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American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1912

ISSN1537-7385

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.698

H-Indexi

153

SNIPi

0.872

Total Worksi

9,254

Total Citationsi

176,101

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rehabilitation; Sport Sciences; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1912

FrequencyMonthly, <July 2001- >

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,254

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1537-7385

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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

263

4.1k

2019

302

5.1k

2020

271

2021

214

1.6k

2022

235

1.3k

2023

283

837

2024

223

247

2025

237

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.

RehabilitationQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

Sports ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

RehabilitationSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMusculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationSports injuries and preventionCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersSpinal Cord Injury ResearchMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionShoulder Injury and TreatmentPeripheral Nerve DisordersBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Is American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal 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 American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation?

American Journal 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 1.32.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation?