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Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 1975

ISSN1759-4790eISSN1759-4804
SJR Q1WOS 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
6.768
H-Indexi
229
SNIPi
4.593
Total Worksi
3,460
Total Citationsi
182,913
2yr Mean Citednessi
9.72
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Nature Reviews' basic, translational and clinical content is written by internationally renowned basic and clinical academics and researchers and targeted towards readers in the biological and medical sciences, from postgraduate level upwards. While intended to be read by practicing doctors, researchers and academics within a specialty, we aim to make all our articles accessible to readers working in any biological or medical discipline. In-depth Reviews present authoritative, up-to-date information on a topic, placing it in the context of a field's history and development. Consensus Statements provide evidence-based or eminence-based recommendations and present a balanced view put together by a task force of experts. Topical discussion and opinions are proffered in Perspectives, Comment and News & Views articles, and in the Research Highlights section we filter primary research from a range of specialty and general medical and scientific journals.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1975
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,460
Publisher OrgNature Portfolio
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Nature Research
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1759-4790 / 1759-4804
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer review
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
214
9.7k
2019
205
16k
2020
172
8.6k
2021
156
7.7k
2022
169
5.4k
2023
146
3.2k
2024
135
1.2k
2025
82
51
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.

RheumatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

Rheumatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmune Cell Function and InteractionInflammasome and immune disordersMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequently asked questions about Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Is Nature Reviews Rheumatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Reviews 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 Nature Reviews Rheumatology?

Nature Reviews 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 9.72.

Is Nature Reviews Rheumatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Reviews Rheumatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Nature Reviews Rheumatology?

Nature Reviews' basic, translational and clinical content is written by internationally renowned basic and clinical academics and researchers and targeted towards readers in the biological and medical sciences, from postgraduate level upwards. While intended to be read by practicing doctors, researchers and academics within a specialty, we aim to make all our articles accessible to readers working in any biological or medical discipline. In-depth Reviews present authoritative, up-to-date information on a topic, placing it in the context of a field's history and development. Consensus Statement

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