Journal profile · Medicine-Rehabilitation
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
ISSN 1735-3602 · eISSN 1735-3610 · University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal is published by University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Language Development and Disorders and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, together about 21.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal aims to provide the readers with a variety of topics, including: original articles, hypothesis formation, editorials, literature reviews, case reports, short communications, special reports, letters to the editor, discussions of public policy issues and book reviews, and methodology articles in the fields of rehabilitation and social welfare, including (but not limited to): Clinical and basic research in various special needs groups Physical, mental and psychosocial rehabilitation Epidemiological studies on disabling conditions Social welfare, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Mental Health Vocational and socio-medical aspects of rehabilitation IRJ also welcomes papers focusing on the genetic basis of common disabling disorders across human populations. Those studies may include (but not limited to): The genetic basis of common single gene and complex disorders. Bioinformatics tools to investigate and to model biological phenomena Novel computational tools and databases Sequence analysis Population analysis Databases and text mining IRJ welcomes submissions that provide interesting and timely knowledge intersecting between clinical and basic research. We are particularly interested in papers that answer longstanding questions, open new avenues of research, report unexpected findings, or change the way we think about rehabilitation and social welfare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Mahmood BahramizadehPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 25, United States 3, Canada 2, Australia 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine8.8%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology6.6%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine6.2%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions6.2%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions5.7%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology5.7%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine5.3%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology4.3%
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 | 110/172 | 36th |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q3 | 174/257 | 32nd |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q4 | 442/580 | 23rd |
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
Index Medicus, Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,705Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 669 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 266 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 387 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 372 |
| 2023 | 92 | 92 | 420 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 205 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 205 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | IRR 20,000,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | IRR 20,000,000 | 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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- case reporto rehabilitation knowledge or practice. Case Reports should normally be approximately 1500 words and contain no more than 15 references. They should generalmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- original research articlehere applicable, reproduce its methods. Original Research Articles should normally not exceed 3000 words, excluding the abstract and references. The manuscript …main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
policies list Model summary
Authors are expected to comply with the Journal’s policies on publication ethics, authorship, conflicts of interest, peer review, research ethics, artificial intelligence, corrections and retractions, copyright, and open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
double-blind peer review Model summary
Because IRJ uses double-blind peer review, the manuscript submitted for review should be anonymized.
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
- University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1735-3602
- Electronic ISSN
- 1735-3610
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 3 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
How long does peer review take at Iranian Rehabilitation Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 Iranian Rehabilitation Journal based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (25), United States (3) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Iranian Rehabilitation Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Rehabilitation Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Iranian Rehabilitation Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .