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Archives of Physiotherapy

AboutScience Srl · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN2057-0082eISSN2057-0082

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.851

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.124

Total Worksi

239

Total Citationsi

3,391

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications239

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AboutScience Srl

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2057-0082 / 2057-0082

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

495

2019

508

2020

518

2021

455

2022

261

2023

103

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rehabilitation

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersShoulder Injury and TreatmentTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyOccupational Therapy Practice and ResearchOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMeta-analysis and systematic reviews

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Physiotherapy

Is Archives of Physiotherapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Physiotherapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Archives of Physiotherapy?

Archives of Physiotherapy 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 1.66.

Is Archives of Physiotherapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Physiotherapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Archives of Physiotherapy?