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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 26/05/2026 to 02/06/2026

CER19234
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Machine learning-based identification of pyroptosis-related genes as biomarkers and targets in primary Sjögren's syndrome

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19115
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Functional characterisation of a novel homozygous p.Y227C ADA2 variant in a child with deficiency of adenosine deaminase type 2

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CER19735
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Sequential treatment strategies following methotrexate inadequate response in rheumatoid arthritis: a real-world retrospective cohort study

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CER19107
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Clinical practice guidelines for reporting nail fold videocapillaroscopy: a Delphi consensus on behalf of the Italian Society of Rheumatology study group on capillaroscopy

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

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

From 26/05/2026 to 02/06/2026

CER19344
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Anti-neutrophil extracellular trap antibodies in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a suitable biomarker of thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

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CER18886
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High sensitivity measurement of circulating interferon proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus

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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

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract