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).