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South African Journal of Physiotherapy

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa

ISSN2410-8219

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.466

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.85

Total Worksi

1,699

Total Citationsi

5,816

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The South African Journal of Physiotherapy is the official scholarly refereed journal of the South African Society of Physiotherapy. It aims to publish original research and facilitate continuing professional development for physiotherapists and other health professions both nationally and internationally. The South African Journal of Physiotherapy is dedicated to the advancement of physiotherapy through publication of research and scholarly work concerned with, but not limited to, its scientific basis and clinical application, education of practitioners, management of services and policy. We welcome original research and reviews covering diverse topics in the field of physiotherapy. Topics of interest include: Advances in physiotherapy related to anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, human biology, physics, biomechanics, kinesiology, neuroscience, clinical pathology and behavourial science. Prevention, screening, evaluation, diagnosis and prognosis. Ethics, plan of care, intervention techniques, and cultural approaches to achieving goals and outcomes.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications1,699

Publisher OrgAOSIS

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

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

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2410-8219

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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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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

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

635

2019

338

2020

432

2021

261

2022

164

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 RehabilitationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human auditory perception and evaluationOccupational Therapy Practice and ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersEducational Robotics and EngineeringStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMusculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationSports injuries and preventionSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Physiotherapy

Is South African Journal of Physiotherapy a predatory journal?

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

South African Journal 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 0.96.

Is South African Journal of Physiotherapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South African Journal of Physiotherapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.