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Physical Treatments

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences · Iran · Est. 2015

ISSN2423-5830
SJR Q4Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.201
H-Indexi
10
SNIPi
0.418
Total Worksi
336
Total Citationsi
786
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.31
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Physical Treatments Journal is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published in English language since 2012. The journal publishes original research with implications for physical therapy, from basic foundations leading to treatment enhancement, to applied treatment protocols and techniques that serve to enhance the understanding of physical therapy. Other types of articles adding to the knowledge content of physical therapy and related fields, such as systematic or narrative reviews, educational, theoretical or debate articles, brief reports, case histories or single case studies are also welcome. Our vision is to become one the most reliable and accessible sources for all those engaged in the science of physical therapy, from theory to practice, to find all they need to get up-to-date and share they experience in physical therapy and the related fields. Physical Treatments is a peer-reviewed journal accepting articles with sound methodologies which add enough to the literature to be published in his journal.

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2015
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications336
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2014
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2423-5830
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
28
110
2019
28
98
2020
28
81
2021
28
74
2022
29
52
2023
33
23
2024
59
16
2025
13
0
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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ4
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ4
RehabilitationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sports injuries and preventionMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesSports Performance and TrainingShoulder Injury and TreatmentKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological Modeling and AnalysisFoot and Ankle SurgeryMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment

Frequently asked questions about Physical Treatments

Is Physical Treatments a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physical Treatments: it is indexed in 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 Physical Treatments?

Physical Treatments is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.201.

Is Physical Treatments indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physical Treatments is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Physical Treatments?

The Physical Treatments Journal is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published in English language since 2012. The journal publishes original research with implications for physical therapy, from basic foundations leading to treatment enhancement, to applied treatment protocols and techniques that serve to enhance the understanding of physical therapy. Other types of articles adding to the knowledge content of physical therapy and related fields, such as systematic or narrative reviews, educational, theoretical or debate articles, brief reports, case histories or single case studies are als

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref