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MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

GREEK RHEUMATOLOGY SOC & PROFESSIONAL ASSOC RHEUMATOLOGISTS · GR · Est. 1982

ISSN2529-198XeISSN2529-198X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2022-11-02). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.505

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.445

Total Worksi

691

Total Citationsi

3,809

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research, reviews, case reports, and editorials in the field of rheumatology. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers and clinicians to share their findings and advance the understanding and treatment of rheumatic diseases.

General Information

Country / RegionGR

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

Annual Volume~ 92 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications691

OA Since2015

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

GREEK RHEUMATOLOGY SOC & PROFESSIONAL ASSOC RHEUMATOLOGISTS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2529-198X / 2529-198X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

N/A

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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

594

2019

768

2020

456

2021

498

2022

646

2023

284

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

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchInflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisVasculitis and related conditionsInflammasome and immune disordersPsoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Frequently asked questions about MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

Is MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY a predatory journal?

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2022-11-02). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY?

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY 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 1.26.

Is MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.