Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation
ISSN 2288-176X · eISSN 2288-1778 · Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation · Korea, Republic of
Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 31 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation is published by Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation 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, Sports Performance and Training and Health and Wellbeing Research, together about 21.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation is the official journal of the Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation, and is published six times a year. Supplementary issues may be published. Its official abbreviation is “J Exerc Rehabil”. It was launched in 2005. The title of the first volume was Journal of the Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation (pISSN 1976-6319). The journal title was changed to Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation from Volume 9 Number 2, 2013. The effects of exercise rehabilitation are very broad and in some cases exercise rehabilitation has different treatment areas than traditional rehabilitation. Exercise rehabilitation can be presented as a solution to new diseases in modern society and it can replace traditional medicine in economically disadvantaged areas. Exercise rehabilitation is very effective in overcoming metabolic diseases and also has no side effects. Furthermore, exercise rehabilitation shows new possibility for neuropsychiatric diseases, such as depression, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, etc. The purpose of the Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation is to identify the effects of exercise rehabilitation on a variety of diseases and to identify mechanisms for exercise rehabilitation treatment. The Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation aims to serve as an intermediary for objective and scientific validation on the effects of exercise rehabilitation worldwide. The types of manuscripts include research articles, review articles, and articles invited by the Editorial Board. The Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation contains 6 sections: Basic research on exercise rehabilitation, Clinical research on exercise rehabilitation, Exercise rehabilitation pedagogy, Exercise rehabilitation education, Exercise rehabilitation psychology, and Exercise rehabilitation welfare. Only articles that are scientifically identified and originally developed as the results of new, significant, and recent study on the medical information and knowledge associated with the above-mentioned fields can be published in this Journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Editor-in-chief Mal-Soon ShinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 6, South Korea 4, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Japan 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine8%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine7%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions6.9%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine6.7%
- Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine5.5%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine5.5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine5.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 538OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,178 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 52 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 124 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 324 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 437 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 685 |
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
31 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 20 days – 37 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 77 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review by three professionals; publication decided after Editorial Board review. Model summary
All the submitted manuscripts shall be conducted of peer review of three professionals on the basis of the regulations for article reviewing of the Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation, and be decided of its publication after reviewing of the Editorial Board.
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
- Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2288-176X
- Print ISSN
- 1976-6319
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-1778
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation
What CAS zone is Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 31 days (interquartile range 20–37 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), South Korea (4) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .