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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.

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A page charge of €130.00 will be assessed for all articles published. 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 04/08/2025 to 11/08/2025

CER18867
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Web search trends on fibromyalgia: development of a machine learning model
M.L.G. Leoni, M. Mercieri, A. Paladini, M. Cascella, M. Rekatsina, F. Atzeni, A. Pasqualucci, L. Bazzichi, F. Salaffi, P. Sarzi-Puttini, G. Varrassi

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18923
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Evaluation of different algorithms to identify the scleroderma pattern in nailfold videocapillaroscopy
A. Shinzato, J.Y. Sekiyama, C. Kayser

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18543
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Unravelling the relationship between anxiety, autonomic nervous system dysfunction and fibromyalgia: a systematic review
A. Di Bari, G. Demo, E. Patron

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18741
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Impact of immunosuppression on development and outcome of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
S. Rodolfi, C.C.M. Ng, A.M. Ruiz Bejerano, M. Kanitkar, V.H. Ong, C.P. Denton

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18904
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Hopelessness is associated to severity of both digital vasculopathy and lung disease in systemic sclerosis patients: a prospective one-year study
P. Bearzi, L. Navarini, L. Capra Mattioli, G. Bindi, M. Minerba, C. Salvolini, A. Orlando, G. Lanaia, M. Vizzini, T. Cocchiaro, M. Vomero, O. Berardicurti, D. Currado, V. Liakouli, A. Marcoccia, R. Giacomelli

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

From 04/08/2025 to 11/08/2025

CER18310
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Effect of Baduanjin Qigong and transcranial direct current stimulation on quality of sleep and disease impact in elderly patients with fibromyalgia: a randomised, sham‐controlled study
H. Saeed Ali, R. Khanmohammadi, E. Arabameri, I. Shaw, B.S. Shaw

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18747
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The effect of medical cannabis on gastrointestinal symptoms in fibromyalgia and disorders of gut-brain interaction: a patient‑centred real‑world observational study
A. Santonicola, P. Moscato, C. Soldaini, G. Loi, A. Merchionda, P. D'addieco, A. Lauritano, G. Pellegrino, P. Sarzi-Puttini, P. Iovino

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18652
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Clinical adverse events to voclosporin: a real-world drug safety study based on FDA Adverse Event Reporting System
J. Zhang, Y. Wan, L. Liu, R. Chen, Y. Shi, Y. Tang, P. Li, H. Huang

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18085
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Is the gut microbiome of importance in fibromyalgia? A critical review of emerging evidence
S. Shtrozberg, L. Bazzichi, P. Sarzi-Puttini, V. Aloush, J.N. Ablin

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18741
Free to view
125 click

Impact of immunosuppression on development and outcome of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
S. Rodolfi, C.C.M. Ng, A.M. Ruiz Bejerano, M. Kanitkar, V.H. Ong, C.P. Denton

Rheumatology Abstract