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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 22/02/2026 to 01/03/2026

CER19372
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Pain in myositis: prevalence, assessment, potential mechanisms and considerations for management

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19357
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Resolution of refractory systemic lupus erythematosus-associated alopecia with anifrolumab: a case report

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19104
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Efficacy of rituximab treatment in a post-COVID-19 vaccine myositis overlapping to systemic sclerosis: a histological follow-up

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19164
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Janus kinase inhibitors therapy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a case series

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19417
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IgG4-related prostatitis: expanding the spectrum of IgG4-related disease. A systematic review

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

From 22/02/2026 to 01/03/2026

CER19732
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Mitochondrial abnormalities in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19491
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Damage accrual in Sjögren’s disease. Prevalence, risk factors and impact on quality of life: a systematic review

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19045
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Systemic lupus erythematosus and associated organ damage in real-world settings: estimating damage scores using administrative claims data

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19364
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Biopsychosocial determinants and gender disparities in health-related quality of life among rheumatoid arthritis patients: a nationwide multicentre study in China

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19337
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Insight into modulating osteoarthritis progression: lncRNAs and TGF-β/Smad signalling pathway

Rheumatology Abstract