Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Occupational Therapy In Health Care
ISSN 0738-0577 · eISSN 1541-3098 · Taylor & Francis
Occupational Therapy In Health Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 178 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Occupational Therapy In Health Care is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Family and Disability Support Research, together about 50% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Occupational Therapy in Health Care is a journal of contemporary practice in occupational therapy. It provides occupational therapy practitioners with a forum to stay up-to-date on current methods and theories in the field. Focused on everyday practice, the journal addresses the concerns of new and experienced therapists, presenting innovations in client evaluations and treatments, current research findings, critical reviews of current textbooks, descriptions of novel programs and descriptions of fieldwork innovations. An essential guide to the changing trends in health care, social services, and education, Occupational Therapy in Health Care provides occupational therapy practitioners with a forum to stay up-to-date on current methods and theories in the field. Focused on everyday practice, the journal addresses the concerns of new and experienced therapists, presenting innovations in client evaluations and treatments, current research findings, clinical experiences, and developments in therapeutic techniques. The journal is an invaluable resource for practitioners, academics, and students, providing descriptions of programs, treatment strategies, examination of clinical decision-making, demonstrations of practice models in present use, and more. Occupational Therapy in Health Care emphasizes practice-related articles and reports, features regular reviews of OT-related books and software, discusses educational strategies, and deals with the theoretical and philosophical issues that provide the foundation for occupational therapy evaluation and treatment approaches. Each issue of the journal includes: Instructional Insight—highlights innovative teaching strategies, programs and issues. This regular feature has a structured format and can be accessed here. This column is edited by Dr. Ellen Kolodner. Internet reviews—Dr. Young Kim identifies useful online resources for all of the published manuscripts in that issue. Book reviews—the latest information about new books, manuals, and software, edited by Dr. Denise Donica. Occupational Therapy in Health Care also publishes thematic issues that focus on a topic of importance. Topics examined in recent thematic issues have included: - Older Adults - Driving and Community Mobility - Scholarship of Practice A unique resource for thoughtful commentary on current issues and the core of occupational therapy practice and theory, Occupational Therapy in Health Care delivers vital information on the latest clinical resea
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Editor-in-chief Anne E. Dickerson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTAPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions35.2%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine9.1%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology5.8%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine5%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions4.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine3.6%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, OCLC, Reactions Weekly, AMED, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online)
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.37Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.56Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 407OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 159,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,257 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 50 | 10 | 28 |
| 2024 | 56 | 11 | 101 |
| 2023 | 66 | 16 | 213 |
| 2022 | 53 | 7 | 176 |
| 2021 | 71 | 5 | 574 |
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 Crossref · to
178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 265 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 190 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (121 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Occupational Therapy In Health Care is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discove…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0738-0577
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-3098
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Occupational Therapy In Health Care
What CAS zone is Occupational Therapy In Health Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Occupational Therapy In Health Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Occupational Therapy In Health Care?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Occupational Therapy In Health Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 178 days (interquartile range 133–265 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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 Occupational Therapy In Health Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Occupational Therapy In Health Care is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Occupational Therapy In Health Care open access, and what is the APC?
Occupational Therapy In Health Care is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .