Journal profile · Rehabilitation

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY

ISSN 0190-6011 · eISSN 1938-1344 · JOSPT · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1979

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JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.49; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 88 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor6.49Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 2 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 1 · Medicine

Review time6–12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceFairly easyCommunity average

Articles per year882025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY is published by JOSPT and is in Zone 2 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, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy® (JOSPT®) publishes scientifically rigorous, clinically relevant content for physical therapists and others in the health care community to advance musculoskeletal and sports-related practice globally. To this end, JOSPT features the latest evidence-based research and clinical cases in musculoskeletal health, injury, and rehabilitation, including physical therapy, orthopaedics, sports medicine, and biomechanics. With an impact factor of 3.090, JOSPT is among the highest ranked physical therapy journals in Clarivate Analytics's Journal Citation Reports, Science Edition (2017). JOSPT stands eighth of 65 journals in the category of rehabilitation, twelfth of 77 journals in orthopedics, and fourteenth of 81 journals in sport sciences. JOSPT's 5-year impact factor is 4.061.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Rehabilitation

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Sports injuries and preventionMedicine14.4%
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine9.8%
Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine9.4%
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering8.5%
Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine7.3%
Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine4.7%
Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine4.4%
Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine4%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 2
Minor	Rehabilitation	Zone 1
Minor	Sport Sciences	Zone 1
Minor	Orthopedics	Zone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 1
Minor	Orthopedics	Zone 1
Minor	Rehabilitation	Zone 1
Minor	Sport Sciences	Zone 1

Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 1
Minor	Orthopedics	Zone 1
Minor	Rehabilitation	Zone 1
Minor	Sport Sciences	Zone 1

Top journal: noReview journal: no

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: 6.49LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 8.9LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 1.79LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 2.35LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 104LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 200OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 2,840OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 4.82OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 7.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 3.41%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 59LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,872 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	62	4	36
2025	88	12	340
2024	73	17	698
2023	98	27	1,313
2022	99	26	2,303
2021	91	18	2,689

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): 6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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

Subscription journalLetPub

A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

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: JOSPT
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Founded: 1979
ISSN: 0190-6011
Electronic ISSN: 1938-1344
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub
Special issues ↗Publisher website

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY

What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Rehabilitation / Sport Sciences / Orthopedics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.49; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 200.

How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY?

Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.

Which databases index JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY open access, and what is the APC?

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: 2026-10-01.