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The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal that strives to advance musculoskeletal health and rehabilitation, particularly in the areas of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
As such, the JOSPT depends on expert reviewers of its manuscript content. Reviewers are essential to the peer-review process and to the Journal’s ultimate success in meeting the needs of its readers and the profession. Reviewers are asked to comment on the originality and importance of the research, appropriateness of the research design, adequacy of the methodology and experimental techniques, interpretations and discussion of the findings, soundness of the conclusions, and clarity of the writing.
JOSPT Reviewer Application
To respond to both the quantity and diversity of submitted manuscripts, the Journal continuously evaluates and expands its reviewer panel. To be considered as a reviewer, you must have published at least 1 paper (as principal author or coauthor) in a peer-reviewed journal. Being published is not required to become a reviewer of books, videos, or software. If you are not already a reviewer, the Journal invites you to complete and submit our reviewer application form.
Manuscript Reviewer Handbook
The Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, and Senior Editor of the JOSPT have prepared a handbook designed to help manuscript reviewers accomplish their roles within the Journal’s peer review process.
Book Reviewer Handbook
The JOSPT regularly publishes reviews of books, videos, DVDs, and software written and produced for the physical therapy profession. The Editor-in-Chief and Editor, Abstracts and Book Reviews, have prepared a handbook designed to assist you in reviewing these materials.
Reviewer Tools and Resources
The following links may be useful as you review manuscripts submitted to the JOSPT:
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication: http://www.icmje.org/icmje.pdf
Hierarchy of Evidence from the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: http://www.cebm.net/levels_of_evidence.asp
CONSORT statement and checklist for quality reporting of randomized controlled trials: http://www.consort-statement.org/Statement/revisedstatement.htm and http://www.consort-statement.org/Statement/revisedstatement.htm#checklist
ASSERT statement -- the articulation of A Standard for the Scientific and Ethical Review of Trials: http://www.assert-statement.org/
QUOROM statement for quality reporting of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: http://www.consort-statement.org/Evidence/evidence.html#quorom
QUOROM statement checklist for quality reporting of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: http://www.consort-statement.org/QUOROM.pdf
STARD initiative for complete and accurate reporting of studies on diagnostic accuracy: http://www.consort-statement.org/Initiatives/newstard.htm
STROBE statement for quality reporting of observational studies: http://www.strobe-statement.org/
MOOSE statement for quality reporting of meta-analyses of observational studies: http://www.consort-statement.org/Initiatives/MOOSE/moose.pdf
AMA Citation & Reference Style Guide: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html
Dictionary of Units of Measure: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html
Orthogate (online orthopaedics resources): http://www.orthogate.org/
PubMed/Medline: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed
Submit a Manuscript Review
The JOSPT receives manuscript submissions electronically and reviews them using a Web-based system located at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jospt . If you are assigned a manuscript, please follow the instructions in the reviewer confirmation email that is sent to you.
Submit a Book Review
Book reviewers should submit their reviews electronically. Please email your book review as an attachment to jessicanilles@jospt.org.
Update Reviewer Contact Information
Please go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jospt to update your contact information, including mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address.
JOSPT Reviewers in 2007
List of individuals who reviewed manuscripts and wrote book reviews published in the JOSPT last year.
