SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #6,134CAS 3区Top JournalHybrid

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Abbreviation (ISO):RHEUM DIS CLIN N AM
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.866•SCImago Rank: #6,134•Identifier (ISSN):0889-857X(Print)/1558-3163(Online)•Articles / Year: 69•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,274 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.7
↓ -1.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
82

82 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
69articles/year
3.55% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.032)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.67)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.244)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.527)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.522)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Rheumatic Disease Clinics updates you on the latest trends in patient management, keeps you up to date on the newest advances, and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Each issue (February, May, August, and November) focuses on a single topic in rheumatology and is presented under the direction of an experienced editor. Topics include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, crystal diseases, MSK exam, disorders of the bone, immunodeficiency states, lupus, neuromuscular disease, pain disorders, scleroderma, vasculitis, pediatrics, therapeutics, treatment guidelines, and treatment modalities.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.9%Internal medicine67.1%Biology65.3%Pathology59%Immunology49.8%Disease41.3%Genetics34.9%Intensive care medicine30%Psychology27.6%Surgery26.5%Psychiatry23.6%Chemistry21.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,134Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.866

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
106

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.51

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,274 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations437
3-Year Documents194
Citable Documents159

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate53.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

RheumatologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区RHEUMATOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
W.B. Saunders Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1987
Editorial Address
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19103-2899
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
RHEUMATOLOGY
JCRSCIE
40/58Q3
RHEUMATOLOGY
JCISCIE
28/58Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—411
20252.97968
20242.673184
20232.386343
20222.03273833
20212.67881,196
20203.244751,046
20193.527711,020
20183.522751,356
2017—752,346
2016—761,943
2015—784,146
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

WoS Q3
1245201820192020202120222023202420252.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 6f729c18-1e66-491d-8d4a-5b4215c1d0fb
Database Updated: 2026-09-28