Journal profile · REHABILITATION

Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice

ISSN 2753-6351

Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 3,200; median 120 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine
Review time120 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 42 articles, last 24 months · PubMed
APCUSD 3,200Fully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year242025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, together about 28.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine13.7%
  2. Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine7.4%
  3. Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine7.4%
  4. Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine6.3%
  5. Pain Management and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
  6. Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
  7. Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine4.2%
  8. Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine4.2%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorRehabilitationZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorRehabilitationZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

Database indexing

ESCIDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.

Metrics

Impact metrics and publication volume

Impact

h-index
7OpenAlex ·
i10-index
4OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.38OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
4.3%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
20LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 73 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202620203
2025242432
2024161648
2023131376

Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.

Review & acceptance

Review time and acceptance

Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to

120 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 157 days

Acceptance to online
median 37 days (42 articles)
Submission to online
median 151 days
Sample
42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 in the window); the latest was accepted on

Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".

Other sources

Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
Peer review
Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.

Fees & open access

APC and open-access policy

Fully open accessDOAJ

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJUSD 3,200YesCC BY, CC BY-NC
OpenAlexUSD 2,650——

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Profile

Publication details and official links

ISSN
2753-6351
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice

What CAS zone is Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

How long does peer review take at Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice?

Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 120 days (interquartile range 74–157 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.

Which databases index Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.

Is Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice open access, and what is the APC?

Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,200.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .