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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
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From 14/01/2026 to 21/01/2026

CER18696
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Non-inflammatory mimickers of myositis: a guide for rheumatologists

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

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CER18944
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Acute activation of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and their satellite glial cells by the serum of patients suffering from fibromyalgia

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CER19323
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Immunological signatures in patients with Sjögren's disease: association with systemic disease activity at diagnosis

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CER19429
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Treatment and follow-up of patients with Sjögren's disease associated interstitial lung disease: a case series

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The 5 most viewed Abstracts in the last 7 days
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From 14/01/2026 to 21/01/2026

CER18696
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Non-inflammatory mimickers of myositis: a guide for rheumatologists

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19121
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Carotid vasa vasorum detected by super-resolution ultrasound microvascular imaging in Takayasu’s arteritis: a potential biomarker of disease activity and early treatment outcome

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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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18944
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Acute activation of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and their satellite glial cells by the serum of patients suffering from fibromyalgia

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19334
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Impact of concomitant methotrexate on JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: a retrospective single-centre study from the KEIO-RA cohort

Rheumatology Abstract