Fastest Review Journals in Rheumatology

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Quick answerAmong 19 journals in Rheumatology that publish their review dates, Rheumatology International has the shortest review time: a median of 45 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Rheumatology International45 33–613.80SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie49 28–750.93SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
3JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology68 30–1051.20SCIE, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
4Rheumatology and Therapy71 54–1053.53SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$7,400
5Journal of Rheumatic Diseases72 44–1062.67ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
6International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases87 52–1521.18SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
7ACR Open Rheumatology91 33–1362.10ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,550
8Pediatric Rheumatology96 76–1412.35SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,090
9Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation96 70–1280.90ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
10Immunological Medicine96 70–1372.18ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
11Musculoskeletal Care99 20–1932.10ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
12Clinical Rheumatology100 73–1342.14SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology108 38–1501.34SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14Current Rheumatology Reviews108 80–1401.33ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
15Rheumatology & autoimmunity109 85–1521.16ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,000
16Arthritis Research & Therapy116 79–1665.47SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,690
17BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders120 77–2303.09SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,090
18BMC Rheumatology126 79–2182.52ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,190
19Arthritis & Rheumatology131 48–1814.23SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 29 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Rheumatology journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Rheumatology International (45 days); Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie (49 days); JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology (68 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 29 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Rheumatology a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 29 October 2026.

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