International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
ISSN 2159-2896 · United States · active 2017–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 2.6
- SJR
- 0.75
- h-index
- 47
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 1 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is Q1 in 2 of its 3 subject categories and Q2 in the other 1. Its best category quartile is Q1.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation | Q1 | #31 of 175 |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q1 | #64 of 260 |
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q2 | #112 of 340 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 2.17
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 144
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is Q1 in 2 of its 3 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Rehabilitation: Q1, #31 of 175), with SJR 0.75 (Scimago) and an h-index of 47 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to publication
- ~16 wkDOAJ self-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Free to publish — DOAJ lists no article processing charge (APC).
Scope
Frequently asked
Is International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy?
Papers in International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy are cited about 2.6 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 47. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is Q1 in 2 of its 3 subject categories and Q2 in the other 1. By category: Rehabilitation: Q1, #31 of 175; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: Q1, #64 of 260; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine: Q2, #112 of 340. Its best category quartile is Q1. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is cited about 2.6 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 47.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q1 in Rehabilitation and 1 other category, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
Is International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy free to publish in?
Free to publish — DOAJ lists no article processing charge (APC). So there is no fee for authors to publish in International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. Fee policies change — confirm on the journal's own site before relying on it.
How long does International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy take to publish a paper?
Submission to publication for International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy takes about ~16 wk — DOAJ self-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.
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