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PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT

CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE · GB

ISSN1466-853XeISSN1466-853X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.947

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.192

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rehabilitation; Sport Sciences; Medicine (miscellaneous); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 109 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1466-853X / 1466-853X

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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

150

3.4k

2019

219

3.2k

2020

159

2.4k

2021

133

1.3k

2022

114

840

2023

426

2024

118

163

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)Q1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

RehabilitationSport Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports injuries and preventionLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesShoulder Injury and TreatmentSports Performance and TrainingFoot and Ankle SurgeryMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationTendon Structure and TreatmentTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesTraumatic Brain Injury Research

Frequently asked questions about PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT

Is PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT: 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 PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT?

PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT 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.

Is PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT?