Journal profile · Medicine-Rheumatology
Rheumatology Advances in Practice
ISSN 2514-1775 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Rheumatology Advances in Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 129 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); 300 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rheumatology Advances in Practice is published by Oxford University Press 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, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments and Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Rheumatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Rheumatology Advances in Practice (Rheumap) is an official journal of the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR), published by Oxford University Press. Rheumatology Advances in Practice provides a global forum for the publication of clinical papers on all areas of rheumatology and musculoskeletal practice, and is fully open access. The journal is an essential resource on therapy, imaging, education, qualitative research, health economics, rare rheumatic diseases, and translational science. We welcome papers from all healthcare professionals. We publish original articles, reviews, editorials, guidelines, concise reports, meta-analyses, atlas articles, original case reports, clinical vignettes, letters and matters arising from published material. Please see our Article Types for more detailed information, including word counts. Please note: We are a fully open access journal, so article publication charges may apply. For a list of prices and further information, please see the publishing agreements and charges section. We encourage our authors and reviewers to add their ORCID IDs to their ScholarOne Manuscripts profile, and track their research impact by logging their peer review contributions on their Web of Science researcher profile. Submitted manuscripts are peer reviewed in a two-stage process while aiming for rapid publication of all papers. Some papers are offered for transfer from our sister journal Rheumatology – in this instance, we are able to utilise any reviews already received from Rheumatology reviewers. More information is detailed in the peer review process section below. If you are unsure as to whether your manuscript fits within our Aims and Scope, please send an abstract of no more than 250 words to rap.editorial@rheumatology.org.uk.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Rheumatology
Editor-in-chief Mwidimi NdosiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United Kingdom 26, India 5, Italy 4, Australia 4, Belgium 4 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMedicine15.5%
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsMedicine10.2%
- Inflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisMedicine8%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine7.6%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine7.5%
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesMedicine7.3%
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchMedicine6.3%
- Otitis Media and Relapsing PolychondritisMedicine4.5%
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 169OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 105LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 284,759Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,675 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 112 | 21 |
| 2025 | 300 | 300 | 176 |
| 2024 | 230 | 230 | 627 |
| 2023 | 156 | 156 | 549 |
| 2022 | 237 | 237 | 796 |
| 2021 | 183 | 183 | 1,116 |
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
129 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 155 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (287 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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 2,148 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,255 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,148 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,625 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- 3D graphs
Article types accepted6
- book reviewBook review charge 3625 USDLength not stated
- editorialAn editorial is a short opinion piece on a relevant topic, which may comment on an article in an issue or be an independent piece on a current issue. We prefer …Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal welcomes Letters to the Editor (Matters arising) from readers offering relevant comments and providing objective and scholarly criticism of recently…Length not stated
- original articleArticle type and template Required elements in addition to the main text, figures, and tables Limits Other notes Original article Original articles are based on…Length not stated
- original researchArticle type and template Required elements in addition to the main text, figures, and tables Limits Other notes Original article Original articles are based on…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle type and template Required elements in addition to the main text, figures, and tables Limits Other notes Original article Original articles are based on…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. The journal may contact all listed authors at the point of submission to confirm their role. For a detailed definition of authorship, please see t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Authors The journal requires all authors to disclose any potential conflict of interest at the point of submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that conflicts of interest of all authors are declared to the journal. A conflict of interest exists when the position, activities, or relationships of an individual, whether direct or indirect, financial or non-financial…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
Data sharing policy Model summary
The journal requires all authors, where ethically possible, to publicly release all data and software code underlying any published paper as a condition of publication. Authors are required to include a data availability statement in their paper. When data and software underlying the research article are available in an online source, authors should include a full citation in their reference list.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Screening for misconduct
Manuscripts will be screened using iThenticate to help detect publication misconduct including plagiarism and redundant publication. Manuscripts may also be screened, including with services provided by third parties, to help detect integrity issues such as inappropriate image alteration and papermill activity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access charges
As the journal is fully open access, you must pay the open access charge or request to use an institutional agreement to pay the open access charge through our licencing and payment portal, SciPris. Journal (required) Please select Academic MedicineActa CytologicaActa HaematologicaAdaptationAesthetic Surgery JournalAesthetic Surgery Journal Open ForumAfrican AffairsAge And AgeingAJE Advances: Rese…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Single-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates single-anonymized peer review, meaning that the identity of the authors is known to the editors and to the reviewers, but that the reviewers’ identities are known only to the editors and are hidden from the authors. During peer review, reviewers communicate directly with the editors but not the authors or other reviewers. Reviewers may collaborate with early career researchers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
As an author, you retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels and this does not prevent submission to the journal. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including adding your published paper’s DOI. For full details on allowed channels and updating your preprint, please see our Author self-archiving policy…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
Self-archiving refers to posting a copy of your work on a publicly accessible website or repository. Under certain circumstances, you may self-archive versions of your work on your own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories. For information about the journal's policy, and to learn which version(s) of your paper are acceptable for self-archiving, please see our Author self-a…
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2514-1775
- Society / sponsor
- British Society for Rheumatology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rheumatology Advances in Practice
What CAS zone is Rheumatology Advances in Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rheumatology Advances in Practice 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.
What is the impact factor of Rheumatology Advances in Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Rheumatology Advances in Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 129 days (interquartile range 95–178 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 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 Rheumatology Advances in Practice?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 Rheumatology Advances in Practice based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (26), India (5) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Rheumatology Advances in Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rheumatology Advances in Practice is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Rheumatology Advances in Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Rheumatology Advances in Practice is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .