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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 25/06/2026 to 02/07/2026

CER19414
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Sustained symptom relief and safety over five years following a single intra-articular injection of 2.5[%] polyacrylamide hydrogel in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18696
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Non-inflammatory mimickers of myositis: a guide for rheumatologists

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20044
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The microbiota-gut-brain axis in fibromyalgia: a scoping review

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19867
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The 8th International Congress on Controversies in Fibromyalgia

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19745
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Characteristics and clinical significance of aortic ulcer signs on computed tomography angiography in patients with Takayasu's 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 25/06/2026 to 02/07/2026

CER20044
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The microbiota-gut-brain axis in fibromyalgia: a scoping review

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18944
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Acute activation of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and their satellite glial cells by the serum of patients suffering from fibromyalgia

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19071
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Invisible pain, visible change: the impact of multidisciplinary treatment on women with fibromyalgia

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20146
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Treating the whole patient: why the integration of medical and psychological expertise is not optional in fibromyalgia care

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20157
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War, trauma and pain: an invisible and enduring burden

Rheumatology Abstract