RMD Open

is an open access, peer-reviewed rheumatology journal that publishes original research on rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and connective tissue diseases

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RMD Open publishes high quality peer-reviewed original research covering the full spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders, rheumatism and connective tissue diseases, including osteoporosis, spine and rehabilitation. Clinical and epidemiological research, basic and translational medicine, interesting clinical cases, and smaller studies that add to the literature are all considered.

It is an online only open access journal that aims to provide rapid publication of research through a continuous publication model. All submitted content is subject to peer review prior to publication. Published work is free to read.

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RMD Open accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, analysis and practice articles, and commentaries.

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Latest Articles

Epidemiology:

Is AI-assisted active learning software able to reliably speed-up systematic literature reviews in rheumatology? A real-time comparison of AI-assisted and manual abstract selection

4 December 2024

Spondyloarthritis:

NSAID exposure delays time-to-pregnancy in patients with spondyloarthritis: an analysis of the GR2 prospective cohort

29 November 2024

Rheumatoid arthritis:

Effects of employees living with an ‘arthritis’ on sickness absence and transitions out of employment: a comparative observational study in the UK

29 November 2024

Spondyloarthritis:

Identification of a machine learning-based diagnostic model for axial spondyloarthritis in rheumatological routine care using a random forest approach

27 November 2024

Systemic sclerosis:

Performance of the EULAR Systemic sclerosis Impact of Disease (ScleroID) questionnaire as a patient-reported outcome measure for patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis

27 November 2024

Video Abstract

Bimekizumab treatment in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and prior inadequate response to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors: 52-week safety and efficacy from the phase III BE COMPLETE study and its open-label extension BE VITAL

30 January 2024

Conclusions: Bimekizumab demonstrated a safety profile consistent with previous reports; no new safety signals were identified. Sustained efficacy was observed from weeks 16 to 52.

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