Journal profile · PEDIATRICS-REHABILITATION
Pediatric Physical Therapy
ISSN 0898-5669 · eISSN 1538-005X · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES
Pediatric Physical Therapy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.85; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 105 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Physical Therapy is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Children's Physical and Motor Development, together about 50.4% 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): PEDIATRICS-REHABILITATION
Editor-in-chief Jill HeathcockPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine26.3%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine13.4%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology10.7%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology5.5%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions4.1%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions4.1%
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders ResearchMedicine3.7%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine3.6%
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 | Pediatrics | 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 | Pediatrics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · PEDIATRICS · rank 85/190
- JCR Q2 · REHABILITATION · rank 76/175
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 805OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,755 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 105 | 6 | 60 |
| 2024 | 108 | 9 | 161 |
| 2023 | 94 | 9 | 238 |
| 2022 | 104 | 21 | 464 |
| 2021 | 86 | 13 | 421 |
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)
- over 12 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
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
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0898-5669
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-005X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Physical Therapy
What CAS zone is Pediatric Physical Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatric Physical Therapy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pediatrics / 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 Pediatric Physical Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.85; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Pediatric Physical Therapy?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
What JCR quartile is Pediatric Physical Therapy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, PEDIATRICS Q2 (85/190), REHABILITATION Q2 (76/175). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Pediatric Physical Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Physical Therapy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Pediatric Physical Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Physical 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, Publisher website; 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: .