Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Physical Therapy Reviews
ISSN 1083-3196 · eISSN 1743-288X · Taylor & Francis
Physical Therapy Reviews: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 210 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physical Therapy Reviews 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 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, together about 32.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Physical Therapy Reviews is an international journal which aims to publish contemporary reviews, discussion papers and editorials within physical therapy, and in those basic and clinical sciences which are the basis of physical therapy. The journal is aimed at all those involved in research, teaching and practice within the area of physical therapy. Reviews (both descriptive and systematic) are invited in the following areas, which reflect the breadth and diversity of practice within physical therapy:•neurological rehabilitation •movement and exercise •orthopaedics and rheumatology •manual therapy and massage •sports medicine •measurement •chest physiotherapy •electrotherapeutics •obstetrics and gynaecology •complementary therapies •professional issues •musculoskeletal rehabilitation Subjects not specifically identified, but of direct relevance to the practice of physical therapy, will be covered by guest editorials and/or commissioned reviews as appropriate. Letters to the Editor, book and video reviews will also be included where appropriate. All reviews are subject to a peer review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Editor-in-chief David Baxter ONZMPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 16, United Kingdom 9, New Zealand 8, Australia 6, Ireland 3 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine17.9%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine8.2%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine6.7%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine5.9%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.7%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine4%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions3.9%
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: yes
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
CINAHLPublisher website
Other: AMED: Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, OTseeker, PASCAL, Physiotherapy Evidence Database
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
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.59Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 374OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 126,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 58 | 19 | 46 |
| 2024 | 26 | 14 | 47 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 200 |
| 2022 | 30 | 10 | 127 |
| 2021 | 48 | 14 | 344 |
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
210 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 146 days – 364 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 227 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (97 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)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 118 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Physical Therapy Reviews 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 discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All reviews are subject to a peer review process. Model summary
All reviews are subject to a peer review process.
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
- 1083-3196
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-288X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physical Therapy Reviews
What CAS zone is Physical Therapy Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physical Therapy Reviews 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 Physical Therapy Reviews?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Physical Therapy Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 210 days (interquartile range 146–364 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 Therapy Reviews based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), United Kingdom (9) and New Zealand (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Physical Therapy Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physical Therapy Reviews is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physical Therapy Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Physical Therapy Reviews 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: .