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Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Movement Science Media · United States · Est. 1979

ISSN1938-1344

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.794

H-Indexi

197

SNIPi

2.061

Total Worksi

4,835

Total Citationsi

216,464

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,835

Publisher OrgAmerican Physical Therapy Association

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Movement Science Media

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1938-1344

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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

150

4.9k

2019

125

3.3k

2020

2.6k

2021

2.3k

2022

1.3k

2023

672

2024

307

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

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Sports ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsRehabilitationSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSports ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports injuries and preventionMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationShoulder Injury and TreatmentLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesFoot and Ankle SurgeryMusculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Is Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports 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 Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy?

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports 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 3.68.

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

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy?