Journal profile · RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
ISSN 2093-940X · eISSN 2233-4718 · Korean College of Rheumatology · Korea, Republic of
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 72 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases is published by Korean College of Rheumatology and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research and Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Rheumatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RHEUMATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMedicine14%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine14%
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsMedicine8.3%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine6.7%
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchMedicine6.3%
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesMedicine5.3%
- Inflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisMedicine4.6%
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric AcidMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rheumatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rheumatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,138 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 82 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 252 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 384 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 366 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 467 |
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 Crossref · to
72 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 93 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (95 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Korean College of Rheumatology
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2093-940X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2233-4718
- 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 Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
What CAS zone is Journal of Rheumatic Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Rheumatic Diseases is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rheumatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Rheumatic Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 72 days (interquartile range 45–105 days); 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 Journal of Rheumatic Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Rheumatic Diseases is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Rheumatic Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 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; 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: .