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Arthritis Research & Therapy

One of the world's leading journals in the field of rheumatology, Arthritis Research & Therapy covers a broad range of autoimmune rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, and focuses on...

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Open access

Journal Impact Factor

4.6 (2024)

Downloads

4M (2024)

Submission to first decision (median)

11 days

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BMC Nephrology

BMC Nephrology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of kidney and associated...

Publishing model

Open access

Journal Impact Factor

2.4 (2024)

Downloads

3.3M (2024)

Submission to first decision (median)

17 days

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BMC Immunology

BMC Immunology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in molecular, cellular, tissue-level, organismal, functional, and developmental aspects of...

Publishing model

Open access

Journal Impact Factor

2.7 (2024)

Downloads

678.1k (2024)

Submission to first decision (median)

6 days

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