About Journal

Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes academic, scientific and research-based articles in all areas of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, as well as joint studies with other disciplines. It is among the journals accepted by the Hacettepe University Senate.

Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal (HU PTR JOURNAL) is an international scientific, open-access, free-of-charge journal published electronically in accordance with the principles of independent, impartial, and double-blind refereeing. The journal is the official publication of the Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and is published 3 times a year: in January, April, and August. The publication language of the journal is English.

The journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, case reports, and letters to the editor that are prepared in accordance with ethical rules in the field of related health fields, including physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

HU PTR JOURNAL is indexed within the scope of journals accepted by Hacettepe University. In the physiotherapy and rehabilitation area, priority is given to original studies that will attract the attention of clinicians, academicians, and scientists. Manuscripts submitted for evaluation must not have been previously published or sent to be published elsewhere.

Mission

Our mission is to produce a written scientific platform where scientists can find national and international peer cooperation to resolve health problems, protect and improve public health, and share scientific and technological developments.

Vision

To become an internationally indexed quality journal that contains technological and scientific research that can improve international health policies.

Aims and Scope

Journal of Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, and periodical journal that is published every 4 months and 3 issues a year (January, April, August) by the Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. The journal evaluates articles with a "double-blind" system. Our journal aims to produce scientific publications from effective practices, studies, and research in different specialized fields of physiotherapy and other related disciplines and contribute them to the national and international literature. Research is the foundation of modern society, and thanks to advances in science, healthier and better-quality lives may be possible. In this context, the journal aims to make science even stronger by ensuring that developments can be followed closely and accessed easily. By doing so, researchers will be able to generate more knowledge for society and follow innovations, and approaches that can accelerate and enable health promotion, and can prevent and treat disease.

The journal accepts academic, scientific, and research-based articles (research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters to the editor) in English for evaluation.

The journal seeks compliance with the relevant ethical rules and scientific standards and not having commercial concerns in the articles it publishes.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

The journal only accepts articles that comply with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Council of Science Editors (CSE), European Association of Science Editors (EASE), National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.

The ethical committee name, ethical approval information, approval number, and date should be reported in the methods section of the clinical and trial research.

Ensuring the anonymity of the participants is the authors' responsibility. For the pictures that can reveal the identity of the participants, written approval from the participant or their legal guardian should be attached to the article. Informed consent should be taken from the participants and should be reported in the “methods” section of the article.

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Price Policy

The article submission and publishing process is free of charge.

JOURNAL NAME

Journal of Hacettepe University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Faculty

ABBREVIATED JOURNAL NAME

JHUPTR

JOURNAL TYPE

National peer-reviewed scientific journal

ONLINE ISSN

3023-5073

PUBLICATION LANGUAGE

English

PUBLICATION PERIOD

Three issues in a year (January, April, and August)

PUBLICATION TYPE

Continuous electronic publication

Date of initial publication

2023