Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice
ISSN 1916-257X · Multimed Inc. · United States
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice is published by Multimed Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, together about 48.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork: Research, Education, & Practice (IJTMB) is a peer-reviewed, open access, quarterly publication of the Massage Therapy Foundation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Thomas W. FindleyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 53, Canada 12, United Kingdom 4, Australia 3, New Zealand 2 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine20%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19.9%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine8.7%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions5.3%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities4.9%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities4.7%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine3.3%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 30/101 | 70th |
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
PMCPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 158 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 231 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 283 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 261 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 211 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 231 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteExcerpts 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
- Multimed Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1916-257X
- Society / sponsor
- Massage Therapy Foundation and the Registered Massage Therapists Association of British Columbia
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice 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 United States (53), Canada (12) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .