RMD Open | Publishes peer-reviewed original research on the full spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders, rheumatism 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.

RMD Open is an official journal of EULAR. You can keep up with the latest news via Twitter and Facebook.

Scopus CiteScore: 3.47 (2017)

Editor-in-Chief: Professor Bernard Combe, CHU Lapeyronie, France
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RMD Open considers submissions of a variety of article types, including original articles, short reports and clinical cases.

Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.

This is an open access journal that levies an Article Publishing Charge (APC). Discounts and waivers are available; details are provided in the Author Information section.

All manuscripts should be submitted online.

Published articles are discoverable via PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar.

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Spondyloarthritis:

Impact of extra-articular spondyloarthritis manifestations and comorbidities on drug retention of a first TNF-inhibitor in ankylosing spondylitis: a population-based nationwide study

Psoriatic arthritis:

Effect of high-intensity interval training on cardiovascular disease risk factors and body composition in psoriatic arthritis: a randomised controlled trial

Osteoarthritis:

Efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological, pharmacological and surgical treatment for hand osteoarthritis: a systematic literature review informing the 2018 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis:

Neutropaenia in early rheumatoid arthritis: frequency, predicting factors, natural history and outcome

Osteoarthritis:

Multidimensional minimal clinically important differences in knee osteoarthritis after comprehensive rehabilitation: a prospective evaluation from the Bad Zurzach Osteoarthritis Study

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Psoriatic arthritis:

Secukinumab in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: efficacy and safety results through 3 years from the year 1 extension of the randomised phase III FUTURE 1 trial

Connective tissue diseases:

EULAR/ACR classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups: a methodology report

Imaging:

Imaging in diagnosis, outcome prediction and monitoring of large vessel vasculitis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis informing the EULAR recommendations

Rheumatoid arthritis:

Don’t neglect nutrition in rheumatoid arthritis!

Rheumatoid arthritis:

Which patients presenting with arthralgia eventually develop rheumatoid arthritis? The current state of the art

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