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Journal overview

Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal publishing original research, reports, editorials, reviews and commentaries on all aspects of clinical and experimental rheumatology in the clinic and laboratory including the following topics:

  • Pathology, pathophysiology of rheumatological diseases
  • Investigation, treatment and management of rheumatological diseases
  • Clinical trials and novel pharmacological approaches for the treatment of rheumatological disorders


Although the main focus of the journal is to publish research and clinical results in humans; preclinical, animal and in vitro studies will be published where they will shed light on disease processes and potential new therapies.

Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.

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