Journal of Physiotherapy
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{{Infobox journal
| title = Journal of Physiotherapy
| formernames = Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
| cover =
| discipline = Physiotherapy
| abbreviation = J. Physiother.
| editor = Mark Elkins
| publisher = Elsevier on behalf of the Australian Physiotherapy Association
| country = Australia
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 1954-present
| impact = 7.000
| impact-year = 2020
| openaccess = Hybrid
| website = http://www.physiotherapy.asn.au/jop
| link1 = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18369553
| link1-name = Online access
| link2 = http://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-physiotherapy/1836-9553
| link2-name = Journal page at publisher's website
| ISSN = 1836-9553
| OCLC = 388201287
}}
The Journal of Physiotherapy is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal covering physiotherapy. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA). The journal was established in 1954 as (The) Australian Journal of Physiotherapy and obtained its current title in 2010. {{as of|2020}} the editor-in-chief is Mark Elkins of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Its main focuses are systematic reviews and reports of clinical trials, economic analyses, experimental studies, qualitative studies, epidemiological studies, and observational studies.
History
The first issue of The Australian Journal of Physiotherapy was published in 1955,{{cite web | title=Australian Journal of Physiotherapy - Vol 1, Issue 1, Pages 6-32 (1955) | website=ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier | date=1 January 1955 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/australian-journal-of-physiotherapy/vol/1/issue/1 | access-date=23 August 2020}} and it continued under this name until 2009. All back issues are available online.{{cite web | title=Australian Journal of Physiotherapy - All Journal Issues | website=ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier | date=1 January 2020 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/australian-journal-of-physiotherapy/issues?page=1 | access-date=23 August 2020}} With Volume 56 beginning in 2010, the name was changed to Journal of Physiotherapy.{{cite web | title=Journal of Physiotherapy - All Journal Issues | website=ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier | date=1 January 2015 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-physiotherapy/issues | access-date=23 August 2020}}
In January 2008, the journal was the first physiotherapy journal to conform to the ICMJE requirement that randomised trials are registered with a recognised trial registry. In January 2014 it became the first physiotherapy/physical therapy journal to make editorials and peer-reviewed original research freely available. In 2016 the APA started sponsoring Open Access publication of all of the journal's content, including all past, present and future articles. It does not charge author fees for publication.{{cite web | title=Journal of Physiotherapy | website=Elsevier | url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-physiotherapy | access-date=23 August 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-physiotherapy}}
- {{official|https://australian.physio/|Australian Physiotherapy Association}}
Category:Physical therapy journals
Category:Elsevier academic journals
Category:Academic journals established in 1954
Category:English-language journals
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