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New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy New Zealand · New Zealand · Est. 2003

ISSN2230-4886

SJR Q3✓ 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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.271

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.368

Total Worksi

264

Total Citationsi

1,116

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications264

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Physiotherapy New Zealand

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2230-4886

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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

126

2019

140

2020

2021

2022

214

2023

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 RehabilitationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationNursing Roles and PracticesStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersInterprofessional Education and CollaborationMusculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationShoulder Injury and TreatmentTraumatic Brain Injury Research

Frequently asked questions about New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy

Is New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy: 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 New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy?

New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.271.

Is New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy?