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Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN1539-8412eISSN2152-0895

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.712

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.79

Total Worksi

1,016

Total Citationsi

23,057

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geriatrics & Gerontology; Rehabilitation; Geriatrics and Gerontology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,016

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?

1539-8412 / 2152-0895

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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

707

2019

314

2020

487

2021

275

2022

130

2023

2024

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.

RehabilitationQ1

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & GerontologyRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationGeriatrics and Gerontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionFrailty in Older AdultsStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersNutrition and Health in AgingPhysical Activity and HealthMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationHip and Femur FracturesOccupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth and Well-being Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Is Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Geriatric 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 Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy?

Journal of Geriatric 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 1.17.

Is Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy?