International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) Status: In process.
Name of the Journal: Not to be revealed till ISSN number is obtained.
Society responsibility: Indian Physical Therapists’ Association- IPTA®.
Form: Electronic, Online publication only.
Period of Publication: Quarterly.
Journal description: Peer-reviewed by the Editorial board comprising of national and international professionals in physical therapy and alike.
Indexing Status: Only at www.indiapt.org and www.scholar.google.com. No other databases so far. To be applying for Medline indexing after the publication of the first issue.
Volume: First volume is applicable for the year 2009.
Issue: First issue begins on 1st Jan 2009.
2. The IPTA® Journal Editorial Board
The IPTA® Journal Editorial Board comprises of following;
3. IPTA® Journal Structure:The journal will be the single most important information resource towards promoting scientific research publications in physical therapy, as applicable according to the objectives of the IPTA®. The quality standards of the journal will be maintained at a very high level right from the first issue, to enable an Indian journal to get indexed in international databases. The impressive editorial board and equally impressive content of the journal will be available free of cost after signing up as an user (subscriber) for the journal. The journal will provide a stable platform for ethical publication of scientific research as is the EiC and CEiC, both will be members of Committee On Publication Ethics (COPE) and World Committee of Medical Journal Editors (WCMJE).
4. IPTA® Journal Requirements The EiC and CEiC welcomes physical therapists with passion towards innovation, creativity and leadership to come forward and represent the IPTA® Journal Editorial Board as Editors or Reviewers and/or Contributors. Interested professionals may contact the EiC through e-mail iptajournal@rediffmail.com with their full resumes. The subject line for the e-mail which has the professional’s resume should be accordingly put forth as either of these three categories. E.g., Editor or reviewer; Editor; Reviewer or Non-peer reviewer. A non peer reviewer can be a patient and/or carer; student and/or parent; or a common man/ woman too, with a previous research or reviewing experience in medical or non-medical journals.
5. IPTA® Journal Instructions