Journal profile · Medicine-Rheumatology
Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
ISSN 2529-198X · PCO Convin S.A. · Greece
Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; median 54 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 85 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology is published by PCO Convin S.A. and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. 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 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Rheumatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR) is an international peer-reviewed platinum open-access online journal. MJR publishes evidence-based original clinical and translational papers in all fields of the rheumatic diseases. The MJR succeeds Hellenic Rheumatology, which was originally founded in 1989 as the official Journal of the Greek Rheumatology Society and Professional Association of Rheumatologists. In recent days, the Journal's international audience is concentrated in the Mediterranean and the neighboring countries: because of that, the Society has broadened the scope and mission of the journal. Thus, the Journal has adopted an international editorial board and changed the title of the Journal accordingly. Papers are now published in English and manuscripts are scrutinised by independent expert reviewers. The MJR publishes original articles, reviews, guidelines, editorials, case reports, case-based reviews, images in rheumatology, interviews of experts in the field, and meeting reports.The Journal serves the global rheumatology community, as reflected by its contents and its Advisory and Editorial boards. To accomplish our goals, we promote a competitive environment in which authors, editorial board members, academic institutions, rheumatology clinics and professionals are able to contribute to their full potential. To achieve excellence, we promote the submission of high quality original papers in English, operate a rigorous review process from experts in the field and publish the best scientific papers in all aspects of rheumatology, covering modern trends in clinical and experimental research as well as the management of patients with rheumatic and autoinflammatory diseases. There are no submission or publication charges for authors. The authors retain the copyrights, and they are encouraged to reposit their works at institutional and personal repositories. Published articles are freely accessible for readers. November 20, 2018
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Rheumatology
Editor-in-chief Theo DimitroulasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 23, United Kingdom 9, Türkiye 9, Italy 6, United States 3 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMedicine18.9%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine10.9%
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsMedicine10%
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesMedicine7.6%
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchMedicine5.8%
- Inflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisMedicine5.8%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine5.2%
- Inflammasome and immune disordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rheumatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 752 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 78 | 17 |
| 2025 | 85 | 85 | 110 |
| 2024 | 98 | 98 | 304 |
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 671 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 514 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 461 |
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
54 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 36 days – 82 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 147 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (187 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Desk decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- case-based reviewsThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- expert opinionsThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- imagesThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- interviews with leading expertsThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- lecturesThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- narrative reviewsThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- original research articlesThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- reports on clinical and pathological conferencesThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- research protocols-proposalsThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts are screened upon submission and only those that comply with the submission requirements enter the peer review process.Length not stated
- review articleand goals of the authors. Original and review articles should not exceed 4,500 words from Introduction until Discussion and should have less thamain text ≤ 4,500 words
- systematic reviewsThis Journal publishes the following types of articles: Original Research articles, Narrative and Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinions, Case-based reviews, Image…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship criteria and authors’ contribution details, plagiarism, conflict of interest
Submission to the Journal implies that all authors have read and agreed to its content, and they meet all the four criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html). Acceptance of papers is constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Authorship criteria and authors’ contribution details, plagiarism, conflict of interest
Submission to the Journal implies that all authors have read and agreed to its content, and they meet all the four criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html). Acceptance of papers is constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Model summary
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Written permission required to reuse copyright-protected material. Model summary
If you have material, tables or figures from another copyright-protected source, you must obtain written permission from the copyright holder to reuse them.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review REVIEW PROCESS
Double-blind peer review with at least two external expert reviewers. Model summary
Manuscripts are screened upon submission and only those that comply with the submission requirements enter the peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Authorship criteria and authors’ contribution details, plagiarism, conflict of interest
Submission to the Journal implies that all authors have read and agreed to its content, and they meet all the four criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html). Acceptance of papers is constrained by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- PCO Convin S.A.
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2529-198X
- Society / sponsor
- Greek Rheumatology Society and Professional Association of Rheumatologists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
What CAS zone is Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 54 days (interquartile range 36–82 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (23), United Kingdom (9) and Türkiye (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology open access, and what is the APC?
Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .