JOSPT FAQs

We have compiled here questions and answers about the JOSPT website that we receive most frequently.

Q How do I login?

Your initial login to the JOSPT web­site enables the site to recog­nize you as an APTA member or JOSPT subscriber. Please choose FIRST-TIME LOGIN, located in the left-hand navigation bar. Select the APTA member or JOSPT subscriber option and enter your member or subscriber num­ber and the city to which we mail your print issues of the Journal. A welcome screen will ask for your email address and direct you to complete your profile where you may also change your password. From this point forward, you will login using your email address and the password you select.

If you are a member or a subscriber and are asked to pay for articles you wish to view, the system has not recognized you.  Please go to FIRST-TIME LOGIN and follow the directions above.

Q What does the new JOSPT site offer me?

The site lets you choose your own password, request email alerts when the Journal publishes mate­rial that is of interest to you, build personalized article collections in My Documents, and access pre-print versions of accepted papers in manu­script form in JOSPT Express. You may also participate in the Journal's Read for Credit continuing education program, where you can read articles, take quizzes about them, and earn continuing education units. The site enables you to keep track of the credits you earn and download certificates for the quizzes you successfully complete through My CEUs.

Q As an institutional subscriber, how can I register my organi­zation's IP (Internet Protocol) addresses?

Administrators of institutional subscriptions should send their IP addresses and contact infor­mation, including email address­es, to jospt@jospt.org. We will enter this information into the system and send directions on how to login and manage insti­tutional IPs, adding and deleting them through My Subscriptions within My JOSPT.

Q How do students and faculty at an academic institution ac­cess the JOSPT website?

Students and faculty can piggyback on their school's subscription and IP address access to take advan­tage of JOSPT online, receiving email alerts and building article collections according to their spe­cial interests. We encourage every student and faculty member to have his or her own "My JOSPT" page.

Q How can I search the content on the JOSPT site?

There are 3 ways to search the JOSPT website: 1) using the Search link located in the upper right-hand corner of the opening screen (powered by Google), 2) se­lecting any combination of article types, topics, or media types avail­able in Collections, or 3) locating an article in Previous Issues when you know what year and month it was published.

Q Where can I find the full table of contents for the current issue?

The full table of contents for an issue is now in the center panel of the home page.

Q The Collections do not seem to be complete; are they still be­ing developed?

Yes, to appear in a Collections search, each article must be indi­vidually tagged by article type and topics. We are in the process of tag­ging all content currently available on the website and expect to com­plete this process by spring 2008.

Q How many years of past issues of the Journal will the online archives include?

The website includes archived is­sues and articles from January 1994 through the current issue. Over the next several months, we expect to make this collection com­prehensive, including all published articles from the Journal's first is­sue in summer 1979 to date.

Q Why aren't the articles in JOSPT Express edited and formatted like the other arti­cles on the Journal's website?

JOSPT Express provides immedi­ate electronic publication of manu­scripts that have been accepted for publication in the print edition of the Journal. These peer-reviewed man­uscripts are posted in PDF format as submitted by their authors. They have not been edited or formatted and thus do not reflect the edito­rial standards to which the JOSPT holds its published material. JOSPT Express was created to give authors the opportunity to present their evi­dence to the musculoskeletal reha­bilitation community many weeks or even months before it appears in print, and to give readers immedi­ate access to the results of evidence-based research that can affect clinical practice and new research designs.

Please send your additional questions or comments to jospt@jospt.org.