Journal profile
Global Rheumatology
ISSN 2709-5533 · Panamerican League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR) · United States
Global Rheumatology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Rheumatology is published by Panamerican League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation and Academic Publishing and Open Access, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Browse and search peer-reviewed research articles in rheumatology from Global Rheumatology, the official journal of PANLAR
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMedicine20.7%
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationMedicine10.4%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences7.3%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.7%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.3%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine4.3%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities3.9%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 431 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 5 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 4 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 4 |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | 44 |
| 2021 | 144 | 144 | 15 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Panamerican League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR)
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2709-5533
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Rheumatology
How long does peer review take at Global Rheumatology?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Global Rheumatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Rheumatology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Global Rheumatology open access, and what is the APC?
Global Rheumatology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .