Journal profile · REHABILITATION
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
ISSN 0342-5282 · eISSN 1473-5660 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Founded 1978
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.32; hybrid open access; median 45 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 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, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, together about 36.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary forum for the publication of research into functioning, disability and contextual factors experienced by persons of all ages in both developed and developing societies. The wealth of information offered makes the journal a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and administrators in such fields as rehabilitation medicine, outcome measurement nursing, social and vocational rehabilitation/case management, return to work, special education, social policy, social work and social welfare, sociology, psychology, psychiatry assistive technology and environmental factors/disability. Areas of interest include functioning and disablement throughout the life cycle; rehabilitation programmes for persons with physical, sensory, mental and developmental disabilities; measurement of functioning and disability; special education and vocational rehabilitation; equipment access and transportation; information technology; independent living; consumer, legal, economic and sociopolitical aspects of functioning, disability and contextual factors.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine16.1%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine13.9%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine6.6%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions5.8%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology4.7%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions4.4%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions4.3%
- Spinal Cord Injury ResearchMedicine4.1%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,186 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 36 | 3 | 52 |
| 2024 | 44 | 8 | 142 |
| 2023 | 44 | 9 | 137 |
| 2022 | 51 | 16 | 378 |
| 2021 | 58 | 10 | 497 |
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
45 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 27 days – 65 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 67 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (106 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 ·
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
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0342-5282
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-5660
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
What CAS zone is International Journal of Rehabilitation Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 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 International Journal of Rehabilitation Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.32; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Rehabilitation Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 45 days (interquartile range 27–65 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 International Journal of Rehabilitation Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Rehabilitation Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Rehabilitation Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 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; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .