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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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.766

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.124

Total Works

239

Total Citations

3,391

2yr Mean Citedness

1.66

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Archives of Physiotherapy publishes research on physiotherapy interventions for a range of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Studies investigate the effectiveness of various treatments, including manual therapy, exercise, and electrical stimulation, for conditions such as neck pain, cancer rehabilitation, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and low back pain. The journal also explores patient perceptions, ethical dimensions of care, and the reliability and validity of assessment methods within physiotherapy practice.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

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2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

RehabilitationQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

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