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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 11/07/2025 to 18/07/2025

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

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18234
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Comparison of the efficacy of Janus kinase inhibitors and adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis
Q. Zhou, S. Zhu, S. Dai, Q. Wu, J. Zheng, H. Zhu, W. Yang

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

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CER18847
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Fibromyalgia and post-traumatic stress disorder: different parts of an elephant?
M. Luís, A.M. Pinto, W. Häuser, J.W. Jacobs, A. Saraiva, V. Giorgi, P. Sarzi-Puttini, M. Castelo-Branco, R. Geenen, J.A. Pereira Da Silva

Rheumatology Abstract

 

The 5 most viewed Abstracts in the last 7 days
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From 11/07/2025 to 18/07/2025

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

 

CER18262
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Mediterranean diet and its low-antigenic and anti-inflammatory properties on fibromyalgia: a systematic review
E.E. Miller, S. Jayakrishnan, F. Froio, D. Ahmed, H. Haq, S. Schnurer, M.V. Messina, B. Barillà, A. Saturnino, M. Vomero, A. Marino, L. Navarini, R. Giacomelli, E. Karamagioli, P. Pozzilli, D.E. Zoughbie

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18794
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Turkish Society for Rheumatology (Turkish Takayasu Arteritis Study Group) recommendations for the diagnosis, follow-up and the treatment of Takayasu's arteritis
F. Alibaz-Öner, S. Kaymaz-Tahra, B. Ince, E.Ç. Bölek, T. Yüce Inel, H.E. Öz, T. Şak, A. Özdede, Z. Toker Dinçer, F. Yıldırım, G. Kenar, T. Turten-Kaymaz, N. Alpay-Kanitez, C. Bes, O. Karadağ, G. Hatemi, S. Akar, F. Onen, E. Seyahi, K. Aksu, G. Keser, A. G

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CER18863
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Vagal nerve stimulation and fibromyalgia: an additional therapeutic option
G. Dolcini, M. Favretti, D. Franculli, G. Buoncuore, G. Pellegrino, M. Di Carlo, P. Sarzi-Puttini, F. Conti, C. Iannuccelli, M. Di Franco

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