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Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1531-6963

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.704

H-Index

154

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.452

Total Works

3,798

Total Citations

145,940

2yr Mean Citedness

3.21

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, including axial spondyloarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, and systemic vasculitides. It covers disease mechanisms, diagnostic imaging, therapeutic strategies, and management of comorbidities.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,798

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1531-6963

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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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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?

English

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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.

RheumatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories