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ACR Open Rheumatology

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

ISSN2578-5745eISSN2578-5745

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

1.096

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.814

Total Works

1,105

Total Citations

8,519

2yr Mean Citedness

1.60

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

ACR Open Rheumatology publishes research on rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). Articles focus on disease characteristics, treatment outcomes, and the impact of various factors on patient health. Topics include autoimmune conditions, inflammatory arthritis, and the use of medications like GLP-1 receptor agonists and biologics. The journal also examines patient-reported outcomes, disease severity measures, and the influence of social determinants of health and lifestyle on RMDs.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 158 articles / year

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

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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

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Is the ISSN verified?

2578-5745 / 2578-5745

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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