Rheumatology (journal)
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Discipline | Rheumatology |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Marwan Bukhari |
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Former name(s) | British Journal of Rheumatology, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Rheumatology and Physical Medicine, Annals of Physical Medicine |
History | 1952-present |
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Frequency | Monthly |
5.245 (2017) | |
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ISO 4 | Rheumatology (Oxford) |
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CODEN | RUMAFK |
ISSN | 1462-0324 (print) 1462-0332 (web) |
OCLC no. | 40922029 |
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Rheumatology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Oxford University Press. It is one of two official journals of the , the other being . The journal covers all aspects of paediatric and adult rheumatological conditions. The editor-in-chief is Marwan Bukhari (Royal Lancaster Infirmary).
Article types[]
The journal publishes the following article types:
- Original articles
- Reviews
- Editorials
- Guidelines
- Concise reports
- Meta-analyses
- Original case reports
- Clinical vignettes
- Letters
- Matters arising from published material
Editors-in-chief[]
The following persons have been editors-in-chief:
- Jaap van Laar (2014-2018)
- Robert J. Moots (2009-2013)
- Richard Watts (2003-2008)
- David Scott (1997-2002)
- H. A. Bird (1991-1997)
- Terry Gibson (1986-1991)
- Rodney Grahame (1982-1986)
- Douglas Woolf (1968-1982)
- P. Hume Kendall (1963-1968)
- A. C. Boyle (1956-1963)
- Hugh Burt (1952-1956)
Abstracting and indexing[]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, ProQuest, MEDLINE/PubMed, and Science Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2017 impact factor is 5.245, ranking it 5th out of 32 journals in the category "Rheumatology".
External links[]
Categories:
- Oxford University Press academic journals
- Monthly journals
- English-language journals
- Publications established in 1952
- Rheumatology journals
- Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies