Why Publish in a British Society for Rheumatology journal?
The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) is the leading UK specialist medical society for rheumatology and musculoskeletal care professionals. BSR owns two international academic peer-reviewed journals, Rheumatology and Rheumatology Advances in Practice.
Why should you submit to an official BSR journal? Read more to discover the benefits available to authors.
Rheumatology Advances in Practice
Rheumatology Advances in Practice is an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal that provides a global forum for the publication of high-quality clinical papers on all areas of rheumatology and musculoskeletal practice, in a fully open access, online environment.
The journal welcomes submissions from all healthcare professionals on topics such as therapy, imaging, education, qualitative research, health economics, rare rheumatic diseases, and translational science.
Publish your research with Rheumatology Advances in Practice to benefit from:
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A global audience with the journal read in over 145 countries
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A supportive and constructive peer review environment, led by Editor-in-Chief Dr Mwidimi Ndosi and an international editorial board
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Exposure to a multidisciplinary team
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Compliance with open access mandates
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Rapid advance access publication, with articles online within 2 weeks
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Innovative publication options including video abstracts and podcasts
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Article-level metrics including citations and online discussion
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Coverage in PubMed and Web of Science, with its first Impact Factor as 3.1 in 2023
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Discounts available to authors in developing countries and BSR members
Rheumatology
Providing high-quality publishing for over 70 years, Rheumatology is an international, peer-reviewed journal covering the full breadth of rheumatology, from hypothesis-generating basic results to clinical research. The journal coves adult, paediatric, and adolescent conditions.
Rheumatology invites submissions of original articles including clinical trial results and concise reports, reviews, guidelines, meta-analyses, original case reports, clinical vignettes, letters and matters arising from published material, and editorials that allow authors to provide their opinion or challenge beliefs concerning a topic of high relevance to the community.
Publish your research with Rheumatology to benefit from:
- A global reach, with over 3.6 million annual downloads in recent years
- An international, expert editorial board led by Editor-in-Chief Ernest Choy
- High quality peer review
- Rapid advance access publication, with articles online within 2 weeks
- Innovative publication options including video abstracts and podcasts
Further resources for authors
Is your article only missing an abstract? Follow the advice from Dr Marwan Bukhari, former Rheumatology Editor-in-Chief, on dos and don'ts of abstracts writing.
