Journal profile · REHABILITATION
European Journal of Physiotherapy
ISSN 2167-9169 · eISSN 2167-9177 · Taylor & Francis
European Journal of Physiotherapy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 113 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Physiotherapy is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, together about 38% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Physiotherapy is an international journal covering all aspects of physiotherapy with special focus on: Physiotherapy in lifestyle-related health problems Functioning, activity and participation Behavioral medicine in physiotherapy Disability and health in areas of pain Physical activity in health promotion and rehabilitation The journal covers Original articles either as full-length report or as Short communications reporting preliminary data from original work, Case reports, reporting new and important clinical observations or experiences of a novel treatment, all types of Review articles, Focus papers, Debate articles, and Short commentaries for the EJPT relevant topics, as well as Letters to the editor. The journal also aims at maintaining a broad and interdisciplinary approach in order to reflect collaboration with practitioners and scholars from other disciplines. The aims are: Evaluating and criticizing interventions and methods used in health promotion, lifestyle change, rehabilitation, pain related conditions, and physical activity research Analyzing and debating research focused on topics in functioning, activity and participation Contrasting different research perspectives on essential phenomena and questioning traditional paradigms in the special focus areas Challenging and developing theoretical models in behavioral medicine in physiotherapy and physical activity research Discussing educational and professional issues of physiotherapy in broad perspective Improving implementation of research findings into clinical physiotherapy practice
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Editor-in-chief Anne Söderlund.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 3, United States 1, Germany 1, Canada 1, Australia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine18.7%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine9.7%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine9.7%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions6.9%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions6.8%
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine3.7%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine3.5%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbaseCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Allied and Alternative Medicine (Amed), EMCare (Elsevier), Index to Dental Literature (NLM), PEDro, Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM), Swemed
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 136OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 134,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 134,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 689 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 26 | 6 |
| 2025 | 59 | 21 | 54 |
| 2024 | 51 | 25 | 149 |
| 2023 | 46 | 25 | 149 |
| 2022 | 32 | 13 | 195 |
| 2021 | 43 | 19 | 285 |
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
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 149 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (127 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- original articlesThe journal covers Original articles either as full-length report or as Short communications reporting preliminary data from original work, Case reports, report…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use
Publishes studies on physiotherapy in behavioral medicine, disability and health in areas of pain and physical activity in health promotion and rehabilitation. Model summary
Publishes studies on physiotherapy in behavioral medicine, disability and health in areas of pain and physical activity in health promotion and rehabilitation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
APC applies only if publishing open access; no APC for non-OA publishing. Model summary
European Journal of Physiotherapy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discovera…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2167-9169
- Electronic ISSN
- 2167-9177
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Physiotherapy
What CAS zone is European Journal of Physiotherapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Physiotherapy 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.
What is the impact factor of European Journal of Physiotherapy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Physiotherapy?
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 113 days (interquartile range 72–149 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of Physiotherapy based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (3), United States (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Physiotherapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Physiotherapy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PMC, Embase and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Physiotherapy open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Physiotherapy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .