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Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology is a monthly international peer-reviewed journal which has been covering all clinical, experimental and translational aspects of musculoskeletal, arthritic and connective tissue diseases since 1983. The journal includes annual monothematic issues on the following topics:

The monothematic issue on Myositis is also the official organ of the International Myositis Society (iMyoS, https://imyos.org).

Articles submitted on these topics, once accepted are published ahead-of-print online, and subsequently included in the correspondent monothematic issue.

Editor-in-Chief
Stefano Bombardieri, MD

Environmental Rheumatology

LER & CER: Letter to the Editor Rheumatology

Letter to Editor Rheumatology: Commentaries and Controversies (LER) has been an online forum for a stronger voice and a wider audience for critical and dissenting views in rheumatology and related disciplines. It has joined forces with Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology to achieve the deserved wider audience.

Letters can be submitted solely to: https://www.clinexprheumatol.org, please read Authors’ Guidelines.

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A page charge of €130.00 will be assessed for all articles published. Instructions for payment will be sent to authors along with the proofs. There is no charge for solicited articles.

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The 5 most viewed PDFs in the last 7 days
in press from 6 months ago (One year in review excluded)

From 23/06/2025 to 30/06/2025

CER18085
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Is the gut microbiome of importance in fibromyalgia? A critical review of emerging evidence
S. Shtrozberg, L. Bazzichi, P. Sarzi-Puttini, V. Aloush, J.N. Ablin

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER17634
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A Phase 3, 28-week, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (OA-10) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single injection of lorecivivint in the target knee joint of moderately to severely symptomatic osteoarthritis patients
Y. Yazici, J.R. Tambiah, C.J. Swearingen, V.A. Lopez, S. Kennedy, M.S. Fineman, I. Simsek, E. Solomon, T.E. Mcalindon

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18538
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Medical cannabis for chronic pain management: questions and answers between clinical and medico-legal issues
V. Schweiger, B. Ganz, A. Martini, P. Sarzi-Puttini, L. Bazzichi, E. Bonora, P. Vendramin, M. Nizzero, L. Zamboni, L. Polati, F. Lugoboni, D. Raniero, E. Polati, G. Del Balzo

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18543
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Unravelling the relationship between anxiety, autonomic nervous system dysfunction and fibromyalgia: a systematic review
A. Di Bari, G. Demo, E. Patron

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18954
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Is it time to review the 2016 American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia?
G. Cassisi

Rheumatology Abstract

 

The 5 most viewed Abstracts in the last 7 days
in press from 6 months ago (One year in review excluded)

From 23/06/2025 to 30/06/2025

CER18703
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Infections preceding diagnosis associated with myositis phenotypes in a national patient registry
T. Ohnishi, J. Wilkerson, N. Bayat, P.N. Farhadi, A. Faiq, C.F. Dillon, A. Schiffenbauer, C.G. Parks, H.I. Brunner, B. Goldberg, F.W. Miller, L.G. Rider

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18085
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Is the gut microbiome of importance in fibromyalgia? A critical review of emerging evidence
S. Shtrozberg, L. Bazzichi, P. Sarzi-Puttini, V. Aloush, J.N. Ablin

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18543
Free to view
75 click

Unravelling the relationship between anxiety, autonomic nervous system dysfunction and fibromyalgia: a systematic review
A. Di Bari, G. Demo, E. Patron

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18606
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The microbiota in axial spondyloarthritis: what have we learned from Mendelian randomisation studies?
M.L. Stoll, M. Appah, H.K. Tiwari

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18721
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Research trends and hotspots on gut microbiota in rheumatoid arthritis: a bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2024
Z. Zheng, X. Liu, Y. Zhang, H. Zhang, S. Chen, J. Zhu

Rheumatology Abstract