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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #16,855CAS 4区Hybrid

Zeitschrift Fur Rheumatologie

Abbreviation (ISO):Z RHEUMATOL
Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.31•SCImago Rank: #16,855•Identifier (ISSN):0340-1855(Print)/1435-1250(Online)•Articles / Year: 117•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,646 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.2
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
36

36 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate22.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
117articles/year
29.15% Gold OA•98.04% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.53)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.372)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.166)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.901)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.697)
🔵 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

Die Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie ist ein international angesehenes Publikationsorgan und dient der Fortbildung von niedergelassenen und in der Klinik tätigen Rheumatologen. Die Zeitschrift widmet sich allen Aspekten der klinischen Rheumatologie, der Therapie rheumatischer Erkrankungen sowie der rheumatologischen Grundlagenforschung. Umfassende Übersichtsarbeiten zu einem aktuellen Schwerpunktthema sind das Kernstück jeder Ausgabe. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei gesichertes Wissen zu Diagnostik und Therapie mit hoher Relevanz für die tägliche Arbeit – der Leser erhält konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen. Frei eingereichte Originalien ermöglichen die Präsentation wichtiger klinischer Studien und dienen dem wissenschaftlichen Austausch.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98.3%Internal medicine68.5%Biology54.9%Pathology53.9%Immunology41.6%Psychology41.2%Psychiatry38.4%Radiology37.4%Gynecology32.6%Rheumatology29.8%Surgery26.4%Genetics24.7%Disease23.6%Rheumatoid arthritis23.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #16,855Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1974-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.31

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
45

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.13

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,646 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations402
3-Year Documents414
Citable Documents327

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 Rate38.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

RheumatologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)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
Springer Medizin
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1997
Editorial Address
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, D-69121
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
RHEUMATOLOGY
JCRSCIE
48/58Q4
RHEUMATOLOGY
JCISCIE
46/58Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1016
20251161109
20240.9137243
20231159401
20221.53164489
20211.372186694
20201.1662101,182
20190.901173890
20180.6971731,119
2017—1651,046
2016—2291,612
2015—156947
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Zeitschrift Fur Rheumatologie

WoS Q4
0112201820192020202120222023202420251.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 22.2%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28