Journal profile · Rehabilitation
Manual Therapy
ISSN 1356-689X · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Manual Therapy: subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Manual Therapy's largest topics are Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment and Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation, together about 49.4% 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
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine28%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.5%
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationMedicine6%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine5.6%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering5.2%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering3.1%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine3%
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
- 141OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,202OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2,673 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5,582 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5,240 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5,391 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6,157 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6,509 |
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 ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1356-689X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Manual Therapy
How long does peer review take at Manual 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.
Is Manual Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Manual 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .