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International Journal of Rheumatology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN1687-9260

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2025-01-14). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is inactive. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.457

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.177

Total Worksi

293

Total Citationsi

9,199

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Rheumatology publishes original research and review articles on paediatric and adult rheumatological and musculoskeletal conditions. Its core areas encompass autoimmune diseases, treatment methodologies, and patient management, including basic research, therapy, surgery, and imaging.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications293

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1687-9260

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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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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

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

445

2017

341

2018

127

2019

298

2020

109

2021

115

2022

2023

2024

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.

ImmunologyQ3

RheumatologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyImmunology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsIgG4-Related and Inflammatory DiseasesAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchVasculitis and related conditionsOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsDermatologic Treatments and Research

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Rheumatology

Is International Journal of Rheumatology a predatory journal?

International Journal of Rheumatology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is inactive" (2025-01-14). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Rheumatology?

International Journal of Rheumatology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.457.

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

International Journal of Rheumatology is indexed in Scopus.