Journal profile · REHABILITATION-SPORT SCIENCES
PM&R
ISSN 1934-1482 · eISSN 1934-1563 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES
PM&R: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,470; median 216 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 600 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PM&R is published by Elsevier Inc. 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, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, together about 22.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>PM&R</em> is a journal publishing clinically relevant and evidence-based research and review information on physical medicine and rehabilitation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION-SPORT SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine7.6%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine7.5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine7.5%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine7.5%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine6.7%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.9%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine5.4%
- Traumatic Brain Injury 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 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
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 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | 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
- 1.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,505OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 204Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 479,015Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,904 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 | 87 | 14 |
| 2025 | 600 | 262 | 287 |
| 2024 | 190 | 101 | 448 |
| 2023 | 198 | 117 | 820 |
| 2022 | 201 | 60 | 1,809 |
| 2021 | 223 | 78 | 2,201 |
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
216 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 151 days – 282 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 276 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (772 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 170 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,470 / EUR 2,900 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
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
- Open access
Access note for AAPGMR members Model summary
For AAPMR Members, you must be signed into aapmr.org to view articles
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1934-1482
- Electronic ISSN
- 1934-1563
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PM&R
What CAS zone is PM&R in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PM&R is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation / Sport Sciences. 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 PM&R?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.96; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at PM&R?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 216 days (interquartile range 151–282 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2025). 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 PM&R?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PM&R is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PM&R open access, and what is the APC?
PM&R is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,470.
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: .