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Welcome to the World Journal of Rheumatology

World Journal of Rheumatology (WJR, World J Rheumatol) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing innovative, novel, and practical clinical, basic, and translational research achievements in the fields of rheumatology. The types of articles published in WJR include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. The journal is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2025 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Atilla Eroglu, MD, Professor, (E-mail: atilaeroglu@hotmail.com) Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25200, Türkiye
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJR is now abstracted and indexed in Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
There is currently no impact factor.
ISSN
2220-3214 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (0), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (39 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (5 days/Mean), Accepted (NaN%/Mean), Production Time (16 days/Mean), Time to Publication (99 days/Mean), and Rejected (NaN%/Mean).
Minireviews
Prosper Akankwasa, Jackson Kakooza, John Katongole, Esther Namutosi, Catherine Lewis, Emmanuel Okurut 
World J Rheumatol 12(2):103837. Published online Feb 18, 2025. doi: 10.5499/wjr.v12.i2.103837