Journal profile · Rehabilitation
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
ISSN 0894-9115 · eISSN 1537-7385 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1988
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.28; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 121 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 222 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and 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, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation and Sports injuries and prevention, together about 23% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Walter R. FronteraPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine9.1%
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationMedicine7%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine6.9%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine6.8%
- Spinal Cord Injury ResearchMedicine5.5%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine5.3%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions4.9%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · REHABILITATION · rank 46/175
- JCR Q2 · SPORT SCIENCES · rank 59/136
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,463OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 180LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,431 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 261 | 34 | 20 |
| 2025 | 222 | 29 | 290 |
| 2024 | 283 | 51 | 878 |
| 2023 | 235 | 43 | 1,346 |
| 2022 | 214 | 49 | 1,652 |
| 2021 | 271 | 68 | 3,115 |
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 Crossref · to
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 165 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (541 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0894-9115
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-7385
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 105, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
What CAS zone is American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation / Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.28; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 156.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 57–165 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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.
What JCR quartile is American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, REHABILITATION Q2 (46/175), SPORT SCIENCES Q2 (59/136). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .