About JOSPT

     The mission of the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy is to publish an exemplary, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal for physical therapists and others in the healthcare and research communities to advance musculoskeletal and sports related best practice. Now in its 29th year, the Journal strives to be the premier international source of clinical, basic, and translational science to optimize musculoskeletal and sports related rehabilitation, health, and wellness.

     The monthly JOSPT is the official journal of its publishers, the Orthopaedic Section and the Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Through the print and electronic Journal, the publishers seek to offer high-quality research, immediately applicable clinical material, and useful supplemental information in a variety of formats.

JOSPT's International Partners

    The JOSPT is also an officially recognized journal of several professional associations outside the United States.

     Professional sports and manual physical therapy associations in Australia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, and Switzerland have purchased or arranged for universal online access to JOSPT for their members.  They are: Sports Physiotherapy Australia (SPA), a national special group of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, the Sports Injury Section of the Hellenic Scientific Society of Physiotherapy (HSSPT), Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine (CPSEM), a clinical interest group of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP), Gruppo Di Terapia Manuale, a special interest group of Assoicazione Italiana Fisioterapisti (AIFI), the National Sports Group of the South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP), the Swiss Sports Physiotherapy Association (SSPA), the New Zealand Sports and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Association (NZSOPA), and the Portuguese Sports Physiotherapy Group (PSPG).

     Professional orthopaedic and sports physical therapy associations headquartered in Canada, Denmark, and the Netherlands offer special JOSPT subscription rates to their members.  They are: the Canadian Orthopaedic Division and Sport Physiotherapy Canada (SPC), divisions of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, the Danish Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association, and the International Federation of Sports Physiotherapy (IFSP).

     The Journal is indexed by several well-known services in print and/or electronic format, in particular, Index Medicus (PubMed/Medline), Excerpta Medica (Embase), and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL).

     Disclaimer:  The statements and opinions in the JOSPT are solely those of the individual authors, contributors, and editors.  The statements and opinions presented in abstracts, editorial comments, reviews, new product and course listings, advertisements, or other content do not reflect any endorsement by the Journal, the publisher, or the Orthopaedic Section and Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. (APTA).  Unless otherwise specified, the Journal, the publisher, and the Orthopaedic Section and Sports Physical Therapy Section of APTA disclaim any and all responsibility of liability for such material.  The appearance of advertisements in the Journal, its website, and any electronic communications is not a warranty, endorsement, or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality, or safety.  The APTA and the publisher disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas or products referred to in the Journal's articles or advertisements.