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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

ISSN 0003-4967 · e-ISSN 1468-2060 · Elsevier · http://ard.bmj.com/
Journal Trust Rating U · 25/100 — Insufficient data · checked 14 November 2026, 15:51 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance2 / 25 (12 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity9 / 25 (25 unchecked)25
Technical standing7 / 20 (9 unchecked)20
Preservation & access0 / 15 (13 unchecked)15
Reach & citation7 / 15 (2 unchecked)15

Checks and sources

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ISSN registered (ISSN Portal)BAD 0/8no record for this ISSNportal.issn.org
ISSN key-title matchesNA 0/3not checkedportal.issn.org
Journal website live and on HTTPSBAD 0/3HTTP 403 ard.bmj.com
Editorial board namedNA 0/4site not readable
ISSN displayed on the siteNA 0/3site not readable
Contact publishedNA 0/2site not readable
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2Elsevierapi.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedNA 0/7not checkedard.bmj.com
Publication ethics / malpractice policyNA 0/6not checkedard.bmj.com
Plagiarism screening statedNA 0/3not checkedard.bmj.com
No predatory-style red flagsNA 9/9not checkedard.bmj.com
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/572866 DOIs on recordapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles)WARN 2/6abstracts 0% · licences 100% · ORCIDs 9% · references 11%api.crossref.org
DOIs displayed as links on the siteNA 0/2site not readableard.bmj.com
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsNA 0/3not checkedard.bmj.com
Registered DOIs resolve to a live pageNA 0/2not checked — no DOI check has been run for this journal
Articles on the site carry a registered DOINA 0/2not checked — no DOI census has been run for this journal
Preservation (Keepers Registry / archives)NA 0/6not checkedportal.issn.org
Creative Commons licence statedNA 0/4not checkedard.bmj.com
APC / fee transparencyNA 0/3not checkedard.bmj.com
Open-access statementWARN 0/2no OA statementard.bmj.com
Listed in DOAJWARN 0/6not in DOAJdoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/573840 works · 1265355 citations · h-index 378openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 2/2h-index 378openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

The Journal Trust Rating is computed by Smart Scholars from public registries (ISSN Portal, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAlex, Keepers Registry) and the journal's own website at the time shown. It is not an impact factor and does not assess the quality of individual articles. Methodology: https://institutions.smartscholars.in/methodology.php. Verify this certificate: https://scholar.smartscholars.in/check.php?q=0003-4967