The International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases is the official journal of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology. It publishes original articles on clinical or experimental research pertinent to the rheumatic diseases, as well as work on connective tissue diseases and other immune and allergic disorders. We publish a wide range of article types and are committed to advancing robust, reproducible and open science to drive real impact.

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Call for Expressions of Interest: Statistical Expert

IJRD is expanding its editorial board, and we are seeking a statistical expert with a keen insight into rheumatology research. This position involves guiding the peer review process, particularly for submissions with complex statistical methodologies, and contributing to the development of editorial standards in the Journal.

If you are interested, please email your cv to the Editor-in-Chief, Prof James Wei at @[email protected]

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Editorial: The role of Piezo 1 in osteoarthritis: Implications for pathogenesis and therapy

Shangqi Guan, Yifang Mei, 
  •  1 October 2024
EDITORIAL
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Adamantiades-Behcet's disease: From the first known descriptions to the era of the biologic agents

Ellie Stefanadi, Georgios Dimitrakakis, Inetzi-Angeliki Dimitrakaki, Nikolaos Sakellariou, Sangeeta Punjabi, Christodoulos Stefanadis, 
  •  1 October 2024
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Efficacy and safety of oral versus intravenous cyclophosphamide in treatment of connective tissue disease‐related interstitial lung disease

Yuan Feng, Jia Chen, Xichao Yang, Jie Liu, Xue Cao, Yan Zhang, Zhenbiao Wu, 
  •  1 October 2024
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Case report: Immunoglobulin light‐chain amyloidosis mimicking rheumatoid arthritis

Li Yang, Bing Zhong, Xuemeng Chen, Ganping Bai, Kang Xiao, Can Qian, Qinghua Zou, Yongfei Fang, 
  •  1 October 2024
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Osteoporosis and inflammation: Cause to effect or comorbidity?

Majda I. Khoury, 
  •  1 October 2024
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