Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Journal of rehabilitation
ISSN 0022-4154 · eISSN 2538-6247 · University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of rehabilitation: fully open access; APC about USD 200; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of rehabilitation is published by University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disability Education and Employment, Medical Practices and Rehabilitation and Disability Rights and Representation, together about 55.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Safety Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About the Journal: Archives of Rehabilitation, the official journal of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, is a peer-reviewed journal which is devoted to diverse fields including, Audiology, Mental Health, Optometry, Occupational therapy, Orthotics and Prosthetics, and Speech therapy. The researchers may submit their original articles and review papers such as epidemiologic review, systematic review and meta-analysis, case report, methodological note, editorial letter to the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Editor-in-chief Mohammad AliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 30, United States 7, United Kingdom 2, Australia 2, India 1 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences31.3%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions15.7%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences8.5%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions7.6%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences3.9%
- Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentSocial Sciences3.6%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology2.8%
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and SportSocial Sciences2.6%
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 | 92/165 | 44th |
| Clinical Psychology | Q3 | 187/313 | 40th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 449/687 | 34th |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q3 | 380/580 | 34th |
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
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SSCI for production reasons on 21 February 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceDOAJPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Google Scholar, EBSCO, EBSCO Information Database, Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR), Scientific Information Database (SID), ICMJE, Magiran
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 355OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 848 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 254 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 297 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 489 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | IRR 30,000,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 200 | — | — |
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
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- original articleOriginal ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Open access
- Conflicts of interest N- Conflicts of interest:
The Archives of Rehabilitation as a member of Negah Journals, published by Negah Institute for Scientific Communication, is committed to apply
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC-By-NC 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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
- Persian
- ISSN
- 0022-4154
- Print ISSN
- 2538-6247
- Electronic ISSN
- 2538-6247
- Society / sponsor
- University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of rehabilitation
How long does peer review take at Journal of rehabilitation?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of rehabilitation based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (30), United States (7) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of rehabilitation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of rehabilitation is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of rehabilitation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of rehabilitation is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .