RMD Open: Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Diseases

Editor-in-Chief: Professor Bernard Combe, CHU Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France

RMD Open is an open access peer- reviewed journal publishing high quality original research. It covers the full spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders, rheumatism and connective tissue diseases, including osteoporosis, spine and rehabilitation.

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High quality, peer reviewed articles relevant to those involved in the field of rheumatology, including policy makers, funders, researchers, clinicians and practising specialists Reliable and high quality content selected and reviewed by a leading international editorial team

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Publishes papers on musculoskeletal disorders, rheumatism and connective tissue disease Stringent peer review and fast turnaround times - 22 days from acceptance to publication (median) High impact and reach - Impact Factor: 5.1; Citescore: 7.3 Highly respected international editorial team Indexed in Web of Science, MEDLINE, Scopus, PMC, Embase, DOAJ and Google Scholar

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Pre-arthritis stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis: from Pathology to Disease Prevention Guest Editors - Annette van der Helm -van Mil and Karim Raza Topics of interest include: What mechanisms, including mechanisms for breakage of tolerance operate in pre-arthritis phases RA. What pathogenic mechanisms operate at mucosal sites, lymphoid tissues, the bone marrow and synovium in individuals prior to the onset of clinically apparent arthritis. What are the differences in pathophysiology of developing ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative RA? What are the most clinically useful predictive biomarkers (including serological and imaging biomarkers)? And more

Submission Deadline: 8th April 2025

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