Journal profile · Rehabilitation
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
ISSN 1074-9357 · eISSN 1945-5119 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.32; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 164 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, together about 53.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An interdisciplinary approach to stroke rehabilitation yields improved outcomes. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation is the leading journal devoted to the study and dissemination of interdisciplinary, evidence-based, clinical information related to stroke rehabilitation. The journal’s scope covers physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, neurorehabilitation, neural engineering and therapeutics, neuropsychology and cognition, optimization of the rehabilitation system, robotics and biomechanics, pain management, nursing, physical therapy, cardiopulmonary fitness, mobility, occupational therapy, speech pathology and communication. There is a particular focus on stroke recovery, improving rehabilitation outcomes, quality of life, activities of daily living, motor control, family and care givers, and community issues. The journal reviews and reports clinical practices, clinical trials, state-of-the-art concepts, and new developments in stroke research and patient care. Both primary research papers, reviews of existing literature, and invited editorials, are included. Sharply-focused, single-issue topics, and the latest in clinical research, provide in-depth knowledge. Subscribers have described Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation as a "living textbook" of functional approaches and innovative techniques. Each bimonthly issue includes a key topic or theme, as well as the latest in clinical research and evidence-based practice. The result is an ongoing service that keeps knowledge for all members of the stroke recovery and rehabilitation team at the leading edge of practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Elliot J RothPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 32, Australia 3, Sweden 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine34%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine10.3%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions8.8%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine5.5%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine5.3%
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric DysfunctionNeuroscience4.6%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine4%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
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 |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: OT Bibsys, Psychological Abstracts, PsycLIT
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
- 2.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.33Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,041OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 191,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,900 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 10 | 18 |
| 2025 | 78 | 17 | 110 |
| 2024 | 94 | 31 | 428 |
| 2023 | 56 | 19 | 502 |
| 2022 | 55 | 19 | 703 |
| 2021 | 69 | 21 | 1,087 |
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
164 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 276 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 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 accepted3
- editorialDr Elliot J Roth (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine / Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, IL, USA) ejr@northwestern.edu Special Feature Edito…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 15 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 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 discoverabi…
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1074-9357
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-5119
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
What CAS zone is Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.32; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 164 days (interquartile range 104–276 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (32), Australia (3) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation open access, and what is the APC?
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 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: .