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Best Occupational Therapy journals

33 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Occupational Therapy. The top 33 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 8 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Acta Materia Medica 11.4 98th Q1 – – Yes
2 Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 5.1 95th Q1 SSCI – No
3 Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 4.1 92th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
4 Occupational Therapy International 3.5 89th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
5 Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 3.3 86th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 3.2 83th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
7 Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 2.8 80th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
8 American Journal of Occupational Therapy 2.6 77th Q1 SSCI – No
9 Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine 2.6 74th Q2 ESCI – Yes
10 OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health 2.4 71th Q2 SSCI – No
11 British Journal of Occupational Therapy 2.3 68th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
12 Occupational Therapy in Health Care 2.3 65th Q2 ESCI – No
13 Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy 2.2 62th Q2 SCIE – Yes
14 Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 2.2 59th Q2 ESCI – No
15 Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention 2.1 56th Q2 ESCI – No
16 International Journal of Exercise Science 2.1 53th Q2 – – Yes
17 Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy 2 50th Q2 – – Yes
18 Health, Sport, Rehabilitation 1.8 46th Q3 – – Yes
19 Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy 1.3 43th Q3 ESCI – Yes
20 Fizicna Reabilitacia ta Rekreacijno-Ozdorovci Tehnologii 1.3 40th Q3 – – Yes
21 Sport TK 1.2 37th Q3 ESCI – Yes
22 Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics 1.1 34th Q3 ESCI – No
23 Reviews on Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy 0.9 31th Q3 – – No
24 Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 0.9 28th Q3 – – No
25 Revista de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias de la Salud 0.7 25th Q3 – – Yes
26 Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research 0.7 22th Q4 ESCI – Yes
27 Physiotherapy Practice and Research 0.6 19th Q4 ESCI – No
28 Practical Issues in Geriatrics 0.5 16th Q4 – – No
29 Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 0.5 13th Q4 – – No
30 Journal of Associated Medical Sciences 0.4 10th Q4 – – Yes
31 Revista Pesquisa em Fisioterapia 0.4 7th Q4 – – Yes
32 Zdravotnicke Listy 0.3 4th Q4 – – Yes
33 Ergotherapie und Rehabilitation 0 1th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Occupational Therapy Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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