48 Rheumatology journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | 0003-4967 | 3,396 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Lara D. Veeken | 1462-0324 | 1,065 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | 1063-4584 | 1,025 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Clinical Rheumatology | 0770-3198 | 600 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Belgium |
| International Urogynecology Journal | 0937-3462 | 471 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Arthritis & Rheumatology | 2326-5191 | 413 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology | 0392-856X | 332 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Italy |
| Rheumatology Advances in Practice | 2514-1775 | 300 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,73,823 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Rheumatology International | 0172-8172 | 294 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism | 0049-0172 | 273 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Arthritis Care & Research | 0893-7524 | 261 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Arthritis Research & Therapy | 1478-6354 | 256 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,47,174 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| RMD Open | 2056-5933 | 250 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,56,372 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| ACR Open Rheumatology | 2578-5745 | 194 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,76,645 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| The Lancet Rheumatology | 2665-9913 | 187 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Lupus | 0961-2033 | 181 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Joint Bone Spine | 1297-319X | 177 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Autoimmunity Reviews | 1568-9972 | 165 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Lupus Science & Medicine | 2053-8790 | 163 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open | 2665-9131 | 157 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,78,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| BMC Rheumatology | 2520-1026 | 156 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,16,576 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Musculoskeletal Care | 1478-2189 | 153 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Nature Reviews Rheumatology | 1759-4790 | 135 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pediatric Rheumatology | 1546-0096 | 133 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Modern Rheumatology | 1439-7595 | 132 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology | 1080-0549 | 110 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Expert Review of Clinical Immunology | 1744-666X | 109 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology | 0300-9742 | 92 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology | 2529-198X | 85 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Greece |
| Rheumatology and Therapy | 2198-6576 | 84 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,47,550 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Translational Autoimmunity | 2589-9090 | 80 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,003 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America | 0889-857X | 79 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Connective Tissue Research | 0300-8207 | 76 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Cartilage | 1947-6035 | 71 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Archives of Rheumatology | 1309-0291 | 59 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Current Opinion in Rheumatology | 1040-8711 | 59 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Biologics | 1177-5475 | 56 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,16,139 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology | 1521-6942 | 54 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Rheumatic Diseases | 1226-8070 | 53 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease | 1759-720X | 49 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Current Rheumatology Reviews | 1573-3971 | 43 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Exploration of Musculoskeletal Diseases | 2836-6468 | 36 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Current Rheumatology Reports | 1523-3774 | 32 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Rheumatology and Immunology Research | 2719-4523 | 32 | 1 | Free to publish | Yes | No | Poland |
| Current Treatment Options in Rheumatology | 2198-6002 | 20 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Open Access Rheumatology Research and Reviews | 1179-156X | 20 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,43,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Rheumato | 2674-0621 | 18 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Frontiers in Lupus | 2813-6934 | 10 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes |