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Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

SAGE Publications Ltd · Netherlands · Est. 1963

ISSN1878-6324

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.446

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.815

Total Worksi

3,040

Total Citationsi

29,665

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

FrequencyBimonthly, 2017-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,040

Publisher OrgIOS Press

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-6324

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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

165

2019

963

2020

224

1.7k

2021

123

867

2022

143

583

2023

126

363

2024

219

211

2025

100

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

RehabilitationQ2

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentSports injuries and preventionShoulder Injury and TreatmentOccupational Health and PerformanceLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionLegal and Regulatory Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Is Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation?

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal 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 1.15.

Is Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation?