Editor-in-chief

E.L. Nasonov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of theRussianAcademyof Sciences, Director of the V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences, Editor-in-Chief

Deputy editor-in-chief

V.I. Mazurov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of theRussianAcademyof Sciences, Head of the Chair of theSt. PetersburgMedicalAcademyof Postgraduate Education, Chief Supernumerary Physician ofSt. Petersburg, Deputy Editor-in-Chief 

Executive secretary

V.N. Amirdzhanova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Scientific Secretary, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences, Executive Secretary

Editorial board

Z.S. Alekberova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Leading Researcher, Department of Vascular Pathology of Rheumatic Diseases, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

E.N. Aleksandrova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

L.I. Alekseeva, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Metabolic Diseases of Bones and Joints withCenterofOsteoporosisPrevention, V.A. Nasonova ResearchInstituteofRheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

L.P. Ananieva, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Microcirculation and Inflammation, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

R.M. Balabanova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Scientific Organizational Problems of Rheumatology, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

A.A. Baranov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Principal for Research,YaroslavlStateMedicalAcademy, Chief Supernumerary Specialist

B.S. Belov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory for Study of the Role of Infection in Rheumatic Diseases, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

E.A. Galushko, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Education Department with theCenterofInformationTechnologies, V.A. Nasonova ResearchInstituteofRheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

L.N. Denisov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory for Clinical Research and International Relations, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

D.E. Karateev, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Deputy Director for Research and Head of the Department of Early Arthritides, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

N.N. Kuzmina, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Leading Researcher, Laboratory of Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

Yu.V. Muraviev, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory for Studying Safety of Antirheumatic Drugs, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

I.P. Nikishina, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Rheumatic Diseases of Childhood, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

Y.A. Olyunin, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Standardization of Therapy of Rheumatic Diseases, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Science Editor

T.V. Popkova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Vascular Pathology of Rheumatic Diseases, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

T.M. Reshetnyak, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Systemic Rheumatic Diseases with a Group of Hemorheologic Disorders, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

A.V. Smirnov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Radiodiagnosis, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

N.A. Shostak, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Chair of Hospital Therapy,N.I.PirogovRussianNationalResearchMedicalUniversity, Ministry of Health of theRussian Federation

Sh.F. Erdes, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Research and Head of the Department of Medical and Social Research, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology,RussianAcademyof Medical Sciences

Foreign members of the Editorial Board

T. Bardin (France), Head of the Rheumatologic Department at the Hopital Lariboisiere (Paris), Vice-President of the French Society for Rheumatology

N. Damjanov (Serbia), Professor, Head of the Chair of Internal Medicine,UniversityofBelgrade, Director of theInstituteofRheumatologyinBelgrade,Serbia, President of the Rheumatology Association ofSerbia

J.S. Smolen (Austria), Professor of Medicine, Head of the Division of Rheumatology, the Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, President of the Austrian Society of Rheumatology, Member of the Austrian Academy of Medical Sciences, Vice-President of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)

E. Feist (Germany), Assistant Professor at theCharitéMedicalUniversityofBerlin, Head of the Department of Clinical Research in Rheumatology

M. Cutolo (Italy), Professor of Rheumatology,UniversityofGenoa, Director of theAcademicSchoolof Rheumatology at theUniversityofGenoa, Vice-President of the Italian Society of Rheumatology, Chairman of the EULAR Committee on Education and Training, President of EULAR till 2013

R.F. van Vollenhoven (Sweden), Professor of Medicine, Head of the Department of Rheumatology and Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at theKarolinskaUniversityHospitalinStockholm, Head of the Research Clinical Department for Study of Inflammatory Diseases and of the Laboratory of Clinical Research.