Here, we provide updated information on conflict of interest for 14 papers including 9 original articles, one editorial, one clinical image, and 2 case reports, and one review article published from 2021 to 2022 volume of Journal of Rheumatic Diseases because we found that description of conflict of interest was missing in these papers in which the Editorial Board members were involved. According to its submission guideline, Journal of Rheumatic Diseases indicates that the Editorial Board members should not be involved in the selection of reviewer and decision-making during the review process. The 14 papers listed below did not present descriptions of the Editorial Board-related issues in conflict of interest. The editorial office verified that the Editorial Board members were not involved in the review process after each manuscript was submitted. Therefore, the editorial office would like to express our deepest apologies to the readers and inform them of the addition of a description of conflict of interest in the papers listed below.

1. Ultrasound Findings were Associated With Radiographic Changes, But Not Clinical and Functional Outcomes in Hand Osteoarthritis. J Rheum Dis 2021;28:17-24. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2021.28.1.17

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

S-K.K. has been an editorial board member since May 2018, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

2. Treatment Response to Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis-associated Hydronephrosis With a Focus on IgG4/IgG3 Serum Concentration Ratio. J Rheum Dis 2021;28:38-44. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2021.28.1.38

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Y-G.K. has been an editorial board member since June 2014, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

3. The Gut Microbiome and Osteoarthritis: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study. J Rheum Dis 2021;28:94-100. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2021.28.2.94

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Y.H.L. has been an editorial board member since March 2003, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

4. Gut Microbiome Bridges Over Troubled Joints. J Rheum Dis 2021;28:111-2. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2021.28.3.111

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

J.H.J. has been an editorial board member since May 2018, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

5. Chronic Painless Parotid Swelling. J Rheum Dis 2021;28:171-2. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2021.28.3.171

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

J.K.P. has been an editorial board member since June 2020, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

6. KOBIO, the First Web-based Korean Biologics Registry Operated With a Unified Platform Among Distinct Disease Entities. J Rheum Dis 2021;28:176-82. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2021.28.4.176

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Seong-Kyu Kim has been an editorial board member since May 2018, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

7. J-shaped Relationship Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Serum Uric Acid Levels: A Cross-sectional Study on the Korean Population. J Rheum Dis 2021;28:225-33. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2021.28.4.225

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

B.S.K. has been an editorial board member since May 2022 and J-B.J. has been an editorial board member since June 2014, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

8. Initial Preserved Renal Function as a Predictor of Favorable Renal Response to Rituximab in Refractory or Relapsing Lupus Nephritis: A Single-center Cohort Study in Korea. J Rheum Dis 2022;29:22-32. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2022.29.1.22

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Y-G.K. has been an editorial board member since June 2014, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

9. Serum miR-3620-3p as a Novel Biomarker for Ankylosing Spondylitis. J Rheum Dis 2022;29:33-9. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2022.29.1.33

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

T-J.K. has been an editorial board member since May 2018, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

10. Idiopathic Inflammatory Arthritis in the Auditory Canal in a Patient With Hearing Impairment: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Rheum Dis 2022;29:116-22. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2022.29.2.116

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Y-G.K. has been an editorial board member since June 2014, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

11. The Mechanism of the NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Pathogenic Implication in the Pathogenesis of Gout. J Rheum Dis 2022;29:140-53. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2022.29.3.140

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

S-K.K. has been an editorial board member since May 2018, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

12. Use of Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs After Cancer Diagnosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. J Rheum Dis 2022;29:162-70. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2022.29.3.162

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Y.B.J. has been an editorial board member since June 2020, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

13. Pediatric Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Hepatosplenic Abscesses: A Case Report and Review. J Rheum Dis 2022;29:181-6. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2022.29.3.181

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

J.G.A. has been an editorial board member since May 2020, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.

14. Isolated Tuberculous Myositis: A Systematic Review and Multicenter Cases. J Rheum Dis 2022;29:243-53. https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.22.0014

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

J.H.J. has been an editorial board member since May 2018, but has no role in the decision to publish this article.