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Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders

SAGE Publications Ltd · Italy · Est. 1972

ISSN2397-1991

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.631

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.751

Total Worksi

428

Total Citationsi

5,089

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rheumatology; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications428

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2397-1991

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

678

2019

732

2020

369

2021

208

2022

153

2023

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.

RheumatologyQ2

ImmunologyQ3

Immunology and AllergyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyImmunologyImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Systemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesInflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisDermatologic Treatments and ResearchMultiple Sclerosis Research StudiesSkin Diseases and DiabetesDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMast cells and histamineRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders

Is Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders?

Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders 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 1.30.

Is Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders?