Journal profile · SPORT SCIENCES
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
ISSN 2159-2896 · North American Sports Medicine Institute · United States
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,250; median 111 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 181 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is published by North American Sports Medicine Institute 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 Sports injuries and prevention, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SPORT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine21.2%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine12.1%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine11.4%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering9.3%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine5.7%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine3.8%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine3.6%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine3.5%
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 | 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 | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 442OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 168LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,257 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 96 | 12 |
| 2025 | 181 | 181 | 325 |
| 2024 | 150 | 150 | 784 |
| 2023 | 149 | 149 | 1,106 |
| 2022 | 148 | 148 | 1,611 |
| 2021 | 172 | 172 | 2,443 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (309 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | USD 1,250 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- North American Sports Medicine Institute
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2159-2896
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
What CAS zone is International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 79–142 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,250.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .