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Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Korean College of Rheumatology · South Korea · Est. 2002

ISSN2233-4718

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.827

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.193

Total Works

883

Total Citations

3,111

2yr Mean Citedness

1.82

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Rheumatic Diseases publishes research on autoimmune rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. It covers topics such as cognitive impairment, treatment strategies including biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors, and the efficacy of antifibrotics for interstitial lung disease. The journal also features studies on large vessel vasculitis, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, and the incidence of tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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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 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications883

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean College of Rheumatology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2233-4718

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

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.

RheumatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories