PHYSIOTIMES is a magazine for Physiotherapists, of Physiotherapists and by Physiotherapists. As the leading magazine for physiotherapy in India, PHYSIOTIMES publishes innovative and highly relevant content for both clinicians and academicians cum researchers and uses a variety of interactive approaches to communicate that content, with the expressed purpose of improving patient care. To come up with such valuable content, we seek your assistance in sharing your knowledge, experience & clinical expertise in your area of interest with our readers. Through this magazine, we intend to add value to our readers and enhance their clinical understanding of various aspects of physiotherapy in different disciplines. 

If you want to submit an article on any interesting topic or have treated a difficult case and got remarkable results, its time you document the same and share it with others through PHYSIOTIMES.

Types of PHYSIOTHERAPY MANUSCRIPT you can submit:

Articles: You can submit your article on any topic on interest within the arena of Physical Therapy or relevant to the Physiotherapist.

Research Report: A report of an original research study of any nature (clinical, scientific, professional or educational) using an acceptable method or design to address a research question or test a hypothesis

Case Report: A report on the clinical management of a patient or a series of patients that provides new insights into the treatment or natural history of a clinical condition.

Technical Report: An original report that describes the specifications, mechanical or technological aspects and evaluation of device(s) used in assessment, treatment, management or education.

Letters to the Editor: Decisions regarding the publication of letters are made by the Editorial team.

Word Limit: 1000 to 1500 Words

You can View:- Sample Articles Here.

Editorial Policies:

Ethics Statement
Authors should observe high standards concerning publication ethics. Falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the authors’ work without proper citation, and misappropriation of the work are all unacceptable practices. Any case of ethical misconduct would be treated very seriously. 

Redundant, Duplicate, or Simultaneous Publication
PHYSIOTIMES reviews and considers a manuscript for exclusive publication with the understanding that the manuscript, or any substantial portion of the manuscript (as judged by the Editor in Chief), has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, whether in print or electronic form.

Disclosure of Commercial/Financial Associations and Conflict of Interest: All funding sources supporting the work should be acknowledged by the author. 

Permissions to Reprint Tables and Figures from Other Sources: To reproduce any third-party material (eg, tables, figures, images) within their article, authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder and be compliant with any requirements the copyright holder may have about this reuse.

Informed Consent: Along with their signed declaration form, authors of Case Reports should submit a signed patient consent form for photographs or videos. 

PHYSIOTIMES doesn't charge any submission fees or article processing charges (APCs) to the authors for their articles.

Standard Peer-Review Process: Manuscripts submitted to the Magazine should address issues of relevance to Physiotherapy. The Editor in Chief and Editorial board reserves the right to reject, without a full review, any manuscript that does not meet PHYSIOTIMES requirements. All contributions submitted for publication are understood to be offered to the Magazine alone. In case of some revision after review, both the manuscript and reviewers' comments will be returned to the author for consideration. Please note that the submission of the article is not a guarantee for publication. Manuscripts that qualify for full review typically are reviewed by content experts and an Editorial Board member. The initial review takes 30 days on average. The mean number of days in review from submission to final decision is 45. If you have any questions during the review period, contact us at [email protected]

Quick Review: Manuscripts that are likely to make an immediate impact on physiotherapy practice or have a time-bound issue to be addressed are considered for quick peer review (15 days from submission to first decision). If you feel that your manuscript meets the criterion for high impact, please write to the editor at [email protected] with your rationale for why the paper should be reviewed quickly.

 

Upon Acceptance

When a paper is accepted, authors are required to submit: The final accepted version of the manuscript (saved as a Microsoft Word [doc] file). It can be sent by email on  [email protected]  along with a declaration as given below.

PHYSIOTIMES Author’s Declaration Format

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I hereby affirm that the submitted manuscript (as per the above-mentioned title) for publication in PHYSIOTIMES is the original work of the author and is not published or under consideration for any other publication (in whole or part) elsewhere.

Name & Signature of the Author.

WHY SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLE IN PHYSIOTIMES?

Benefits: PHYSIOTIMES is an excellent platform for bringing your creative writing skills forward and getting it published, and an opportunity to share your viewpoints with fellow therapists.

Social fulfillment: By writing for us, you will be writing for your profession and deriving professional and social fulfillment from this creative association. You can become our esteemed content partner and add content, write cover stories, articles, case reports, book reviews, give new product updates, inform us about the latest news & events in your locality. 

Please note that we don't charge anything for accepting the contents or pay for any contents as well. However, we do follow stipulated norms about acceptance of the submitted material. Please refer to the terms and conditions for details. 

So what are you waiting for? Get in touch with us. 

For any further assistance or queries do write to us on [email protected].