Journal profile · Medicine-Rehabilitation
The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
ISSN 2589-9457 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 95 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Practices and Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Peripheral Nerve Disorders, together about 34.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (JISPRM) is to advance the field of physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM), promote optimal functioning and health-related quality of life, strengthen rehabilitation research, and minimize disabilities by providing an online colloquium for communication of discoveries, established evidence and contemporary practice of PRM across the globe. The JISPRM will also encourage cross-fertilization among basic, translational and clinical researchers, and practitioners of PRM.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Nitin JainPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions19.2%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine8.5%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine7.1%
- Spinal Cord Injury ResearchMedicine6.4%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine5.7%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine5%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine4.3%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation | Q3 | 127/172 | 26th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 85 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 8 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
95 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 126 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (11 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (41 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)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship
Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine expects that each person listed as an author has participated sufficiently in the intellectual content, the analysis of data, and/or the writing of the manuscript to take public responsibility for it. Each author must have reviewed the manuscript, believes it represents valid work, and approves it for submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of Conflicts
Authors must state all possible conflicts of interest in the manuscript, including financial, consultant, institutional and other relationships that might lead to bias or a conflict of interest. If there is no conflict of interest, this should also be explicitly stated as none declared. All sources of funding should be acknowledged in the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine requires authors to include in any articles that report results derived from research data to include a Data Availability Statement. The provision of a Data Availability Statement will be verified as a condition of publication. Data Availability Statements should include information on where data supporting the results re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Authors retain copyright
Authors retain their copyright for all articles. Authors grant WK a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine operates a double-blind external peer review process, wherein the reviewers and authors are unaware of each other’s identity. Brief introduction on editorial review process of the journal:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
As defined by the World Association of Medical Editors (http://www.wame.org/resources/publication-ethics-policies-for-medical-journals), Plagiarism is the use of others' published and unpublished ideas or words (or other intellectual property) without attribution or permission, and presenting them as new and original rather than derived from an existing source. The intent and effect of plagiarism …
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2589-9457
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (June 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
How long does peer review take at The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 95 days (interquartile range 58–126 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .