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Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1558-3163

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.866

H-Indexi

128

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.096

Total Worksi

2,803

Total Citationsi

87,728

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America addresses topics in rheumatology, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, crystal diseases, MSK exam, disorders of the bone, immunodeficiency states, lupus, neuromuscular disease, pain disorders, scleroderma, vasculitis, pediatrics, therapeutics, treatment guidelines, and treatment modalities.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyQuarterly, 1989-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,803

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-3163

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

993

2019

2020

1.1k

2021

785

2022

315

2023

157

2024

2025

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.

RheumatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

Rheumatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchRheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesInflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesVasculitis and related conditionsFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequently asked questions about Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Is Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America?

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America 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 1.00.

Is Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.