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Journal of Physical Therapy Science
Journal of Physical Therapy Science is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Society of Physical Therapy Science (Rigaku Ryoho Kagakugakkai).
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Publisher: Society of Physical Therapy Science (Rigaku Ryoho Kagakugakkai)
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Quick answers
Is Journal of Physical Therapy Science indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1995–2018).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Physical Therapy Science?
Journal of Physical Therapy Science has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of Physical Therapy Science and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Physical Therapy Science is published by Society of Physical Therapy Science (Rigaku Ryoho Kagakugakkai). Its ISSN is 0915-5287.
Is Journal of Physical Therapy Science in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Physical Therapy Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Physical Therapy Science for 24 years, between 1995 and 2018. Coverage ended in 2018, 8 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 5,356 works and 75,520 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2025, 7 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2018. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Journal of Physical Therapy Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Physical Therapy Science has an h-index of 80 and a 2-year mean of 0.96 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
80
h-index
0.96
2-yr mean citations
2,379
i10-index
5,356
works indexed
75,520
total citations
Journal of Physical Therapy Science published 107 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 496. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Physical Therapy Science? — latest 97 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Japan (90.2%), United States (5.7%) and South Korea (2.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Physical Therapy Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2018. 15 retracted papers are recorded (2.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2018
- Retracted papers 15 · 2.8 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration90.2% of recent authorship from Japan
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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