Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is the official journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM). The journal is published monthly by Elsevier and is the most highly cited journal in the Rehabilitation category of the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports. The 2018 Impact Factor was 2.697.
In addition to the original research, reviews, and commentary submitted to the journal, The Archives publishes the abstracts to the ACRM Annual Conference each year. The ACRM is an organization of rehabilitation professionals dedicated to serving people with disabling conditions by supporting research that promotes health, independence, productivity, and quality of life; and meets the needs of rehabilitation clinicians and people with disabilities. ACRM's current President is Pamela Roberts. ACRM's CEO is Jon Lindberg.
The journal is edited by Leighton Chan and Allen W. Heinemann. The Deputy Editor is Helen Hoenig.
Awards.
Sidney Licht was a longtime member of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and was its president in 1967–68. He was the editor of the "Physical Medicine Library", which was published by his wife, Elizabeth. The Licht award originated in March 1979 with its first award presented to Carl Granger, Gary Albrecht, and Byron Hamilton for their article "Outcomes of Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation: Measurement by PULSES Profile and the Barthel Index". The award is given every year for the best scientific article published in "Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation" during the previous year.
Abstracting and indexing.
The contents of "Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation" are indexed in Index Medicus/MEDLINE, Excerpta Medica/EMBASE, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Science Citation Index, Citation alert, BIOSIS Previews, and CINAHL.