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
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Editorial Office |
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
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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:
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
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Acceptance rate |
29% |
Subscriptions |
Information on rates and how to subscribe - Personal print subscribers receive access to ARD Online at no additional cost
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Rights |
Authors retain copyright for their own material. However, they must provide ARD with an exclusive licence to publish.
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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 |
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. |
Supplements |
Guidelines for publication of supplements to ARD and other BMJ Journals For further details please contact Richard Sands:
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Advertising |
For display advertising rates please visit the BMJPG website and/or
For information regarding web advertising and sponsorship of email @lerts
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COPE |
ARD is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics |
Equator |
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Feedback |
ARD welcomes feedback on the journal and this site |
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