Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Aims & Scope

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD) is an international peer review journal committed to promoting the highest standards of scientific exchange and education.

It covers all aspects of rheumatology, which includes the spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions, arthritic disease, and connective tissue disorders.

ARD publishes basic, clinical, and translational scientific research.

Concise scientific communication is encouraged and peer reviewed proceedings of international meetings are featured.

Educational papers include state of the art reviews, "how to" articles and educational cases that focus on problems faced in clinical practice.

The journal was first published in 1939 and has an authorative global Editorial Board and a growing international readership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	20.6
2024	20.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	231

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	9988

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	5.731

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Radiological Assessment of Osteo-Arthrosis

  Citation: 9814

  Authors: J.H., J.S.

• Classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome: a revised version of the European criteria proposed by the American-European Consensus Group

  Citation: 4340

  Authors: C, S, R, H M, E L, S E, T E, P C, R I, S S, S R, N, M H

• 2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative

  Citation: 3119

  Authors: Daniel, Tuhina, Alan J, Julia, David T, Clifton O, Neal S, Gerd R, Vivian P, Marc D, Bernard, Karen H, Maxime, Paul, Gianfranco, Johanna MW, Kathryn, Tom WJ, Arthur, Jonathan, Tore K, Timothy, Philip, Henri A, Larry W, Raymond L, Theodore, Josef S, Ewa, Deborah, Paul P, Katherine S, Jiří, Frederick, Gillian

• The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part II): validation and final selection

  Citation: 2952

  Authors: M, D, R, J, N, J, J, C T, E, M, F, J, M A, Y, W P, H, I J, S, E, R, U, J, J

• The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

  Citation: 2670

  Authors: Marita, Emma, Damian, Sandra, Ilana, Marlene, Lisa, Sean, Francis, Catherine L, Laura L., Graeme, Flavia, Richard, Theo, Rachelle, Anthony, Lyn

• The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

  Citation: 2094

  Authors: Damian, Lyn, Peter, Fiona, Anthony, Christopher, Gail, Emma, Theo, Jan, Chris, Roy, Rachelle

• EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update

  Citation: 2066

  Authors: Josef S, Robert B M, Johannes W J, Gerd R, Maxime, Andreas, Iain B, Alexandre, Ronald F, Maarten, Daniel, Martin, John, Alejandro, Maarten, Alfons A, Maya H, Frank, Roberto, Mario Humberto, Diederik, Catalin, Maurizio, Christopher John, Yvonne, Paul, Axel, Laure, Jacques-Eric, Merete Lund, Tom W J, Marios, Zhanguo, Xavier, Ulf, Eduardo F, Jose A P, Gyula, Janet E, Andrea, Adeline, Kenneth G, Anja, Tsutomu, Marieke, René, Désirée

• 2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: an American college of rheumatology/European league against rheumatism collaborative initiative

  Citation: 1971

  Authors: Frank, Dinesh, Jaap, Sindhu R, Murray, Alan, Marco, Raymond P, Thomas A, Patricia E, Gabriela, Philip J, Christopher P, Oliver, Yannick, Daniel E, Armando, Maureen D, Jacob M, James R, Laszlo, Virginia D, Murat, Otylia, Ulf, Gabriele, Douglas J, Madelon C, Ulrich A, Lorinda, David H, Mary, Barri J, Serena, Ariane, Vivien M, Sergio, Bashar, Peter A, Stanislav, Richard M, Robert W, John, Janet E

• EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2016 update

  Citation: 1960

  Authors: Josef S, Robert, Johannes, Gerd, Katerina, Maxime, Jackie, Sofia, Marieke, Ronald, Daniel, Martin, Maarten, Chris D, Frank, Vivian, Mario, Bernard, Maurizio, Yvonne, Paul, Axel, Cem, Juan, Laure, Jacques-Eric, Johanna M W, Tom, Meghna, Dmitry, Marios, Tore, Zhanguo, Xavier, Iain, Eduardo, Peter, Karel, Gyula, Christophe, Piet, Andrea, Kenneth, Jose, Tanja, Tsutomu, René, Maarten, Désirée

• Treating rheumatoid arthritis to target: recommendations of an international task force

  Citation: 1667

  Authors: Josef S, Daniel, Johannes W J, Ferdinand C, Dimitrios, Gerd, Bernard, Maurizio, Maarten, Maxime, Paul, Alan, Juan Jesus, Boulos, Joachim, Edward C, Tore K, Iain, Emilio, Carlomaurizio, Monika, Desirée

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