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About ARD

Aims and Scope

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD) is an international peer review journal committed to promoting the highest standards of scientific exchange and education. It covers all aspects of rheumatology, which includes the spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions, arthritic disease, and connective tissue disorders. ARD publishes basic, clinical, and translational scientific research. Concise scientific communication is encouraged and peer reviewed proceedings of international meetings are featured. Educational papers include state of the art reviews, "how to" articles and educational cases that focus on problems faced in clinical practice. The journal was first published in 1939 and has an authorative global Editorial Board and a growing international readership.

ARD is the official journal of EULAR - the European League Against Rheumatism and all (scientific) delegates to the annual EULAR congress receive a complimentary 12 month subscription to the journal.

Editor

Tore K Kvien
Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Oslo, Norway

Editorial Office

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
BMJ Journals, BMJPG Ltd
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London, WC1H 9JR
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 6250
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7383 6668
Email: ard{at}bmjgroup.com

Frequency

12 times a year plus supplements

Launch date

1939

ISSN ARD

0003-4967

ISSN ARD Online

1468-2060

Readership

Clinicians (including trainees) and researchers involved with all areas of rheumatology as well as affiliated healthcare workers such as physiotherapists

Print circulation

9500 (12% UK; 66% Europe (including EULAR delegates); 11% USA & Canada; 3% Far East & Australasia; 9% Rest of World)

Not including online only or consortia customers

Indexed by

Index Medicus (Medline), ISI Current Contents (Web of Science), Excerpta Medica (Embase) Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica (SIIC)

Impact factor

The impact 2008 factor is 7.188

Submitting to ARD

All papers must be submitted through Bench>Press, our online submission and review system.

ARD welcomes:
Original papers (clinical and basic science; extended and concise reports)
Editorials (usually commissioned)
Review articles (usually commissioned)
Hypothesis articles
Letters to the Editor

ARD will consider rapid review and publication for articles of outstanding interest

In February 2004 ARD launched a "Publish ahead of print" programme for selected articles, which are published online within a few days of acceptance

Supplementary data for articles and electronic correspondence are available on ARD Online

Further information is available in the Instructions to Authors and from the Editorial Office

Lead times

Time from submission to first decision: mean 5 weeks
About 22% of submissions are rejected without external peer review
Time from acceptance to print publication: approximately 13 months (original papers)
This journal also features Online First

Acceptance rate

29%

Subscriptions

Information on rates and how to subscribe

- Personal print subscribers receive access to ARD Online at no additional cost
- Personal and institutional subscribers may purchase access to ARD Online separately
- All subscribers to ARD receive all supplements
- Subscriptions can start with any issue and refunds are given upon cancellation for outstanding issues
- Non-subscribers may purchase individual articles for US$20

Rights

Authors retain copyright for their own material. However, they must provide ARD with an exclusive licence to publish.
Corresponding authors are provided with a toll-free link to their published article on ARD Online.

Permissions

Material may not be reproduced in full or part in any medium or language without prior permission of BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Please refer to our Copyright and Permission Guidelines

Authors may reproduce their own work in other publications and host on their own website or that of their institution (non-commercial only) without prior permission; we do ask that all material is clearly acknowledged with the original source and a link to the website included where possible

Reprints

Reprints contact details
For commercial reprint sales in excess of £2000, BMJ Journals is pleased to offer authors a 10% royalty of net receipts less any sales commission.
The corresponding author will be contacted automatically should such a sale be secured to determine how the royalty should be paid. The royalty will be offered for up to five years after publication.

Royalties from Reprint Sales

For commercial reprint sales in excess of £2000, BMJ Journals is pleased to offer authors a 10% royalty of net receipts less any sales commission.
The corresponding author will be contacted automatically should such a sale be secured to determine how the royalty should be paid. The royalty will be offered for up to five years after publication.

Supplements

Guidelines for publication of supplements to ARD and other BMJ Journals

For further details please contact Richard Sands:
Email: rsands{at}bmjgroup.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 6057

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Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 6181

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Email: swalker{at}bmj.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 6350

COPE

ARD is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics

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