About the Journal

The VIMS Journal of Physical Therapy [Formerly known as the VIMS Journal of Physiotherapy Case Reports, ISSN No.: 2456-4087 (O)] is an open-access peer-reviewed official e-journal of the DVVPF’s, College of Physiotherapy, Ahmednagar ( Maharashtra). The VIMSJPT aims to improve the creation and dissemination of research evidence, clinical education, and practice in physical therapy.

 This journal accepts original research papers that expand the field of general physiotherapy knowledge and which have important implications for the physiotherapy field. It covers broad areas in physiotherapy, which are covered under prominent specialties such as Orthopaedic, Cardiorespiratory, Neuro, Community, and Sports physiotherapy which are in tune with the affiliating university, i.e. The issue is published half-yearly ( Jan to June and July to December ) with a minimum of 10 papers in each issue.

DVVPF's College of Physiotherapy, Ahmednagar, is well known for its academic standards and the quality of care given to patients. Hence, this journal is a combination of academic & clinical areas for up-gradation of knowledge and clinical skills.

Each manuscript submitted to the VIMS Journal of Physical Therapy is subjected to immediate screening by the in-house editorial team and Editorial Board for plagiarism and grammar-related issues. Appropriate manuscripts are sent for external peer review.

We are pleased to accept original scientific research, systemic reviews or meta-analysis, observational studies, case reports, and letters to the editors. The journal provides author benefits, such as free PDFs and e-certificates on publications.

Aims and scope

VIMS Journal of Physical Therapy publishes original research, peer-reviewed articles, Case reports, book review, and review articles in an open-access format. Accepted articles span the full extent of physical therapy and the health sciences. The journal evaluates the research methods of each article for validity and accepts articles solely on the basis of the research.

VIMS Journal of Physical Therapy offers authors a continuous-publication format and global distribution for their research via VIMSJPT Online. All articles are professionally copyedited and typeset to ensure quality.

Those who should submit to the VIMS Journal of Physical Therapy include:

• Authors who want their articles to receive quality reviews and efficient production.

• Authors who want their articles to receive free, broad, and global distribution on a powerful, highly discoverable publishing platform.

• Authors who want or need their articles to be open access because of university or UGC mandates.

Open Access Publication and Creative Commons Licensing

Those who want to use the articles can do so under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial–Share-Alike 4.0 License. This means that anyone can use the work for non-commercial purposes if they give credit and license the new work under the same terms.