Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Discipline	Rheumatology
Language	English
Edited  by	Josef Smolen
Publication details
History	1939–present
Publisher	Elsevier on behalf of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology
Frequency	Monthly
Open access	Hybrid
Impact factor	20.3 (2023)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM  · MathSciNet
ISO 4	Ann. Rheum. Dis.
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The Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases is an international peer-reviewed medical journal. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology and covers all aspects of rheumatology, including musculoskeletal conditions, arthritis, and connective tissue diseases. The journal publishes original research, reviews, recommendations, and various other articles, as well as abstracts from conferences. ^[1] The journal was established in 1939, ^[2] and operates under a hybrid subscription business model that enables open access. ^[3] The editor-in-chief is Josef Smolen. ^[4]

Change of ownership and publisher

Until end of 2024, the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases were published by BMJ. ^[5] After a change of ownership, EULAR became the sole owner of the journal. ^[6] Elsevier is the new publisher starting in January 2025. ^[7]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Index Medicus, Excerpta Medica, and BIOSIS Previews. ^[1] According to the Journal Citation Reports , its 2023 impact factor is 20.3. ^{[8] [9]}

The journal has been cited most often by: Arthritis & Rheumatism , Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Rheumatology , Journal of Rheumatology , and Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology . The journals it has cited most are Arthritis & Rheumatism, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Journal of Rheumatology, Rheumatology, and Journal of Immunology .

References

1. "Home Page: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases". ard.eular.org. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
2. "List of Issues: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases". ard.eular.org. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
3. "Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
4. "Editorial Board: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases". ard.eular.org. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
5. "Homepage". Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
6. "PDF.js viewer". www.eular.org. 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
7. "PDF.js viewer". www.eular.org. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
8. "Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases". 2023 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024.
9. "Web of Science Master Journal List - WoS MJL by Clarivate". mjl.clarivate.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.

External links

• Official website https://ard.eular.org/