Physical Therapy

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Physical Therapy (PTJ) engages and inspires an international readership on topics related to physical therapy. As the leading international journal for research in physical therapy and related fields, PTJ publishes innovative and highly relevant content for both clinicians and scientists and uses a variety of interactive approaches to communicate that content, with the expressed purpose of improving patient care.

PTJ"s circulation in 2008 is more than 72,000. Its 2007 impact factor was 2.152. The mean time from submission to first decision is 58 days. Time from acceptance to publication online is less than or equal to 3 months and from acceptance to publication in print is less than or equal to 5 months.

About Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1). It is published by Oxford University Press. The overall rank of Physical Therapy is 4186. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.005. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 169. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Physical Therapy journal is 00319023, 15386724. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Physical Therapy is cited by a total of 2315 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2022).

Physical Therapy Impact IF 2022-2023

The Impact IF 2022 of Physical Therapy is 3.59, which is computed in 2023 as per its definition. Physical Therapy IF is increased by a factor of 0.68 and approximate percentage change is 23.37% when compared to preceding year 2021, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Physical Therapy Impact IF 2023 Prediction

Impact IF 2022 of Physical Therapy is 3.59. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2023 as well.

Physical Therapy h-index

 

Physical Therapy has an h-index of 169. It means 169 articles of this journal have more than 169 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Physical Therapy ISSN

The ISSN of Physical Therapy is 00319023, 15386724. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Physical Therapy Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Physical Therapy is 4186. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.005. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Physical Therapy by Year

Ranking of Physical Therapy by Year

Physical Therapy Publisher

Physical Therapy is published by Oxford University Press. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1964-2022. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Physical Therapy is Phys. Ther.. This abbreviation ('Phys. Ther.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Physical Therapy

If your research field is/are related to Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/