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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom · Est. 1965

ISSN1532-5040

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

121

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 113d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.619

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.01

Total Worksi

3,008

Total Citationsi

49,596

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,008

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa Healthcare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-5040

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

167

2.6k

2019

161

2.1k

2020

211

1.9k

2021

318

2.2k

2022

141

745

2023

154

434

2024

181

130

2025

101

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 RehabilitationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationOccupational Therapy Practice and ResearchCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryShoulder Injury and TreatmentSports injuries and preventionSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Frequently asked questions about Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Is Physiotherapy Theory and Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice?

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 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 1.17.

Is Physiotherapy Theory and Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice?