Journal profile · Medicine-Rehabilitation
Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal
ISSN 2561-987X · Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG) · Canada
Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 62 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal is published by Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Medical Practices and Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal (CPOJ), established in Ottawa, Canada in 2017 (ISSN 2561-987X), is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal. CPOJ aims to provide unrestricted access to articles for prosthetics and orthotics professionals, researchers, and global rehabilitation teams. Accepted articles are published on a rolling basis and are posted online immediately after undergoing appropriate proofreading and formatting. All published articles are permanently available online to the public without restrictions or subscription fees. Published articles in CPOJ can be used, copied, and distributed, provided that appropriate acknowledgment is included. Researchers are invited to submit their original and unpublished manuscripts to this journal. The scope of the journal encompasses a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:• Prosthetics• Orthotics• Rehabilitation Sciences• Mobility Assistive Technology (MAT)• Internet of Things (IoT)• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Prosthetics and Orthotics field. At the Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal (CPOJ), a diverse range of research types are published, including:• Research Articles• Case Study/Case Series• Editorials• Professional Opinion• Review Articles• Clinical Notes • Letters to the Editor• Stakeholder Perspectives• Symposium Articles Section PoliciesResearch articles, case study/case series, review articles, clinical/technical notes, and symposium articles are all peer-reviewed by experts. Professional opinion and stakeholder perspectives articles are reviewed internally by the editorial team.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Rehabilitation
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 4, United Kingdom 2, Germany 1, Italy 1, Iran 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering32.2%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions12.1%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions8.2%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering7.8%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine4.8%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering4.5%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation | Q3 | 108/172 | 37th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Google Scholar, Crossref, Sherpa Romeo, OpenAIRE, SHERPA/RoMEO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 183 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 131 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 160 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 92 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 75 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 66 |
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
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 73 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (40 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CAD 2,200 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CAD 1,800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | CAD 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | CAD 1,800 / CAD 1,500 / CAD 2,200 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- CAD 1,800
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- case study/case seriesAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- clinical notesAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- corrigendumCORRIGENDUMLength not stated
- editorialsAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- letter to the editorLETTER TO THE EDITORLength not stated
- letters to the editorAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- professional opinionAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- research articleAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- review0 - Long-Form Publication/Comprehensive Review (10,000 to 15,000 words): CAD 2200 The journal provides APC waivers for authors fromain text ≤ 15,000 words
- review articleA review paper should include the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Authors' Contribut…main text ≤ 300 words · abstract ≤ 300 words · figures and tables ≤ 8
- review articlesAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- stakeholder perspectivesAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- symposium articlesAt the CPOJ we publish the following research types: Research Articles, Case Study/Case Series, Editorials, Professional Opinion, Review Articles, Clinical Note…Length not stated
- technical/clinical noteTECHNICAL/CLINICAL NOTELength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Authorship AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA
Authors retain copyright Model summary
At CPOJ, we follow the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Committee on Publication Ethics recommendations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE RECOMMENDATIONS
COPE member Model summary
(a) Suspected plagiarism in a submitted manuscript(b) Suspected plagiarism in a published manuscript
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 Model summary
CPOJ articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism PLAGIARISM AND DATA INTEGRITY
Crossref DOIs Model summary
Plagiarism in all its forms is unacceptable and unethical. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal (CPOJ) considers all forms of plagiarism and copyright infringement a serious offence. Appropriate author acknowledgment must be clearly indicated in the submitted manuscript. In-text citations must be inserted appropriately and citations must be correctly associated with a corresponding reference l…
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
- Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG)
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2561-987X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal
How long does peer review take at Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 46–92 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (4), United Kingdom (2) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Prosthetics Orthotics Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .