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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.

Education and CME

 

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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 28/06/2026 to 05/07/2026

CER19867
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The 8th International Congress on Controversies in Fibromyalgia

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19017
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Validation of simplified scoring systems for assessing cutaneous disease activity in dermatomyositis

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

 

CER19793
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Oxygen-ozone autohaemotherapy in fibromyalgia: oxidative stress, Nrf2 activation, small fibre neuropathy and a critical narrative review of the evidence

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

From 28/06/2026 to 05/07/2026

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19936
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Irritable bowel syndrome is related to small fibre pathology in patients with fibromyalgia

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19213
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BLyS/APRIL dual inhibition for systemic sclerosis: a single-centre, single-arm, open-label clinical trial of telitacicept

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

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