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Explore open access research in rehabilitation sciences, translating evidence into interventions that restore function and participation.

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal publishing research that investigates rehabilitation from biological, clinical, and sociohumanistic perspectives. Rehabilitation is the health strate...

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Gerold Stucki

Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne

Switzerland

Editor-in-Chief

Andy S.K. Cheng

The Education University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, SAR China

Specialty Chief Editor

Translational Research in Rehabilitation

Birgit Prodinger

Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Human Functioning Science: Classification, Measurement and Epidemiology of Functioning

Dorothy Boggs

University College London

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

Enrico M. Clini

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Francesca Gimigliano

University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

235 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal publishing research that investigates rehabilitation from biological, clinical, and socio-humanistic perspectives. Rehabilitation is the health strategy of the 21st century, optimizing people's functioning in a future where people live longer, but with more disabilities. Led by Field Chief Editor Gerold Stucki (University of Lucerne and Swiss Paraplegic Research, Switzerland), Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences combines theoretical approaches and clinical practice with policy implementation to close the gap between research and practice. Its mission is to contribute to the better health, functioning, and wellbeing of people that experience disability. This journal covers the following subject areas: disability, rehabilitation, and inclusion human functioning interventions for rehabilitation medical and surgical rehabilitation pulmonary rehabilitation rehabilitation engineering rehabilitation for musculoskeletal conditions rehabilitation in children and youth rehabilitation in neurological conditions strengthening rehabilitation in health systems translational research in rehabilitation work rehabilitation. Submissions that adopt diverse methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, and policy briefs, are invited. The journal also welcomes submissions which support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3: good health and well-being. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Manuscripts that focus solely on early childhood development, pediatric care, or geriatric care without a clear connection to rehabilitation sciences are not suitable for publication in this journal. Additionally, studies that primarily focus on psychological, sociological, or educational aspects without a clear link to physical rehabilitation are also considered out of scope. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is committed to advancing developments in the field of rehabilitation sciences by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal publishing research that investigates rehabilitation from biological, clinical, and socio-humanistic perspectives. Rehabilitation is the health strategy of the 21st century, optimizing people's functioning in a future where people live longer, but with more disabilities.

Led by Field Chief Editor Gerold Stucki (University of Lucerne and Swiss Paraplegic Research, Switzerland), Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences combines theoretical approaches and clinical practice with policy implementation to close the gap between research and practice. Its mission is to contribute to the better health, functioning, and wellbeing of people that experience disability.

This journal covers the following subject areas:

disability, rehabilitation, and inclusion

human functioning

interventions for rehabilitation

medical and surgical rehabilitation

pulmonary rehabilitation

rehabilitation engineering

rehabilitation for musculoskeletal conditions

rehabilitation in children and youth

rehabilitation in neurological conditions

strengthening rehabilitation in health systems

translational research in rehabilitation

work rehabilitation.

Submissions that adopt diverse methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, and policy briefs, are invited. The journal also welcomes submissions which support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3: good health and well-being.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Manuscripts that focus solely on early childhood development, pediatric care, or geriatric care without a clear connection to rehabilitation sciences are not suitable for publication in this journal. Additionally, studies that primarily focus on psychological, sociological, or educational aspects without a clear link to physical rehabilitation are also considered out of scope.

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is committed to advancing developments in the field of rehabilitation sciences by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/about

ISSN
2673-6861
Editor-in-Chief
Gerold Stucki (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/disability-rehabilitation-and-inclusion

  • Human Functioning Science: Classification, Measurement and Epidemiology of Functioning

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/human-functioning-science-classification-measurement-and-epidemiology-of-functioning

  • Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/human-functioning-sciences-concept-awareness-and-applications-of-functioning

  • Interventions for Rehabilitation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/interventions-for-rehabilitation

  • Medical and Surgical Rehabilitation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/medical-and-surgical-rehabilitation

  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/pulmonary-rehabilitation

  • Rehabilitation Engineering

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/rehabilitation-engineering

  • Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Conditions

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/rehabilitation-for-musculoskeletal-conditions

  • Rehabilitation in Children and Youth

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/rehabilitation-in-children-and-youth

  • Rehabilitation in Neurological Conditions

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/rehabilitation-in-neurological-conditions

  • Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/strengthening-rehabilitation-in-health-systems

  • Translational Research in Rehabilitation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/translational-research-in-rehabilitation

  • Work Rehabilitation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/work-rehabilitation

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Classification
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Specialty Grand Challenge
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Scopus
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Specialty Grand Challenge
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
3.5
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
6,490

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
2.5
CiteScore
3.5
Citations
6490
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.