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

From 21/05/2026 to 28/05/2026

CER19234
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Machine learning-based identification of pyroptosis-related genes as biomarkers and targets in primary Sjögren's syndrome

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19192
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Parvovirus B19 infection with rheumatologic manifestations: results from a multicentre Italian study

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

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19627
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Obinutuzumab in rituximab-refractory or intolerant systemic lupus erythematosus: a real-world case series

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

From 21/05/2026 to 28/05/2026

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

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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CER19192
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Parvovirus B19 infection with rheumatologic manifestations: results from a multicentre Italian study

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CER18916
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Three-year follow-up from a randomised controlled trial of a single intra-articular polyacrylamide hydrogel injection in subjects with knee osteoarthritis

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18835
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Psoriatic arthritis spectrum in children: a multicentre observational study

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