Journal profile · PEDIATRICS-REHABILITATION
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
ISSN 0194-2638 · eISSN 1541-3144 · Informa Healthcare · UNITED STATES · Founded 1980
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 201 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics is published by Informa Healthcare 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 Family and Disability Support Research, together about 48.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The highly acclaimed Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics (POTP) delivers vital information to all therapists involved in developmental and physical rehabilitation of infants, children and youth. Designed for PT and OT pediatric professionals in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, and health and human services agencies, the journal provides the latest clinical research and practical applications that no professional will want to miss. Current clinical advances and research findings are important for all therapists, and each issue of this journal brings therapists the latest discoveries in therapy as related to their work with children. With an emphasis on implications and applications for therapy practice, the journal includes case reports, and reviews/critiques of new measures. Highlights of the journal include: Editorials and Commentaries - a forum in which the Editors, Editorial Board members, and invited therapists present perspectives on important issues Original research reports Evidence to Practice Commentary featuring additional perspectives from an expert in the field on a particular issue raised in one of the articles Perspectives, theories and models for practice. Systematic reviews of research for a focused clinical question Appraisal of new tests and measures Book Reviews of the latest publications in the area of pediatric therapy Case reports and program evaluations Through these columns, this journal brings many viewpoints on the varied aspects of pediatric therapy to therapists, enabling them to focus sharply on today's professional issues. Keep abreast of the most current information on development therapy with infants, children and youth with Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PEDIATRICS-REHABILITATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 2, Canada 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine22%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine14%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology12.5%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology8.5%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions6.6%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions3.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.7%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine2.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCINAHLERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, AMED, British Library Inside, Child Development Abstracts, Contents Pages in Education, Education Research Abstracts (ERA), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), EMCARE, Family and Society Studies Worldwide, Family Index Database, HaPI Database, HINARI, Index Copernicus, Intute, JournalSeek, MANTIS, NewJour, OTDBASE, OT SEARCH, Otseeker, PEDro, PSYCLINE, PubsHub
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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 761OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 157,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,401 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 25 | 11 |
| 2025 | 80 | 31 | 123 |
| 2024 | 41 | 10 | 129 |
| 2023 | 51 | 17 | 269 |
| 2022 | 48 | 12 | 480 |
| 2021 | 45 | 8 | 356 |
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
201 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 148 days – 273 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (172 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 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)
Article types accepted7
- appraisal of new tests and measuresAppraisal of new tests and measuresLength not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews of the latest publications in the area of pediatric therapyLength not stated
- case reports and program evaluationsCase reports and program evaluationsLength not stated
- editorials and commentariesEditorials and Commentaries - a forum in which the Editors, Editorial Board members, and invited therapists present perspectives on important issuesLength not stated
- evidence to practice commentaryEvidence to Practice Commentary featuring additional perspectives from an expert in the field on a particular issue raised in one of the articlesLength not stated
- original research reportsOriginal research reportsLength not stated
- perspectives, theories and models for practicePerspectives, theories and models for practice.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving the option to publish open access. Model summary
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics 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 t…
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
- Informa Healthcare
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0194-2638
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-3144
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
What CAS zone is Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 201 days (interquartile range 148–273 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics open access, and what is the APC?
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .