Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics
ISSN 0270-3181 · eISSN 1541-3152 · Taylor & Francis
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 229 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 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, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Aging, Health, and Disability, together about 36.7% 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
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions16.1%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions12.1%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine8.5%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions7.8%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine5.9%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine5.8%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions5.8%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine5.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | Q3 | 22/33 | 34th |
| Rehabilitation | Q3 | 119/172 | 31st |
| Gerontology | Q4 | 32/40 | 21st |
| Geriatrics and Gerontology | Q4 | 101/123 | 18th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 340OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,323 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 6 | 345 |
| 2025 | 31 | 1 | 505 |
| 2024 | 29 | 4 | 508 |
| 2023 | 28 | 8 | 511 |
| 2022 | 36 | 6 | 561 |
| 2021 | 31 | 3 | 565 |
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
229 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 161 days – 392 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 268 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (67 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".
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0270-3181
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-3152
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics
What CAS zone is Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 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.
How long does peer review take at Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 229 days (interquartile range 161–392 days). 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 Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 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: .