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ACR Open Rheumatology

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN2578-5745eISSN2578-5745

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

166

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 117d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.048

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.814

Total Worksi

1,105

Total Citationsi

8,519

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rheumatology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,105

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2578-5745 / 2578-5745

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

113

1.9k

2019

118

2.2k

2020

183

2.3k

2021

136

1.1k

2022

136

780

2023

145

491

2024

194

377

2025

130

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.

RheumatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

Rheumatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesVasculitis and related conditionsOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsInflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about ACR Open Rheumatology

Is ACR Open Rheumatology a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of ACR Open Rheumatology?

ACR Open 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 1.60.

Is ACR Open Rheumatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ACR Open Rheumatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of ACR Open Rheumatology?