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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

W.B. Saunders · United States

ISSN0003-9993eISSN1532-821X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.048

H-Indexi

274

SNIPi

1.408

Total Worksi

24,234

Total Citationsi

620,167

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes original, peer-reviewed research and clinical reports on important trends and developments in physical medicine and rehabilitation and related fields. The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Physical therapy, Rehabilitation, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Stroke, and Randomized controlled trial.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications24,234

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0003-9993 / 1532-821X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

973

7.8k

2019

825

8.3k

2020

831

6.5k

2021

911

3.8k

2022

552

3.4k

2023

924

1.6k

2024

830

578

2025

720

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

RehabilitationQ1

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

RehabilitationSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchSpinal Cord Injury ResearchMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Is Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.77.

Is Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.