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Pediatric Physical Therapy

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States

ISSN0898-5669eISSN1538-005X

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.35

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.785

Total Worksi

3,728

Total Citationsi

33,075

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pediatrics; Rehabilitation; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 102 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,728

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0898-5669 / 1538-005X

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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

684

2019

100

542

2020

413

2021

104

453

2022

229

2023

108

151

2024

105

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ3

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PediatricsRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersInfant Development and Preterm CareFamily and Disability Support ResearchChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Health

Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Physical Therapy

Is Pediatric Physical Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pediatric Physical Therapy: 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 Pediatric Physical Therapy?

Pediatric Physical Therapy 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 0.63.

Is Pediatric Physical Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pediatric Physical Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Pediatric Physical Therapy?