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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
in press from 6 months ago (One year in review excluded)

From 14/12/2025 to 21/12/2025

CER19191
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Mevalonate kinase deficiency diagnosed in late adolescence presenting with macrophage activation syndrome

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18415
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Avacopan with combined cyclophosphamide and rituximab for induction therapy in severe ANCA-associated vasculitis: retrospective observational study of 30 patients in two German referral centres

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER18414
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Lupus or not? Idiopathic full house glomerulonephritis: a rare nephropathy with unexpectedly severe outcome

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CER18847
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Fibromyalgia and post-traumatic stress disorder: different parts of an elephant?

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

From 14/12/2025 to 21/12/2025

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19339
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Drug-induced osteoporosis/osteopenia: a pharmacovigilance analysis using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System database

Rheumatology Abstract

 

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

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19491
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Damage accrual in Sjögren’s disease. Prevalence, risk factors and impact on quality of life: a systematic review

Rheumatology Abstract

 

CER19325
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Sex disparities in the phenotype at diagnosis of Sjögren's disease: artificial intelligence-driven characterisation in 17,416 patients

Rheumatology Abstract