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Journal of Rheumatology

Journal of Rheumatology · Canada · Est. 1816

ISSN1499-2752
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.025
H-Indexi
135
SNIPi
1.028
Total Worksi
7,563
Total Citationsi
178,465
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.87
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rheumatology; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1816
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications7,563
Publisher OrgThe Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Journal of Rheumatology
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1499-2752
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
424
11k
2019
303
5k
2020
265
2.7k
2021
333
3k
2022
241
1.5k
2023
273
996
2024
930
525
2025
432
19
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

ImmunologyRheumatologyImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesPsoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisVasculitis and related conditionsGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric AcidOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsInflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Rheumatology

Is Journal of Rheumatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Rheumatology: 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 Journal of Rheumatology?

Journal of Rheumatology 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 0.87.

Is Journal of Rheumatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Rheumatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Rheumatology?

Subject areas: Rheumatology; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref