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The Lancet Rheumatology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1974

ISSN2665-9913eISSN2665-9913

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

3.837

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.666

Total Works

1,366

Total Citations

30,709

2yr Mean Citedness

5.64

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Lancet Rheumatology is an independent journal committed to publishing content relevant to rheumatology specialists worldwide. It focuses on studies that advance clinical practice, challenge the status quo, and advocate change in health policy, publishing clinical research. The journal also publishes high-quality content for the rheumatology community and advocates for improved lives of patients with rheumatic diseases.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,366

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2665-9913 / 2665-9913

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

ImmunologyQ1

Immunology and AllergyQ1

RheumatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyImmunologyImmunology and Allergy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchVasculitis and related conditionsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Inflammasome and immune disorders