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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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From 23/09/2026 to 30/09/2026

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20469
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Fifteenth International Congress on Spondyloarthritides

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CER19298
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Overcoming methotrexate intolerance in a paediatric cohort of patients with rheumatic diseases: successful application of a large interval oral split-dose regimen

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

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CER19629
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BAFF blockade restores refractory thrombocytopenia of primary antiphospholipid syndrome: a case series

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

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The 5 most viewed Abstracts in the last 7 days
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From 23/09/2026 to 30/09/2026

CER19298
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Overcoming methotrexate intolerance in a paediatric cohort of patients with rheumatic diseases: successful application of a large interval oral split-dose regimen

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER20469
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149 click

Fifteenth International Congress on Spondyloarthritides

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

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CER19136
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Long non-coding RNA expression profiles in neutrophils revealed potential biomarker for rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in MDA5+ dermatomyositis

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CER19672
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Tofacitinib for the treatment of recurrent IgG4-related disease: clinical experience in 7 patients

Rheumatology Abstract