Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS-REHABILITATION
Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
ISSN 1413-3555 · eISSN 1809-9246 · Elsevier Editora Ltda · BRAZIL
Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.24; fully open access; APC about USD 3,000; median 347 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 345 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy is published by Elsevier Editora Ltda and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, together about 27.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT) is the official publication of the Brazilian Society of Physical Therapy Research and Graduate Studies (ABRAPG-Ft). It publishes original research articles on topics related to the areas of physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences, including clinical, basic or applied studies on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of movement disorders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS-REHABILITATION
Editor-in-chief Paula RezendePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 63, Australia 6, Canada 3, United Kingdom 2, United States 1 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine12.5%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions8.2%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine6.8%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine6.3%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine5.8%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine5.5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine5.4%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,011OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,481 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 56 | 11 |
| 2025 | 345 | 85 | 221 |
| 2024 | 509 | 97 | 531 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 738 |
| 2022 | 57 | 56 | 978 |
| 2021 | 56 | 55 | 1,065 |
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
347 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 261 days – 407 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 394 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (168 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 101 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 341 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,000 / EUR 2,810 / GBP 2,400 / JPY 372,090 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,800 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- brief communicationThe Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT) publishes original research articles, reviews, and brief communications on topics related to physical therapy a…Length not stated
- editorialThe Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT) publishes original research articles, reviews, and brief communications on topics related to physical therapy a…Length not stated
- intervention studies (clinical trials)a) Intervention studies (clinical trials): studies that investigate the effect(s) of one or more interventions on outcomes directly related to the BJPT?s scope.Length not stated
- masterclass articlesi) Masterclass articles: This type of article presents the state of art of any topic that is important to the fieldLength not stated
- methodological studiesf) Methodological studies: studies centered on the development and/or evaluation of clinimetric properties and characteristics of assessment instruments.Length not stated
- observational studiesb) Observational studies: studies that investigate the relationship(s) between variables of interest related to the BJPT?s scope. Observational studies include …Length not stated
- original research articleThe Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT) publishes original research articles, reviews, and brief communications on topics related to physical therapy a…Length not stated
- qualitative studiesc) Qualitative studies: studies that focus on understanding needs, motivations, and human behavior.Length not stated
- reviewThe Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT) publishes original research articles, reviews, and brief communications on topics related to physical therapy a…Length not stated
- short communicationations: the BJPT will publish up to six short communications a year in a format similar to that of the original articles, containing 1,200 words and up to two f…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- short communicationsh) Short communications: the BJPT will publish up to six short communications a year in a format similar to that of the original articles, containing 1,200 word…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsd) Systematic reviews: studies that analyze and/or synthesize the literature on a topic related to the scope of the BJPT.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, (3) final approval of the version to be submitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication ethics COPE Model summary
The BJPT follows the principle of publication ethics included in the code of conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon submission of an article, authors will be asked to add a "Copyright Transfer Form" (please use the "Authors' Copyright Form" available here here) to assign to the Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia (ABRAPG-Ft) the copyright in the manuscript and any tables, illustrations or other material submitted for publication as part of the manuscript (the "Article") in all…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page from the Journal Homepage for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized review Model summary
This journal uses double anonymized review, which means the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier Editora Ltda
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- ISSN
- 1413-3555
- Electronic ISSN
- 1809-9246
- Society / sponsor
- Brazilian Society of Physical Therapy Research and Graduate Studies
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
What CAS zone is Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Rehabilitation / Orthopedics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.24; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 347 days (interquartile range 261–407 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (63), Australia (6) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .