Modern Rheumatology

Aims & Scope

Modern Rheumatology publishes original papers in English on research pertinent to rheumatology and associated areas such as pathology, physiology, clinical immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, experimental animal models, pharmacology, and orthopedic surgery.

Occasional reviews of topics which may be of wide interest to the readership will be accepted.

In addition, concise papers of special scientific importance that represent definitive and original studies will be considered.

Letters should be limited to commentaries on previous articles published in Modern Rheumatology , subjects related to rheumatology, or topics of potential interest to members of the Japan College of Rheumatology.

Rapid Communications should be very short reports of research findings, with no abstract.

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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.

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.

• Comprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), 2011

  Citation: 1313

  Authors: Hisanori, Kazuichi, Yasufumi, Mitsuhiro, Motohisa, Takako, Shoko, Tadashi, Shigeo, Shigeyuki, Hideaki, Terumi, Toru, Akira, Seiji, Tetsuhide, Kenji, Takayuki, Yoshiya, Tsuneyo, Tsutomu, Michiaki, Toshifumi, Hirohito, Kazuo, Hirotaka

• A novel clinical entity, IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD): general concept and details

  Citation: 594

  Authors: Hisanori, Kazuichi, Yasufumi, Mitsuhiro, Motohisa, Takako, Shoko, Takayuki, Tsuneyo, Yoshiya, Kazuo, Tadashi, Shigeyuki, Ritsuro, Tsutomu, Naohisa, Nozomu, Yasuhito, Atsushi, Masaru, Shigeo, Dai

• The 2020 revised comprehensive diagnostic (RCD) criteria for IgG4-RD

  Citation: 441

  Authors: Hisanori, Kazuichi, Shigeyuki, Hiroki, Hiroshi, Shoko, Nobukazu, Takashi, Yasuharu, Mitsuhiro

• Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) were useful markers in assessment of inflammatory response and disease activity in SLE patients

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Baodong, Ning, Qingqin, Tingting, Min, Haitao, Zhide, Yan, Zaixing, Renqian

• Comprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), 2011

  Citation: 324

  Authors: Hisanori, Kazuichi, Yasufumi, Mitsuhiro, Motohisa, Takako, Shoko, Tadashi, Shigeo, Shigeyuki, Hideaki, Terumi, Toru, Akira, Seiji, Tetsuhide, Kenji, Takayuki, Yoshiya, Tsuneyo, Tsutomu, Michiaki, Toshifumi, Hirohito, Kazuo, Hirotaka

• Study of active controlled tocilizumab monotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate (SATORI): significant reduction in disease activity and serum vascular endothelial growth factor by IL-6 receptor inhibition therapy

  Citation: 252

  Authors: Norihiro, Nobuyuki, Kazuhiko, Shinichi, Tsutomu, Junichi, Tadamitsu

• A new conceptualization for Mikulicz's disease as an IgG4-related plasmacytic disease

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Motohisa, Hiroki, Mikiko, Chisako, Yasuyoshi, Hiroyuki, Yasuhisa, Kohzoh

• Revised Japanese criteria for Sjögren’s syndrome (1999): availability and validity

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Takashi, Susumu, Nobuyuki, Yoshio, Kazuo

• Risk of malignancies in IgG4-related disease

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Motohisa, Hiroki, Tetsuya, Chisako, Yasuyoshi, Keisuke, Hidetaka, Yui, Mikiko, Hiroyuki, Tetsuo, Kohzoh, Yasuhisa

• Control of chondrogenesis by the transcription factor Sox9

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Haruhiko