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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 correspondent 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 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 22/03/2026 to 29/03/2026

CER19080
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Modification of 2022 ACR/EULAR ANCA-associated vasculitis classification criteria in a Japanese cohort (J-CANVAS)

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19732
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Mitochondrial abnormalities in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19185
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Targeting fibroblast-like synoviocytes with CDK4/6 inhibitors as a novel, non-immunosuppressive treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19063
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Health-related quality of life improvements and response thresholds of myositis outcome measures and response criteria

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

 

CER19867
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The 8th International Congress on Controversies in Fibromyalgia

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

From 22/03/2026 to 29/03/2026

CER18953
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313 click

Red wine antioxidant properties implications in rheumatic diseases: exploring clonal variations in resveratrol and other bioactive compounds

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18354
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Application of lupus comprehensive disease control in newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus patients: results from the Italian multicentre Early Lupus Project inception cohort

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18685
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Tofacitinib attenuates IL-6-mediated endothelial tissue factor induction in vitro without affecting platelet aggregation in vivo: mechanistic insights into cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18788
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Modification of cardiovascular risk factors after viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid in patients with symptomatic hip and knee osteoarthritis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19669
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Clinical and immunologic status of a child conceived following maternal administration of CD19 CAR T-cells for systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatology Abstract