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Archives of Rheumatology

Baycinar Medical Publishing · Turkey · Est. 1988

ISSN2148-5046

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

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

0.446

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.551

Total Worksi

1,257

Total Citationsi

7,198

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Archives of Rheumatology covers a wide range of topics related to rheumatology, particularly in inflammatory rheumatic disorders. The journal is interested in publishing original research that addresses important clinical questions and advances the understanding and treatment of these conditions. This may include studies on rheumatology, encompassing the spectrum of diseases with arthritis, musculoskeletal conditions, autoinflammatory diseases, connective tissue disorders, osteoporosis, translational research, the latest therapies and treatment programs.

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,257

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Baycinar Medical Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2148-5046

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer reviewed

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

682

2019

110

996

2020

107

762

2021

209

2022

279

2023

234

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.

RheumatologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Rheumatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchInflammasome and immune disordersVasculitis and related conditionsAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsInflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Rheumatology

Is Archives of Rheumatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Rheumatology: it is indexed in 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 Archives of Rheumatology?

Archives 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 0.446.

Is Archives of Rheumatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Rheumatology is indexed in Scopus.