PRESS RELEASE

Physical Therapy Reviews(PTR)announces its

Online Manuscript Submission, Tracking and

Peer Review System

Leeds, UK, 30 May 2007

We are pleased to announce the introduction of the Online Manuscript Submission, Tracking and Peer Review System for Physical Therapy Reviews (PTR). Contributors have the benefit of being able to upload papers direct to the journal by registering at the system homepage: http://ptr.edmgr.com.

The system is designed to speed the processing of submissions by facilitating electronic refereeing and streamlining communication with the author and coordination throughout the publication process. Authors can check the progress of submissions online.

Full guidance on the submission procedure, including tutorials and instructions to authors, is available via links from http://ptr.edmgr.com. A range of file formats is supported, but authors are advised to check the specific requirements before submitting, particularly regarding artwork presentation and quality. Please view the Notes for Contributors for further information.

Any queries can be directed to the Editor, David Baxter (sinead.kearney@otago.ac.nz).

Physical Therapy Reviews is an international journal which aims to publish contemporary reviews, discussion papers and editorials within physical therapy, and in those basic and clinical sciences which are the basis of physical therapy. 
 
Reviews (both descriptive and systematic) are invited in the following areas, which reflect the breadth and diversity of practice within physical therapy: 
 
neurological rehabilitation 
movement and exercise 
orthopaedics and rheumatology 
manual therapy and massage 
sports medicine 
measurement 
chest physiotherapy 
electrotherapeutics 
obstetrics and gynaecology 
complementary therapies 
professional issues 
musculoskeletal rehabilitation 
 
Subjects not specifically identified, but of direct relevance to the practice of physical therapy, will be covered by guest editorials and/or commissioned reviews as appropriate. Letters to the Editor, book and video reviews will also be included where appropriate. All reviews are subject to a peer review process. The journal is published quarterly. 
 
Physical Therapy Reviews is aimed at all those involved in research, teaching and practice within the area of physical therapy. 

Click here for further information.