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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 13/10/2026 to 20/10/2026

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19670
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Turkish Society for Rheumatology recommendations for topical and systemic treatments in Sjögren's disease

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CER19516
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Association between serum transaminase elevations and clinical course in patients with familial Mediterranean fever

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CER19835
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A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of an at-home TheraPutty® hand exercise intervention on strength and function in adults with inclusion body myositis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20134
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Utility of follow-up cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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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 13/10/2026 to 20/10/2026

CER20002
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Effectiveness, survival and prescription patterns of Janus kinase inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: results of a 5.9-year follow-up from the Italian Study Group of Early Arthritis (GISEA) registry

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19728
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Oxygen-ozone autohaemotherapy in fibromyalgia: safety profile and adverse events. A scoping review

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CER19840
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Ultrasound in interstitial lung disease: a bibliometric analysis from 1991 to 2025

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20351
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Interstitial lung disease as the initial manifestation of systemic autoimmune disease: a narrative review of autoantibodies, biomarkers, prognosis, and management

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CER19884
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Lung ultrasound as part of a diagnostic algorithm to detect interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients at risk

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

Rheumatology Abstract