*Please note that Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 31 (2024). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model.
The Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy is a well-established and internationally recognized journal that aims to provide a forum for occupational therapy and occupational science research worldwide and especially the Nordic countries. The journal welcomes contributions mirroring a wide range of societal levels, from the individual to the surrounding contexts of society.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy welcomes original research articles such as:
• Theoretical and conceptual frameworks • Instrument development and psychometrics • Development, evaluation and implementation of interventions • Development of the profession and the subject occupational therapy and occupational science
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy accepts the following types of articles:
• Full length research articles • Case reports • Literature reviews • Short communications such as:
• Position papers • Discussion papers • Letters to the editor
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Please note, from 2024 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.
Journal metrics
Usage
432K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.9 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.1 (2023) 5 year IF
3.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.501 (2023) SNIP
0.737 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
25 days avg. from submission to first
decision
75 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
14 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
38% acceptance rate
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addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
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Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
National Editors Denmark: Tina Helle - VIA University College, AArhus, Denmark Finland: Greta Häggblom-Kronlöf - Gothenburg University, Göteborg, Sweden Sweden: Ingeborg Nilsson - Umeå University/ University of Halmstad, Sweden Norway: Unni Sveen - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norge Iceland: Björg Thordardottir - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norge
Editorial Board: Gudrun Arnadottir - Agricultural University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Catherine Arntzen - The Artic University of Norway, Tromsö, Norway Birgitta Bernspång - Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Ted Brown - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Snaefridur Egilson - University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Mona Eklund - Lund University, Lund, Sweden Torbjörn Falkmer - Curtin University, Perth, Australia Anne G. Fisher - Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA Anna Forsman - Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland Mats Granlund - Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden Erik Gustavsson - Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Moses Ikuigu - University of South Dakota, South Dakota, USA Michael Iwama - Duke University, North Carolina, USA Maarit Karhula - The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Helsiniki, Finland Ingvild Kjeken - Oslo metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway Hanne Kaae Kristensen - University of Southern Denmark/ Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark Tiina Lautamo - Jyväskylä University/Lapland University of Applied Science, Jyväskylä, Finland Louise Nygård - Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Helene Polatajko - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Risa Takashima - Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan Päivi Topio - The Age Institute, Helsinki, Finland Carolyn Unsworth - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Eva Waehrens - University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstracting and indexing
The Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Applied Social Science Index & Abstracts
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Services (CINAHL)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
EMCare (Elsevier)
Ergonomics Abstracts
Index Medicus (NLM)
Medline (NLM)
OT BibSys
OTDBASE
Pubmed (NLM)
PubMed Central Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM)
Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics)
Scopus (Elsevier)
Social Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
Swemed
Open access
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
To publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis. Discounts and waivers may also be available for researchers in selected countries when publishing in open access journals.
The Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy (SJOT) is owned by the five Nordic occupational therapist associations through the SJOT Foundation, which was formed in 1993.
The aim for the Foundation and Journal is to promote occupational therapy research from the Nordic countries. SJOT has become established as an important source of high-quality knowledge for occupational therapists worldwide. The board consists of the president of each of the five occupational therapist associations.
To find out more about the benefits of joining these associations including access to The Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, please visit their websites.
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