Journal profile · Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
ISSN 2587-0823 · eISSN 2587-1250 · Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Turkey
Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.32; fully open access; median 154 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is published by Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 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, Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, together about 22.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Formerly published as Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi) is the official journal of the Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The journal is an international open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed periodical journal bringing the latest developments in all aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and related fields. The journal publishes original articles, review articles, editorials, case reports (limited), letters to the editors. The target readership includes academic members, specialists, residents working in the fields of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The language of the journal is English and it is published quarterly (in March, June, September, and December).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine9%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.1%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions5.8%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine5.7%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine5.6%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.1%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine4.9%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine4.8%
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
- 1.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 167OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 671 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 34 |
| 2024 | 89 | 89 | 224 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 310 |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | 639 |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | 846 |
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
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 226 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 206 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 357 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 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".
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- Multi-Language
- ISSN
- 2587-0823
- Electronic ISSN
- 2587-1250
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
What CAS zone is Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 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 Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.32; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 69–226 days). 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 Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation open access, and what is the APC?
Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .