Arthritis Care and Research

Aims & Scope

Arthritis Care & Research, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (a division of the College), is a peer-reviewed publication that publishes original research, review articles, and editorials that promote excellence in the clinical practice of rheumatology.

Relevant to the care of individuals with rheumatic diseases, major topics are evidence-based practice studies, clinical problems, practice guidelines, educational, social, and public health issues, health economics, health care policy, and future trends in rheumatology practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	3.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2450

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2956

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.479

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.

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Measures of adult pain: Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS Pain), Numeric Rating Scale for Pain (NRS Pain), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Short‐Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF‐MPQ), Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS), Short Form‐36 Bodily Pain Scale (SF‐36 BPS), and Measure of Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP)

  Citation: 3188

  Authors: Gillian A., Samra, Tetyana, Melissa

• The American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia and Measurement of Symptom Severity

  Citation: 3020

  Authors: Frederick, Daniel J., Mary‐Ann, Don L., Robert S., Philip, Anthony S., I. Jon, John B., Muhammad B.

• American College of Rheumatology 2012 recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee

  Citation: 2226

  Authors: Marc C., Roy D., Karine Toupin, Maria, Gordon, Jessie, Tanveer, Vivian, George, Peter

• 2012 Update of the 2008 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the use of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

  Citation: 1323

  Authors: Jasvinder A., Daniel E., Aseem, Jeffrey R., Arthur F., Joel M., Larry W., James, Kevin L., Timothy, S. Louis, W. Winn, Harold E., Maria, Claire, Maxime, Dinesh, Charles M., Amye L., Eric L., John T., Eileen, Karen S., Archana, Elizabeth R., Harsh, Sangmee, Amy S., Nivedita M., Kenneth G.

• 2012 American College of Rheumatology guidelines for management of gout. Part 1: Systematic nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapeutic approaches to hyperuricemia

  Citation: 1272

  Authors: Dinesh, John D., Puja P., Sangmee, Manjit K., Tuhina, Michael H., Joan, Susan, Shraddha, Marian, Maneesh, Fernando, Will, Frédéric, Hyon, Jasvinder A., Nicola, Sanford, Vandana, Danielle, Steven A., Blake, Gail, Charles, Gerald, Daniel E., N. Lawrence, Brian, H. Ralph, Mark, Neil, Robert

• 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee

  Citation: 1213

  Authors: Sharon L., Tuhina, Marc C., Carol, Gordon, Joel, Leigh, Cindy, Carole, David, Kathleen, William F., Gillian, Edward, C. Kent, Amanda E., Jonathan, Carla, Daniel, Barton, Roy D., Dana, Joann, Gina, Mariko, Devyani, Amit Aakash, Anna K., Louise M., Marat, Amy S., James

• Measures of anxiety: State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale‐Anxiety (HADS‐A)

  Citation: 1209

  Authors: Laura J.

• American College of Rheumatology guidelines for screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis

  Citation: 1181

  Authors: Bevra H., Maureen A., Alan, W. Dean, David I., John D., George A., Joan T., Daniel J., Jinoos, Rosalind, Karandeep, Mazdak, Soo‐In, Maneesh, Suzanne, Mohammad, Christine, William J., Sefali, Justin, Anjay, Weiling, Jennifer M.

• American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome: A data‐driven, expert consensus approach in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance Cohort

  Citation: 1131

  Authors: S. C., C. H., L. A., A. N., S., H., M., H., F., Y., Y., D., A. M., P., B., K., G., M., T., J., N., K., P., S., C., J., A., S., W., J. S., T. E.

• Measures of knee function: International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Evaluation Form, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Physical Function Short Form (KOOS‐PS), Knee Outcome Survey Activities of Daily Living Scale (KOS‐ADL), Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, Oxford Knee Score (OKS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Activity Rating Scale (ARS), and Tegner Activity Score (TAS)

  Citation: 878

  Authors: Natalie J., Devyani, David T., Kay M., Ewa M.

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