The journal is an international scientific journal covering clinical and experimental aspects of rheumatic diseases. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology is essential reading for rheumatologists and also for general practitioners, orthopaedic surgeons, radiologists, pharmacologists, pathologists and health professionals with an interest in patients with rheumatic diseases. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology is published for the Scandinavian Rheumatology Research Foundation and is the official journal of the Scandinavian Society for Rheumatology. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology publishes original papers within the various fields of clinical and experimental rheumatology, such as: clinical aspects of rheumatic disorders including pharmacotherapy, prophylaxis, surgical and other treatments; laboratory investigations, including mainly biochemistry, immunology, immunopathology, microbiology, histopathology, pathophysiology and pharmacology; radiological, magnetic, and other forms of imaging; and epidemiologicial, genetic, and social aspects. Editorials, short papers and review articles are also published. Brief letters to the Editor will be accepted. Reviews of new books are included. The scientific standard is the only criterion for accepting an article for publication. "Scandinavian" does not imply a journal restricted to Scandinavian research. The journal welcomes international papers and invites both Scandinavian and other investigators to submit their manuscripts for publication in the journal. All papers are published in English.