Rheumatology and Therapy

Rheumatology and Therapy is an international, open access, peer-reviewed (single-blind), and rapid publication journal, dedicated to the publication of high-quality clinical (all phases), observational, real-world and health outcomes research around the discovery, development, and use of therapies for rheumatic diseases. Studies relating to diagnosis, pharmacoeconomics, public health, quality of life, and patient care, management, and education are also welcomed.

Key features:
Rapid publication: The journal aims for a 2-week peer review, and 3-4 weeks from acceptance to online. Please note that for any steps outside of our standard publication processes, such as multiple rounds of peer review or article proofs, or non-standard copyright requests, this may delay publication beyond these timelines. 

Open access: All articles published open access (CC-BY-NC).

Inclusivity: All scientifically sound research considered be it positive, confirmatory or negative data. Research is considered from pre-clinical, clinical phase, real-world and health economics outcomes studies. Submissions are welcomed whether they relate to an international or a country-specific audience.

Personal service: The journal’s team will re-format articles and upload submissions on behalf of authors, if necessary.

Digital Features and Plain Language Summaries: These peer-reviewed features are welcomed to help enhance the educational value of a manuscript (for more information see “Author Information – Guidelines for digital features and plain language summaries” under “Submission guidelines”). For examples of digital features please visit:
https://springerhealthcare.com/expertise/publishing-digital-features/

Novel article types: We publish a wide range of novel article types beyond the traditional formats, including standalone podcast articles, Patient/Physician Perspective articles, and Summary of Research Articles. Please contact us for more information.

Publication fees: Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be required to pay the mandatory Rapid Service Fee of £5120/€5950/$7675. This fee includes: our rapid publication timelines; our personal concierge service providing authors with a dedicated and responsive point of contact and assisting with article submission and formatting; and other offerings such as extensive article metrics upon request. There is an additional fee for podcast articles.

Metrics: Individual article-level metrics are available on the article page, displaying number of accesses, citations and Altmetric score. Upon request, we can provide additional metrics including geographical readership, citation comparison, and additional digital feature metrics. 

Contact: For more information about the journal, including pre-submission enquiries, please contact Lucy Holt at lucy.holt@springer.com.