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Physical Therapy in Sport

Churchill Livingstone · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1873-1600

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

1.002

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.192

Total Worksi

2,285

Total Citationsi

45,331

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,285

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

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5/11 · 45%

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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?

1873-1600

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

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 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 not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.002.

Is Physical Therapy in Sport indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physical Therapy in Sport is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physical Therapy in Sport?