Journal profile · Rehabilitation
Journal of Physical Therapy Science
ISSN 0915-5287 · JAPAN · Semiannual · Founded 1990
Journal of Physical Therapy Science: fully open access; median 60 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 107 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of Physical Therapy Science's largest topics are Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Rehabilitation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions11.6%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine10.9%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering9.5%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine7.1%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering7.1%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology4.6%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.3%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine4%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,382OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 454LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,361 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 72 | 4,514 |
| 2025 | 107 | 107 | 6,630 |
| 2024 | 140 | 140 | 7,594 |
| 2023 | 135 | 135 | 7,342 |
| 2022 | 153 | 153 | 7,943 |
| 2021 | 166 | 166 | 7,972 |
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 PubMed · to
60 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 75 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 82 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 141 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (201 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)
- 4–8 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0915-5287
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physical Therapy Science
How long does peer review take at Journal of Physical Therapy Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 60 days (interquartile range 44–75 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Is Journal of Physical Therapy Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Physical Therapy Science is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .