Arthritis & Rheumatology
peer-reviewed scientific journal
Arthritis & Rheumatology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the natural history, pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome of the rheumatic diseases. It is an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology.
It was established in 1958 as Arthritis & Rheumatism and obtained its current name in 2014.
In 2000, it absorbed the journal Arthritis Care and Research (ISSN 0893-7524, with the ISO 4 abbreviation Arthritis Care. Res.), the official journal of the American Arthritis Health Professions Association, established in 1980. In 2010, the journal split into a new Arthritis Care and Research (ISSN 2151-464X, with the ISO 4 abbreviation Arthritis Care. Res. (Hoboken)), the official journal of the American College of Rheumatology.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 10.995.
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4797636. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1958, 2014, 2000 and 1980.
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