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Rigakuryoho Kagaku

Society of Physical Therapy Science (Rigaku Ryoho Kagakugakkai) · Japan · Est. 1991

ISSN1341-1667
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.103
H-Indexi
17
SNIPi
0.046
Total Worksi
3,319
Total Citationsi
3,962
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.08
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary Language
1st Year Published1991
Annual Volume~ 92 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,319
Publisher OrgThe Society of Physical Therapy Science
OA Since2015

Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 · 36%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Society of Physical Therapy Science (Rigaku Ryoho Kagakugakkai)
Does the journal have a website?
No URL
Is the ISSN verified?
1341-1667
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
157
67
2019
161
70
2020
153
88
2021
105
42
2022
114
22
2023
84
17
2024
79
4
2025
28
0
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 RehabilitationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMuscle activation and electromyography studiesLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesSports injuries and preventionSports Performance and TrainingEffects of Vibration on HealthShoulder Injury and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Rigakuryoho Kagaku

Is Rigakuryoho Kagaku a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Rigakuryoho Kagaku: it is indexed in 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 Rigakuryoho Kagaku?

Rigakuryoho Kagaku is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.103.

Is Rigakuryoho Kagaku indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Rigakuryoho Kagaku is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Rigakuryoho Kagaku?

Subject areas: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref