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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 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 08/04/2026 to 15/04/2026

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18886
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High sensitivity measurement of circulating interferon proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19358
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Effect of vitamin D treatment in ANCA-associated vasculitis: results from an exploratory perspective, pragmatic, non-randomised study

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

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

 

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

From 08/04/2026 to 15/04/2026

CER18886
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High sensitivity measurement of circulating interferon proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19636
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Turkish Society for Rheumatology recommendations for the diagnosis, follow-up and management of giant cell arteritis

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CER19616
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The roles of macrophages in ankylosing spondylitis: from pathogenesis to therapeutic intervention target

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19084
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Successful treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and Crohn’s disease with combined mepolizumab and adalimumab

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19224
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Interstitial lung involvement in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with abatacept: a prospective observational study

Rheumatology Abstract