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Journal of International Academy of Physical Therapy Research (JIAPTR) is an official journal of the International Academy of Physical Therapy Research. Anyone who would like to submit a manuscript is advised to carefully read the aims and scope section of this journal and this is the author responsibilities. Manuscripts should be prepared for submission according to the Instructions for Authors. For issues not addressed in these instructions, the author is referred to Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (https://publicationethics.org).

IAPTR is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editors, it will then be double blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert in this academic field referees. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read our guidance on publishing ethics.

We set the ‘Authorship’ criterion as an author if all of the following items are satisfied, and as a contributor if one is not satisfied.

• Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
• Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
• Final approval of the version to be published; AND
• Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved
• ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher. IAPTR recommend submit author’s ORCID to distinguish affiliations, grants, publications, peer review, and more for readers.
• We suggest for the authors to verify their academic networking if possible, such as sciprofiles, linkedin, etc.