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Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1759-7218

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.348

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.175

Total Works

786

Total Citations

22,054

2yr Mean Citedness

2.75

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the assessment, management, and treatment of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, including rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). It covers research on pain management, the impact of various therapeutic approaches (pharmacological, non-pharmacological, digital, procedural/surgical), and the development of equitable, person-centred care. The scope also includes the study of specific diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, giant cell arteritis, spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis, and chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, investigating their pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications786

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1759-7218

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

RheumatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsBone health and osteoporosis researchSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchPsoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisBone health and treatmentsSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesBone Metabolism and Diseases