Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

IJPR is an open-access, peer-reviewed, bimonthly journal that covers all academic and clinical aspects of physiotherapy. It is run by IMED Research Publications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Anatomical and biomechanical aspects of physiotherapy
• Exercise physiology and fitness training
• Physiotherapy techniques and treatment modalities
• Cardiovascular and musculoskeletal physiotherapy
• Neurological physiotherapy
• Sports physiotherapy and physiotherapy rehabilitation
• Geriatric physiotherapy
• Rare images in clinical practice

More detail is on the About Us page.

IJPR is published bimonthly. It has an online edition (eISSN 2321-1822) and a print edition (pISSN 2321-8975). Accepted articles are posted online as soon as they clear peer review, first as an Online First publication and later in a regular volume and issue.

The print version is currently offered only as part of an institutional subscription.

IJPR accepts:

• Original Research: reports of data from original research.
• Review Articles: comprehensive, authoritative descriptions of a subject within the scope of the journal.
• Case Reports: abnormal or unique clinical cases.
• Short Communications and Letters to the Editor
• Physiotherapy Education pieces
• Rare Images: original clinical images with a brief discussion (see the question on rare images below).

IJPR uses a double-blind review process, in which both reviewers and authors remain anonymous throughout:

1. Submission and screening: the editorial office checks each manuscript's scope and format against the Author Guidelines.
2. Similarity check: every manuscript is checked with plagiarism-detection software. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized at this stage are rejected outright.
3. Editor-in-Chief evaluation: the Editor-in-Chief confirms that the paper is appropriate, original and of interest. If not, it may be rejected without further review.
4. Peer review: at least two independent reviewers, chosen from the journal's reviewer list, evaluate originality, methodology, contribution, results and referencing.
5. Decision: two positive reviews are required for publication. If one report is negative and the other positive, a third reviewer is asked to evaluate the manuscript. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision and sends it to the authors with the reviewers' reports.
6. Publication: accepted articles are posted online as soon as they are ready, as Online First.

The full policy is on the Article Workflow page.

We aim to reach an initial decision within three to six weeks of submission. Reviewers are asked to complete their reviews within 15 to 20 days. After the reviews, the Associate Editor accepts, rejects or requests revision, and the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision.

Yes. Authors may suggest names and contact details for two potential reviewers, but the final selection remains the responsibility of the Editorial Board. Peer review is closed: reviewer identities are kept confidential and reports are not made public.

Use the Article Status page of the submission portal, or write to the editorial office at editor_physiotherapy@ijmhr.org.

IJPR invites applications for its reviewer panel. Send your latest CV and photograph to the editorial office. Details are on the Join As a Reviewer page.

Yes. All articles are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon acceptance, first as an Online First publication and later in a regular volume, with no subscription charges or registration barriers. Full content is also deposited in Portico, a community-supported digital preservation archive, so it stays available to future researchers.

IJPR recovers the costs of article processing, secure data storage and database maintenance through an article-processing charge of ₹5,550 (INR) for Indian authors affiliated with an Indian institution, or USD 150 for authors based outside India, per accepted article.

Manuscripts with a larger number of images, tables or references may attract a higher fee. Payment details are sent to the corresponding author once the article has been accepted. There is no charge for the use of colour figures.

See Author Guidelines 1 for the full statement.

There is no general full or partial waiver of fees. The journal may, however, offer a partial waiver to students on a written request accompanied by valid supporting proof, such as a bonafide certificate from the head of the institution or department and, where applicable, an economic-status certificate.

No cancellations or refunds are issued once payment has been made. See the Journal Policy page.

A Letter of Acceptance is issued free of charge on request. A Certificate of Publication is available for an additional fee. IJPR does not post hard copies of certificates: the corresponding author receives an e-certificate (PDF) at the registered email address.

Authors retain the copyright to their work. All articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts without asking permission. See the Copyright Policy.

IJPR follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the recommendations of the ICMJE, and the standards of OASPA and WAME. In practice, authors must:

• Report ethics-committee approval for research involving people or animals, naming the approving body (and a reference number where appropriate) in the Methods section. Animal research must follow internationally recognized guidelines.
• Document informed consent. Written and signed patient consent must be available on request for clinical photographs or information about individual patients.
• Declare any competing financial or other interests; these are listed at the end of the published article.
• Make readily reproducible materials, including relevant raw data, freely available for non-commercial use.

Read the Publication Ethics, Human & Animal Health and Human & Animal Rights pages.

Every submitted manuscript is cross-checked for similarity using plagiarism-detection software (iThenticate), and IJPR maintains a Plagiarism Committee. Manuscripts found to be plagiarized in the early stages of review are rejected outright. See the Plagiarism Policy.

Yes. Deposit on a preprint server is acceptable. Apart from that, a manuscript, or any substantial part of it, must not be under consideration by any other journal, and in general must not already have been published in any journal or other citable form.

IJPR is listed in many indexing services, directories and databases, including Index Medicus for South East Asia (IMSEAR), Directory of Research Journal Index (DRJI), PEDro, Google Scholar, WorldCat, Scilit and ResearchGate, and Crossref & DOI. The complete list is on the Indexed / Abstracted In page. Full content is preserved in Portico.

Submit through the Online Submission Portal. The journal may occasionally accept submissions by email to the Editor-in-Chief at editor_physiotherapy@ijmhr.org. Prepare the manuscript according to the four-part Author Guidelines, and see Online Manuscript Submission and Downloads for the forms and templates.

• Language: English only, using either US or British spelling consistently. The journal does not edit manuscripts for style or language.
• Length: there is no explicit limit, but authors are encouraged to be concise.
• Title page: the title, the full names, institutional addresses and email addresses of all authors, and the corresponding author.
• Abstract: no more than 350 words, structured into separate sections, with no references cited.
• Keywords: three to ten.
• References: numbered consecutively in square brackets, in the order they are cited.

Paid help with manuscript preparation is available on request; see Special Services. The details are in Author Guidelines 2 to 4.

• Provide illustrations as separate files, not embedded in the text file.
• Each figure should contain a single illustration that fits on one portrait page. For multi-part figures, submit one composite file.
• Accepted formats: PNG (preferred for photos or images), TIFF, JPEG and BMP.
• Put figure legends at the end of the main manuscript file: the figure number, a short title of up to 15 words, and a legend of up to 300 words.
• You are responsible for obtaining permission from any copyright holder whose material you reproduce.

See Author Guidelines 3.

Yes. Rare images from your own field of practice can be published in the Image Journal, carrying a unique image ID and, on request, the contributing author's name. Images should be unique, accompanied by the consent of the patient or an immediate family member, and drawn from clinical or radiological findings, with a brief explanatory note. See Author Guidelines 4.

If a revision is recommended, make the changes, taking the reviewers' feedback into account, and resubmit within one week. A revision resubmitted after that deadline is treated as a new submission, and peer review starts again from the beginning. Reviewers may request more than one round of revision. Manuscripts that are not accepted are not returned to authors.

Yes. Every published article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) with the prefix 10.16965/ijpr, for example 10.16965/ijpr.2026.132, for permanent linking and citation.

The online version is considered final. Corrections are made only in very limited circumstances and only within 30 days of online publication. Typographical errors in author names, affiliations, article titles, abstracts and keywords can be corrected, and a corrigendum or erratum is then published. A correction can also be published for a serious error that affects scientific accuracy or the reputation of the author or journal. To request one, email the editorial office. See the Journal Policy.

An Article in Press (accepted but not yet formally published) can be withdrawn if it contains an error, is an accidental duplicate, or violates the journal's publishing ethics. A published article can be retracted for ethical violations such as multiple submission, plagiarism or fraudulent use of data; a retraction note is then published and the original article is retained, watermarked as retracted. The policy follows the guidance of the National Library of Medicine and the ICMJE. See the Withdrawal Policy.

A print version is currently offered only as part of an institutional subscription. Authors who wish to purchase a print copy of their issue should write to the Editor-in-Chief for details and any additional charges. Hard copies on subscription are dispatched, subject to availability, within 2 to 3 weeks of online publication. High-quality bound reprints can be purchased for any published article.