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Rheumatology and Therapy

Adis International Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN2198-6576eISSN2198-6584
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.991
H-Indexi
52
SNIPi
0.998
Total Worksi
846
Total Citationsi
13,992
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.72
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Rheumatology and Therapy is an international, open access, peer-reviewed (single-blind), and rapid publication journal, dedicated to the publication of high-quality clinical (all phases), observational, real-world and health outcomes research around the discovery, development, and use of therapies for rheumatic diseases. Studies relating to diagnosis, pharmacoeconomics, public health, quality of life, and patient care, management, and education are also welcomed.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1992
FrequencyTwo Issues A Year, 2015-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications846
Publisher OrgAdis, Springer Healthcare
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Adis International Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2198-6576 / 2198-6584
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
54
1.5k
2019
80
2.9k
2020
142
2.3k
2021
104
1.3k
2022
107
906
2023
106
593
2024
84
213
2025
60
19
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.

Immunology and AllergyQ2
RheumatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsPsoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchBiosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric AcidOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Rheumatology and Therapy

Is Rheumatology and Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Rheumatology and Therapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Rheumatology and Therapy?

Rheumatology and Therapy 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 2.72.

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

Rheumatology and Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Rheumatology and Therapy?

Rheumatology and Therapy is an international, open access, peer-reviewed (single-blind), and rapid publication journal, dedicated to the publication of high-quality clinical (all phases), observational, real-world and health outcomes research around the discovery, development, and use of therapies for rheumatic diseases. Studies relating to diagnosis, pharmacoeconomics, public health, quality of life, and patient care, management, and education are also welcomed.

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