RMD Open

is an open access, peer-reviewed rheumatology journal that publishes original research on rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and connective tissue diseases

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RMD Open publishes high quality peer-reviewed original research covering the full spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders, rheumatism and connective tissue diseases, including osteoporosis, spine and rehabilitation. Clinical and epidemiological research, basic and translational medicine, interesting clinical cases, and smaller studies that add to the literature are all considered.

It is an online only open access journal that aims to provide rapid publication of research through a continuous publication model. All submitted content is subject to peer review prior to publication. Published work is free to read.

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RMD Open accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, analysis and practice articles, and commentaries.

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Latest Articles

Systemic sclerosis:

Development of a multivariable prediction model for progression of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease

6 September 2024

Paediatric rheumatology:

Inflammatory biomarkers predicting long-term remission and active disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a population-based study of the Nordic JIA cohort

6 September 2024

Rheumatoid arthritis:

Agreement between patient-reported flares and clinically significant flare status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in sustained remission: data from the ARCTIC REWIND trials

5 September 2024

Spondyloarthritis:

Comparison of established and preliminarily proposed ASAS MRI working group cut-offs for inflammatory MRI lesions in the sacroiliac joints in radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

4 September 2024

Treatments:

Successful management of pre-existing psoriatic arthritis through targeting the IL-23/IL-17 axis in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a case series

30 August 2024

Video Abstract

Bimekizumab treatment in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and prior inadequate response to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors: 52-week safety and efficacy from the phase III BE COMPLETE study and its open-label extension BE VITAL

30 January 2024

Conclusions: Bimekizumab demonstrated a safety profile consistent with previous reports; no new safety signals were identified. Sustained efficacy was observed from weeks 16 to 52.

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