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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 corresponding 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.

Page charge

A page charge of €150.00 per printed page will be assessed for all articles published. Letters to the Editor will be charged €300.00. 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 11/06/2026 to 18/06/2026

CER18862
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Establishment and validation of a novel risk stratification scale in adult IgA vasculitis nephritis: a cohort study based on a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18814
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Association of NXP2 autoantibodies with a more severe clinical phenotype of juvenile dermatomyositis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20018
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Comparing three fibromyalgia screening tools: diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19767
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The impact of Sjögren's disease on ovarian reserve: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19019
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The Refractory DermatoMyositis Index (ReDMI): a clinical tool to predict refractory disease in patients with dermatomyositis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19636
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Turkish Society for Rheumatology recommendations for the diagnosis, follow-up and management of giant cell arteritis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

From 11/06/2026 to 18/06/2026

CER19423
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Switching from intravenous to subcutaneous infliximab in Behçet’s disease: feasibility, safety and early outcomes

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19568
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TREM2 modulates CXCL9:SPP1 polarity to influence macrophage-chondrocyte crosstalk and promote osteoarthritis progression

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19481
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Macrophage heterogeneity governs the balance between fibrosis and tissue protection in systemic sclerosis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19636
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Turkish Society for Rheumatology recommendations for the diagnosis, follow-up and management of giant cell arteritis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19541
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Sex-specific risk profiles of drug-associated joint stiffness and deformity: a FAERS-based pharmacovigilance study with Canadian Vigilance Adverse Reaction Database validation

Rheumatology Abstract