Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Physiotherapy Canada
ISSN 0300-0508 · University of Toronto Press · CANADA · Quarterly · Founded 1972
Physiotherapy Canada: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.89; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physiotherapy Canada is published by University of Toronto Press 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, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, together about 31.3% 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): REHABILITATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions11.6%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine10%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine9.6%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine7.9%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions6.3%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions5.1%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.4%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 0.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 489OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,699 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 50 | 36 | 14 |
| 2024 | 66 | 65 | 63 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 124 |
| 2022 | 79 | 78 | 293 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 238 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 ·
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
- University of Toronto Press
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0300-0508
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physiotherapy Canada
What CAS zone is Physiotherapy Canada in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physiotherapy Canada 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 Physiotherapy Canada?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.89; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Physiotherapy Canada?
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.
Which databases index Physiotherapy Canada?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physiotherapy Canada is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Physiotherapy Canada open access, and what is the APC?
Physiotherapy Canada 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: .