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Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews

Dove Medical Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

eISSN1179-156X
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.887
H-Indexi
30
SNIPi
1.026

Aims & Scope

An international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal. Publishing original research, reports, editorials, reviews and commentaries on all aspects of clinical and experimental rheumatology in the clinic and laboratory.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
StatusActive
Total Publications
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Dove Medical Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1179-156X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

RheumatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Frequently asked questions about Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews

Is Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews?

Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews 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.

Is Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews?

An international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal. Publishing original research, reports, editorials, reviews and commentaries on all aspects of clinical and experimental rheumatology in the clinic and laboratory.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref