Journal profile · GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY-REHABILITATION
Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy
ISSN 1539-8412 · eISSN 2152-0895 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES
Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.82; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy 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 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Frailty in Older Adults and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, together about 40.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY-REHABILITATION
Editor-in-chief Leslie K AllisonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions24.9%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine8.9%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine7%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine6.9%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine6.8%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5.5%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine4.3%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine3.2%
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 | Geriatrics & Gerontology | 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 | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
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 | Geriatrics & Gerontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY · rank 40/72
- JCR Q1 · REHABILITATION · rank 23/175
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 415OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,031 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 42 | 5 | 81 |
| 2024 | 30 | 9 | 83 |
| 2023 | 29 | 8 | 131 |
| 2022 | 34 | 13 | 286 |
| 2021 | 46 | 14 | 491 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 5 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- over 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
- ISSN
- 1539-8412
- Electronic ISSN
- 2152-0895
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy
What CAS zone is Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geriatrics & Gerontology / 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 Geriatric Physical Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.82; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy?
Authors report an average review time of over 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY Q3 (40/72), REHABILITATION Q1 (23/175). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy 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, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .