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Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1986

ISSN1557-0584

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.85

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.805

Total Worksi

1,218

Total Citationsi

25,130

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,218

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?

1557-0584

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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

1.6k

2019

406

2020

738

2021

350

2022

309

2023

131

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.

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

RehabilitationQ1

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationNeurology (clinical)Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationGeriatrics and GerontologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMotor Control and AdaptationVestibular and auditory disordersMuscle activation and electromyography studiesSpinal Cord Injury ResearchBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsTraumatic Brain Injury Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Is Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Neurologic 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 1.58.

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

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

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