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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 17/07/2026 to 24/07/2026

CER19211
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Potential pitfalls in the differential diagnosis of myositis versus hereditary myopathies

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20025
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Hydroxychloroquine and the cardiovascular system: lights and shadows

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19448
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Vasculitic peripheral neuropathy in patients with provisional cutaneous arteritis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19374
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Shaping the landscape of interstitial lung disease in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: state of the art, evidence gaps and a need for clinical trials

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20334
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Special articles: Controversies in cardio-rheumatology. Introduction

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

From 17/07/2026 to 24/07/2026

CER19981
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Long-term low dose glucocorticoid therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysis on cardiovascular effects

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20334
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Special articles: Controversies in cardio-rheumatology. Introduction

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19644
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Inflammation and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: lights and shadows

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20025
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Hydroxychloroquine and the cardiovascular system: lights and shadows

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19986
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The paradigm shift in corticosteroid therapy for idiopathic pericarditis: from high-dose regimens to precision therapy

Rheumatology Abstract