Arthritis Care & Research Celebrates 25 Years

A stand-alone monthly publication since 2010, with a respectable impact factor of 4.85, AC&R now joins A&R as a leading go-to journal for clinical rheumatology research, attracting submissions from top clinical and epidemiology researchers from all over the world. Dr. Hannan reports that the volume of manuscript submissions has risen in the two years she’s been editor, from 50 a month to 100 a month.

“I think the American College of Rheumatology sister journals are outstanding in quality, and that together they provide a service that is indispensable to the field,” says Dr. Rosen. “I think as long as rheumatology is strong and generating important scholarship, those journals will thrive.”

Gretchen Henkel is a medical journalist based in California.

AC&R Timeline

Dr. Callahan

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Dr. Hunder

Dr. Katz

 

Dr. Yelin

Dr. Hannan

1988

AC&R launched in March as a quarterly journal with Dr. Hawley as editor. It is the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association.

1990

Dr. Alarcón becomes editor.

1994

AC&R begins being published as a journal of the ARHP.

1995

Dr. Callahan becomes editor.

1996

Publication frequency increases to six times per year.

2000

Dr. Hunder becomes editor. Journal is published online as well as in print in February.

2001

AC&R becomes a section of A&R, and an official journal of the ACR and ARHP.

2003

AC&R begins accepting submissions online.

2005

Drs. Katz and Yelin become editors.

2008

Publication frequency increases to monthly.

2010

AC&R separates from A&R to become a standalone journal.

2011

Dr. Hannan becomes editor.