Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts to the Journal of Physiotherapy Directories (JPD). All submissions are initially screened by the editorial team to assess their relevance to the journal’s aims and scope and adherence to basic quality standards. Manuscripts that meet these criteria are sent for double-blind peer review. Submissions that do not meet minimum quality or scope requirements may be desk rejected.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any copyrighted material included in the manuscript. All listed authors must have contributed to the work and consented to authorship. Where applicable, research must have received approval from an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with national and institutional guidelines.

Types of Articles Accepted

  • Original Research Articles

  • Review Articles

  • Case Reports

  • Case Series

  • Clinical Images

  • Hypotheses

  • Research Protocols

Submission Requirements

  • Manuscripts must align with the journal’s aims and scope.

  • The similarity index must be below 15%.

  • Submissions must be scientifically sound and grammatically correct.

  • References must be formatted in Vancouver style.

Manuscript Structure (Original Articles)

  • Title Page

  • Abstract (Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions)

  • Keywords (3–5)

  • Introduction

  • Materials and Methods

  • Results

  • Discussion

  • Conclusion

  • Acknowledgements (if applicable)

  • Conflict of Interest Statement

  • Data Availability Statement

  • References

  • Appendices / Supplementary Material (if applicable)

Conflict of Interest

All authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest. If no conflicts exist, a statement declaring the absence of conflicts must be included.

Data Availability

Authors are encouraged to make supporting data publicly available. A Data Availability Statement must specify where data can be accessed or explain any restrictions.

Article Processing Charges

The Journal of Physiotherapy Directories does not charge any APCs. Submission, peer review, and publication are free of cost.

Archiving Policy

The journal ensures long-term preservation of its content through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) and LOCKSS, guaranteeing permanent accessibility even in the event of journal discontinuation.

is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. All submitted manuscripts must be original works that have not been published previously and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Plagiarism Screening

  • Every manuscript submitted to the journal is screened using reliable plagiarism-detection software.

  • The overall similarity index must be below 15%, excluding references, quotations, and commonly used phrases.

  • Manuscripts exceeding the permissible plagiarism limit will be returned to the authors for revision or rejected outright, depending on the severity and nature of the overlap.

Types of Unacceptable Practices

The journal strictly prohibits:

  • Plagiarism in any form

  • Self-plagiarism or redundant publication

  • Data fabrication or falsification

  • Improper or missing citations

Authors are solely responsible for ensuring the originality of their work and for appropriately citing all sources.