloarthritis, exploring aspects such as disease characteristics, diagnostic tools, treatment strategies, and patient-reported outcomes. The scope also includes the application of artificial intelligence in rheumatology and the evaluation of online health information related to rheumatic diseases.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,926

Publisher OrgMedknow

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0973-3698 / 0973-3701

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

RheumatologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories