Physiotherapy journal
Physiotherapy is the official journal of the CSP, publishing original research and supporting CPD for physiotherapists and other health professionals worldwide.
CSP members have free online access to the journal via the Physiotherapy journal website, run by Elsevier. The online archive stretches back to 1988 and is fully searchable.
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About Physiotherapy journal
The current aims and scope of Physiotherapy are:
- to publish original research and facilitate continuing professional development for physiotherapists and other health professionals worldwide.
- advance physiotherapy itself through publication of research and scholarly work concerned with, but not limited to, its scientific basis and clinical application, education of practitioners, management of services and policy.
Physiotherapy publishes articles reporting scientific research, systematic or narrative reviews, educational, theoretical or debate articles, brief reports, case histories or single case studies.
All submitted papers should demonstrate methodological rigour. Physiotherapy is peer reviewed by an international panel.
The journal has a long prestigious history: the first edition was published in July 1915 (Vol. 1 No. 1) and was then known as the 'Journal of the Incorporated Society of Trained Masseuses'. See our history page to find out more.
Copyright permission requests
Although the CSP owns the copyright of any articles that appear in Physiotherapy, copyright permission requests (e.g. non-commercial reproduction, commercial reproduction, or multiple copy reproduction) are handled by Elsevier (our commercial publishing partner).
For further details regarding how to submit a copyright permission request please see the permissions page on the Elsevier website.
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