Aims and Scope
Aims:
WebLog Journal of Physical Medicine is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to rehabilitation science, functional recovery, and disability-focused clinical care across acute, subacute, and long-term settings. The journal publishes evidence that improves mobility, independence, participation, and quality of life in individuals with disabling health conditions.
The scope includes musculoskeletal, neurologic, cardiopulmonary, and pain-related rehabilitation; spinal cord injury care; stroke and traumatic brain injury recovery; amputee rehabilitation; pediatric and geriatric rehabilitation; and cancer-related functional restoration. Submissions linking impairment-level findings to real-world functional outcomes are strongly encouraged.
Priority domains include exercise-based rehabilitation, gait and balance restoration, neuroplasticity-informed interventions, spasticity and tone management, assistive technology, prosthetics and orthotics integration, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation pathways spanning physiatry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language rehabilitation.
The journal also welcomes evidence in electrodiagnostics, biomechanical assessment, tele-rehabilitation models, chronic pain rehabilitation, vocational reintegration, and patient-reported outcome measurement. Studies addressing equity of access and implementation in diverse rehabilitation systems are highly relevant.
Authors benefit from a rapid and transparent editorial process, with first decision typically within 21 days and publication generally within 7-10 days after acceptance. Articles are published under a Creative Commons license, assigned a permanent DOI, and disseminated through major scholarly channels including OpenAIRE and Google Scholar, with long-term archival preservation in Zenodo and QR-enabled article access.
Accepted article types include Research Article, Review Article, Systematic Review, Short Communication, Case Report, Clinical Image, Editorial, Perspective, and Letter to the Editor. All submissions are assessed through a rigorous specialty-expert review framework to ensure scientific integrity, methodological rigor, and practical relevance for rehabilitation medicine professionals.
Scope:
WebLog Journal of Physical Medicine widely accepts manuscripts in the following areas, but is not limited to: