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Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders

Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders

Published in Association with World Scleroderma Foundation (WSF)
Other Titles in:
Dermatology | Rheumatology

eISSN: 23971991 | ISSN: 23971983 | Current volume: 9 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: 3 Times/Year

The Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders, the official independent journal of the World Scleroderma Foundation and EUSTAR, is an international, multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed publication targeted to scientists and clinicians interested in systemic sclerosis, scleroderma, and other related autoimmune and fibrotic diseases.

The journal publishes high quality, original research articles on the epidemiology, natural history, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of these diseases as well as reviews and thought-provoking editorials and commentaries, with the aim of becoming the leading worldwide reference journal in the field of scleroderma and related diseases. The journals also welcomes manuscripts on clinical trial design.

The Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders, the official independent journal of the World Scleroderma Foundation and EUSTAR, is an international, multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed publication targeted to scientists and clinicians interested in systemic sclerosis, scleroderma, and other related autoimmune and fibrotic diseases.

The journal publishes high quality, original research articles on the epidemiology, natural history, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of these diseases as well as reviews and thought-provoking editorials and commentaries, with the aim of becoming the leading worldwide reference journal in the field of scleroderma and related diseases. The journals also welcomes manuscripts on clinical trial design.

Editors in Chief
Professor Marco Matucci-Cerinic Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Professor Masataka Kuwana Nippon Medical School, Japan
Associate Editors
Professor Yannick Allanore Hopital Cochin, France
Professor Christopher Denton University College London Medical School, UK
Professor Jörg Distler Universitatsklinikum Düsseldorf
Doctor Oliver Distler University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Doctor Sindhu Johnson University of Toronto, Canada
Professor Dinesh Khanna University of Michigan, USA
Doctor Maureen Mayes University of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA
Professor Maria Trojanowska Boston University School of Medicine, USA
Senior Editors
Professor Daniel Furst University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Professor Bashar Kahaleh University of Toledo, USA
Professor Thomas Krieg University of Cologne, Germany
Dr James Seibold Sceroderma Research Consutants LLC, USA
Honorary Editors
Dame Carol Black University of Bristol, UK
Doctor Philip Clements University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Doctor Thomas Medsger University of Pittsburgh, USA
Professor Alan Tyndall Felix Platter Spital, Switzerland
Professor Frank Wollheim Lunds Universitet, Sweden
Assistant Editors
Dr Zareen Ahmad University of Toronto, Canada
Dr Cosimo Bruni University of Florence, Italy
Dr Rucsandra Dobrota University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Dr Krista Krol-Buch Boston University School of Medicine, USA
Dr Gemma Lepri University of Florence, Italy
Voon Ong University College London, UK
Dr Andreas Ramming Universitatsklinikum Erlangen, Germany
Dr Gloria Salazar University of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA
Dr Yuichiro Shirai Nippon Medical School, Japan
Dr Amber Young University of Michigan, USA
Editorial Board
Professor David Abraham University College London Medical School, UK
Professor Nezam Altorok University of Toledo, USA
Doctor Marina Anderson University of Liverpool, UK
Professor Martin Aringer Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Germany
Doctor Shervin Assassi University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Cancer Therapy at Houston, USA
Professor Jérôme Avouac Hopital Cochin, France
Professor Murray Baron Jewish General Hospital, Canada
Dr. Francesco Boin University of California San Francisco Medical Center, USA
Professor Eun Bong Lee Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Doctor Carlo Chizzolini Universite de Geneve, Switzerland
Professor Lorinda Chung Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Dr John Gerry Coghlan Royal Free Hospital, UK
Professor Maurizio Cutolo University of Genoa, Italy
Professor Laszlo Czirjak University of Pecs, Hungary
Professor Dimitrios Daoussis University of Patras School of Medicine, Greece
Doctor Francesco Del Galdo University of Leeds, UK
Doctor Robyn Domsic University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
Professor Carol Feghali-Bostwick Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Dr Ivan Foeldvari Hamburg Center for Pediatric Rheumatology, Germany
Doctor Tracy Frech University of Utah Hospital, USA
Professor Armando Gabrielli Université Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Doctor Luna Gargani National Research Council, Italy
Doctor Serena Guiducci University of Florence, Italy
Professor Eric Hachulla Universite de Lille, France
Doctor Sergio Alfonso Harari Ospedale San Giuseppe, Italy
Professor Ariane Herrick University of Manchester, UK
Professor Monique Hinchcliff Northwestern University, USA
Doctor Marie Hudson Jewish General Hospital, Canada
Dr Michael Hughes Royal Hallamshire Hospital, UK
Professor Marc Humbert Universite Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette (Paris), France
Dr Laura Hummers Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, USA
Professor Nicolas Hunzelmann Universitat zu Koln, Germany
Professor Murat Inanc Istanbul Universitesi, Turkey
Doctor Yasushi Kawaguchi Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
Doctor Cristiane Kayser Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Doctor Otylia Kowal-Bielecka Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Doctor Robert Lafyatis Boston University School of Medicine, USA
Doctor David Launay Hopital Claude Huriez, France
Mengtao Li Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
Doctor Mirko Manetti University of Florence, Italy
Doctor Britta Maurer University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
Professor Christophe Meune Hopital Cochin, France
Doctor Gianluca Moroncini Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Professor Luc Mouthon Institut Cochin, France
Professor Ulf Mueller-Ladner Justus Liebig Universitat Giessen, Germany
Doctor Charles Murray Royal Free Hospital, UK
Doctor Mandana Nikpour University of Melbourne, Australia
Doctor John Pauling Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, UK
Doctor Janet Pope St. Joseph's Health Center, Canada
Doctor Susanna Proudman Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
Professor Luca Richeldi University of Southampton, UK
Doctor Rajan Saggar University of California Los Angeles, USA
Professor Lazaros Sakkas University of Thessaly, Greece
Doctor Percival Sampaio-Barros Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Doctor Shinichi Sato The University of Tokyo, Japan
Professor Petros Sfikakis University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
Doctor Ami Shah Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, USA
Doctor Richard Silver Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Doctor Robert Simms Boston University School of Medicine, USA
Professor Vanessa Smith Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Professor Virginia Steen Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
Doctor Alberto Sulli University of Genova, Italy
Professor Cord Sunderkotter University of Münster, Germany
Doctor Gabriella Szucs University of Debrecen, Hungary
Doctor Kazuhiko Takehara Kanazawa University, Japan
Dr Brett Thombs McGill University, Canada
Doctor Kathryn Torok Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, USA
Doctor Alessandra Vacca University of Cagliari, Italy
Professor Jean-Luc Vachiery Hopital Erasme, Belgium
Doctor Frank Van Den Hoogen Sint Maartenskliniek, Netherlands
Professor Jaap Van Laar UMC Utrecht, Netherlands
Professor John Varga Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
Doctor Madelon Vonk Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands
Doctor Ulrich Walker Universitat Basel, Switzerland
Professor Jiucun Wang Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Professor Xiaofeng Zeng Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
Professor Francesco Zulian University of Padua, Italy
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