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Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

D. Steinkopff-Verlag · Germany · Est. 1976

ISSN1435-1250

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

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

0.261

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.387

Total Works

4,222

Total Citations

22,437

2yr Mean Citedness

0.73

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Aims & Scope

Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie is an internationally recognized journal dealing with all aspects of clinical rheumatology, the therapy of rheumatic diseases, and fundamental research in the field of rheumatology. The journal addresses both rheumatologists with own practices and those working in hospitals. Comprehensive reviews on a specific topical issue focus on providing evidenced based information on diagnostics and therapy. Case reports feature interesting cases and aim at optimizing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Review articles under the rubric “Continuing Medical Education” present verified results of scientific research and their integration into daily practice.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 153 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,222

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

D. Steinkopff-Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1435-1250

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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