Overview
Submission Instructions
Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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Nature Reviews Rheumatology is a specialist journal in rheumatology publishing review articles, perspectives, news and comment, correspondence, research highlights and curated collections on autoimmune, inflammatory and musculoskeletal diseases.
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Subject
Rheumatology
Impact Factor
32.7
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Closed
ISSN
1759-4790
eISSN
1759-4804
Invitation Only
Yes
Cost Range
No fee for publication.
Submission Instructions
Nature Reviews Rheumatology is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:
Review-Type Articles
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract should ideally be no more than 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
Manuscript should include an introduction without subheadings and end with a brief concluding summary section without subheadings. Manuscript must include 4–6 key points of no more than 30 words each, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.
References
References should be approximately 25 per 1,000 words. References must use Nature Reviews style. References must be cited as superscript numbers in sequential order, and if a reference has six or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables
No more than 7 display items, including tables, figures and boxes, are allowed. Tables must be provided as part of the article document, while tables containing graphical content must be supplied as separate image files. Display items must be cited in the main text in order in the format (FIG. 1), each figure must have a concise legend with a short title describing all components and defining abbreviations, and all abbreviations in tables must be defined.
Technical Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract should ideally be a maximum of 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
Manuscript must begin with an introductory section without subheadings and end with a brief concluding summary section without subheadings. Competing interests must be declared within the text of the article, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References should be approximately 25 per 1,000 words. References must use Nature Reviews style. References must be cited as superscript numbers in sequential order, and if a reference has six or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables
No more than 7 display items, including tables, figures and boxes, are allowed. Tables must be provided as part of the article document, while tables containing graphical content must be supplied as separate image files. Display items must be cited in the main text in order in the format (FIG. 1), each figure must have a concise legend with a short title describing all components and defining abbreviations, and all abbreviations in tables must be defined.
Consensus Statement
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract should ideally be no more than 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include an introduction without subheadings, a required Methods section describing methodology and stakeholders, and a brief concluding section without subheadings. No more than seven display items in total are allowed, competing interests must be declared within the text, LLM use must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available, and authors may optionally provide significance statements for 5–10% selected key references.
References
References should be approximately 25 per 1,000 words. References must use Nature Reviews style. References must be cited as superscript numbers sequentially and listed in the order of main text, tables, figures, and then boxes, with only the first author followed by 'et al.' when there are six or more authors.
Figures & Tables
No more than seven display items, including tables, figures, and boxes, are allowed. Tables should be provided as part of the article document, tables containing graphical content must be provided as separate image files, and supplementary information must be supplied as a single file if included. Tables must be clear with every cell completed and abbreviations defined, and figures must be fully labelled and include a short title with a concise legend of approximately 200 words defining all abbreviations.
Evidence-Based Guidelines
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. The abstract should ideally be no more than 200 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include an introduction without subheadings, a Methods section describing methodology and stakeholders, and a brief concluding section without subheadings, with no more than three heading levels overall. Competing interests must be declared within the text of the article, and authors may optionally identify 5–10% of references as key references with a one-sentence significance statement for each.
References
References should be approximately 25 per 1,000 words. References must use Nature Reviews style. References must be cited sequentially as superscript numbers and listed in the order of main text, tables, figures, and then boxes, with only the first author followed by 'et al.' when there are six or more authors.
Figures & Tables
No more than 7 display items, including tables, figures, and boxes, are allowed. Tables should be provided as part of the article document, while supplementary information, if included, must be supplied as a single file. All table cells must contain an entry and all table abbreviations must be defined, and each figure must be fully labelled with a short title and a concise legend of approximately 200 words defining abbreviations.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Main text must not exceed 500 words. No more than two levels of headings are allowed, and the first paragraph must cite the original article. Competing interests must be included in the manuscript file, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.
References
Reference lists must not contain more than 10 references. References must use Nature Reviews reference style. References must be cited sequentially in the order of main text, tables, figures, and then boxes, and references with six or more authors should list only the first author followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables
Only one display item can be included. Tables and boxes must be provided as part of the article document. Definitions of all abbreviations used in tables and figures must be provided, and tables should preferably fit on one portrait-oriented A4 page.
Expert Recommendation
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. The abstract should ideally be no more than 200 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include an introduction without subheadings, allow no more than three levels of headings, and end with a brief concluding section without subheadings. Competing interests must be included in the manuscript file, and authors may optionally identify 5–10% of references as key references with a one-sentence significance statement for each.
References
References should be approximately 25 per 1,000 words. References must use Nature Reviews style. References must be cited sequentially as superscript numbers and listed in the order of main text, tables, figures, and then boxes.
Figures & Tables
No more than 7 display items, including tables, figures, and boxes, are allowed. Supplementary information, if included, must be supplied as a single file. Tables must have an entry in every cell and define all abbreviations, and each figure must be fully labelled with a short title and a concise legend of approximately 200 words defining all abbreviations.
Recent Publications
The evolving comorbidity landscape of rheumatoid arthritis
Rebecca T. Brooks, Bryant R. England, Vanessa L. Kronzer, Cynthia S. Crowson
10.1038/s41584-026-01386-2
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Type I interferon mediates autoimmune photosensitivity
Holly Webster
10.1038/s41584-026-01392-4
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Rethinking early-stage knee osteoarthritis beyond radiography
Armaghan Mahmoudian, Ida K. Haugen
10.1038/s41584-026-01389-z
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Decoding variants of uncertain significance in systemic autoinflammatory diseases
Guilaine Boursier, Alessandra Carbone, Sinisa Savic, Thomas Henry
10.1038/s41584-026-01380-8
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Treat-to-target in Behçet syndrome
Alessandra Bettiol, George Bertsias, Bahram Bodaghi, Aykut Ferhat Celik, George E. Fragoulis, David Saadoun, Rosaria Talarico, Uğur Uygunoğlu, Giacomo Emmi, Petros P. Sfikakis, Gülen Hatemi
10.1038/s41584-026-01381-7
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Median time from submission to first editorial decision is 12 days. Median time from submission to acceptance is 193 days.
Reformat to Nature Reviews Rheumatology using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
Proposals for Review-type and Comment-type articles should be submitted as a synopsis consisting of a 200-word abstract, a brief description of the main article sections, a list of key references, and the list of authors and their affiliations.
Reformat to Nature Reviews Rheumatology using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
No fee for publication. Immediate gold open access is not offered; articles are published via the subscription route.
Reformat to Nature Reviews Rheumatology using Livewrite PremiumResearch Topics
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Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
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