Journal profile · Medicine-Rehabilitation
Kinesitherapie
ISSN 1779-0123 · eISSN 2213-1566 · Elsevier
Kinesitherapie: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,270; review about 65 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 398 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kinesitherapie is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Practices and Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, together about 34.1% 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): Medicine-Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Alexandre RambaudPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 32, Switzerland 9, Belgium 4, Canada 2, Morocco 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions13.7%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine13.6%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine6.8%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering6.4%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationMedicine4.9%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions4.4%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q4 | 249/257 | 3rd |
| Rehabilitation | Q4 | 167/172 | 3rd |
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,111 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186 | 34 | 171 |
| 2025 | 398 | 41 | 227 |
| 2024 | 175 | 39 | 221 |
| 2023 | 333 | 57 | 194 |
| 2022 | 144 | 26 | 190 |
| 2021 | 180 | 20 | 190 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
65 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,270 / EUR 2,070 / GBP 1,820 / JPY 281,550 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,490 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,490 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1779-0123
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-1566
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kinesitherapie
How long does peer review take at Kinesitherapie?
The publisher reports about 65 days (submission to acceptance). 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 Kinesitherapie based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (32), Switzerland (9) and Belgium (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Kinesitherapie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kinesitherapie is indexed in Scopus.
Is Kinesitherapie open access, and what is the APC?
Kinesitherapie is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,270.
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: .