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Top 10 Rheumatology Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Rheumatology journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

#1
NR
JIF 32.7
Q1
Closed

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.

Identifiers

ISSN 1759-4790
eISSN 1759-4804

Publication Cost

No fee for publication.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision: 12 median days; submission to acceptance: 193 median days.
#2
AO
JIF 20.6
Q1
Hybrid

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases is an international peer reviewed rheumatology journal committed to promoting high standards of scientific exchange and education. It publishes original research, reviews, recommendations, viewpoints, and related work spanning...

Identifiers

ISSN 0003-4967
eISSN 1468-2060

Publication Cost

Open access articles require payment of an article publishing charge (APC) if the manuscript is accepted.

Publishing Timeline

81 days submission to acceptance
#3
LR
JIF 16.4
Q1
Hybrid

The Lancet Rheumatology is a rheumatology journal with ISSN 2665-9913. It publishes content including Reviews, Articles, Comments, Viewpoints, and Correspondence, and features both Open Access articles under the CC BY 4.0 license and other journal content. Rep...

Identifiers

ISSN 2665-9913
eISSN 2665-9913

Publication Cost

USD 8,010 APC for open access publishing in The Lancet Rheumatology as of Jan 1, 2026.

Publishing Timeline

Eligible fast-track original research articles are published within 10 weeks of submission.
#4
A&
Arthritis & Rheumatology

WILEY

JIF 10.9
Q1
Hybrid

Identifiers

ISSN 2326-5191
eISSN 2326-5205
Profile coming soon
#5
OA
JIF 9
Q1
Hybrid

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage is the official journal of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International. It is an international, multidisciplinary journal that disseminates information for specialists and practitioners concerned with osteoarthritis and foste...

Identifiers

ISSN 1063-4584
eISSN 1522-9653

Publication Cost

USD 4460 APC for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.

Publishing Timeline

55 days submission to decision after review; 142 days submission to acceptance; 8 days acceptance to online publication
#6
BP
Best Practice & Research In Clinical Rheumatology

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

JIF 4.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1521-6942
eISSN 1521-1770
Profile coming soon
#7
RO
Rmd Open

BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP

JIF 4.7
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2056-5933
eISSN 2056-5933
Profile coming soon
#8
AR
Arthritis Research & Therapy

BMC

JIF 4.6
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1478-6354
eISSN 1478-6362
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#9
Rh
Rheumatology

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

JIF 4.4
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1462-0324
eISSN 1462-0332
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#10
SI
Seminars In Arthritis And Rheumatism

W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC

JIF 4.4
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0049-0172
eISSN 1532-866X
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