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. 2014 Feb;55(1):61–72. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2014.55.61

Table 4.

Duplicate and retracted publications in rheumatology journals

Rank Journal abbreviations Journal h-index 2-Y JIF Duplicate items, No. Retracted items, No.
1
Arthritis Rheum
211
7.477
1
5
2
Ann Rheum Dis
132
9.111
1
2
3
J Rheumatol
124
3.258
0
0
4
Rheumatology (Oxford)
106
4.212
0
1
5
Osteoarthritis Cartilage
92
4.262
0
0
6
Arthritis Res Ther
84
4.302
0
0
7
Arthritis Care Res
82
3.731
0
0
8
Curr Opin Rheumatol
73
5.191
0
0
9
Semin Arthritis Rheum
73
3.806
0
0
10
Lupus
68
2.783
0
0
11
Clin Exp Rheumatol
62
2.655
0
0
12
Rheum Dis Clin North Am
61
2.096
0
0
13
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol
58
3.55
0
1
14
Nat Rev Rheumatol
52
9.745
0
0
15
Scand J Rheumatol
52
2.216
0
0
16
Clin Rheumatol
52
2.037
0
5
17
Joint Bone Spine
43
2.748
0
0
18
Rheumatol Int
43
2.214
2
4
19
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
41
1.875
0
3
20
Curr Rheumatol Rep
37
-
0
0
21
Z Rheumatol
31
0.45
0
0
22
J Clin Rheumatol
29
1.183
0
1
23
Mod Rheumatol
27
1.716
0
0
24
J Musculoskelet Pain
25
0.328
0
0
25
Reumatismo
13
-
0
0
26
Int J Rheum Dis
12
1.65
0
0
27
Musculoskeletal Care
12
-
0
0
28
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J
10
1.469
0
0
29
Rev Bras Reumatol
10
0.864
1*
1*
30
Acta Reumatol Port
10
0.695
0
0
31
Reumatol Clin
7
-
0
0
32
Reumatizam
4
-
2
0
33
Open Rheumatol J
3
-
0
0
34
Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis
2
-
0
0
35
Case Rep Rheumatol
-
-
0
0
36
ISRN Rheumatol
-
-
0
0
37 Int J Rheumatol - - 0 0

*Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia published a note on duplicate submission and disputed corresponding authorship of one research paper from Sudan, which is currently on hold (15). The journal h-index values are picked from the SCImago database (as of January 30, 2014). The 2-Year Journal Impact Factor (2-Y JIF) values are recorded based on Journal Citation Reports® (2013 edition).