Journal Guide

2009 Impact Factor: 0.659Ranking: 35/52 in Rehabilitation2009 5-Year impact Factor: 1.299169;2010 Thomson Reuters, 2009 Journal Citation Reports174;Assistive Technology is an applied, scientific publication in the multi-disciplinary field of technology for people with disabilities. The journal's purpose is to foster communication among individuals working in all aspects of the assistive technology arena including researchers, developers, clinicians, educators and consumers. The journal will consider papers from all assistive technology applications. Only original papers will be accepted. Technical notes describing preliminary techniques, procedures, or findings of original scientific research may also be submitted. Letters to the Editor are welcome. Books for review may be sent to authors or publisher.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is the official journal of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). AAC publishes scientific articles related to the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) that report research concerning assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and education of people who use or have the potential to use AAC systems; or discuss theory, technology, and systems development relevant to AAC.The broad range of topics included in the Journal reflects the development of this field internationally. AAC publishes research and synthesis articles; forum notes; case studies; research, technical, and intervention notes; book reviews; and articles related to ISAAC governance. Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/page/aac/Description.

The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is the official journal of Occupational Therapy Australia, and welcomes manuscripts relevant to the theory, research, practice and education of occupational therapy. The Journal aims to promote research and interdisciplinary communication, and provide a forum for discussion of issues relevant to occupational therapists. The Journal is dedicated to promoting occupational therapy internationally.

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is an open access, peer reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of sports medicine and the exercise sciences, including rehabilitation, traumatology, cardiology, physiology, and nutrition.It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.

IBIA offers to its full professional members the professional journal, Brain Injury, published by Informa Healthcare. The journal, published 14 times per year, covers virtually all aspects of brain injury, ranging from basic sciences to quality of life issues. Members of IBIA receive a full annual subscription to Brain Injury as a benefit of membership. Membership in IBIA, which includes the journal subscription, is only USD$250.00, which represents a significant discount off of the published rate. Join IBIA start receiving Brain Injury by clicking here.

BJPT is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers original research articles on topics related to the professional activity of physical therapy and rehabilitation, including clinical, basic or applied studies on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of movement disorders.

The College of Occupational Therapists is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAOT and operates as a registered charity. The College sets the professional and educational standards for the occupational therapy profession and represents the profession at the national and international levels.

The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists provides services, products, events and networking opportunities to assist occupational therapists achieve excellence in their professional practice. In addition CAOT provides national leadership to actively develop and promote the client-centred profession of occupational therapy in Canada and internationally.

The official journal of the Chiropractic & Osteopathic College of Australasia (COCA) and the European Academy of Chiropractic (EAC) Chiropractic & Manual Therapies is ready to receive manuscripts on all aspects of evidence-based information that is clinically relevant to chiropractors, manual therapists and related health care professionals. COCA and EAC have agreed to cover the cost of article-processing charges for all manuscripts submitted before January 2013. This will enable Chiropractic & Manual Therapies to remain an international open access journal without charge to authors during this time. Journal title changed in January 2011: was previously Chiropractic & Osteopathy.

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics encompasses the following: Linguistics and phonetics of disorders of speech and language Contribution of data from communication disorders to theories of speech production and perception Research on communication disorders in multilingual populations, and in under-researched populations, and languages other than English Pragmatic aspects of speech and language disorders Clinical dialectology and sociolinguistics Childhood, adolescent and adult disorders of communication Linguistics and phonetics of hearing impairment, sign language and lip-reading Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/page/clp/Description.

Clinical Rehabilitation is a highly ranked, peer reviewed scholarly journal. It is a multi-professional journal covering the whole field of disability and rehabilitation, publishing research and discussion articles which are scientifically sound, clinically relevant and sometimes provocative.The journal acts as a forum for the international dissemination and exchange of information amongst the large number of professionals involved in rehabilitation.The leading journal in its field, Clinical Rehabilitation combines clinical application of scientific results and theoretical aspects in an ideal form. It gives high priority to articles describing effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and the evaluation of new techniques and methods.Essential reading, Clinical Rehabilitation covers:· An ideal combination of theoretical aspects with clinical application;· An evidence based approach;· An evaluation of treatment procedures and description of new approaches;· Well-presented information is based on high quality research and discussion articles. .

Communication Disorders Quarterly (CDQ) presents cutting edge information on typical and atypical communication -- from oral language development to literacy. The journal also offers assessment of and interventions for communicative disorders across the lifespan. It includes research reports, a clinical forum that reports theoretical applications in clinical and educational settings, short tutorials on specific topics or clinical procedures, and media reviews.

Developmental Neurorehabilitation aims to enhance recovery and rehabilitation in children with brain injury and neurological disorders.It focuses on a truly developmental perspective: the longitudinal consequences of neurological insult during childhood and the impact of such injury in later life. It covers childhood neurological disorders and treatment, encompassing factors of lifespan, neurological recovery and intervention at experimental, clinical and theoretical levels.In order to best serve clinicians and researchers, we seek to include an equal representation of basic and clinical research on development, recovery and rehabilitation. With a focus on translational research, we wish to actively pursue the interchange of ideas, and problems connecting basic and clinical scientists.Contributions are welcomed in the following formats: * ORIGINAL RESEARCH - empirical investigations from clinical and animal research * SUBJECT REVIEWS - topical reviews to increase awareness and discussion of future research and practice * PEER COMMENTARY - different perspectives on published reviews * VOICES FROM THE PAST - children, disability and rehabilitation in history * CASE STUDIES - the value of single case methodology in elucidating impairments and treatment efficacy * ETHICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES - implications of change in the law and of new research.