Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA): Journals

Journal of Occupational Science publishes original research and scholarly papers on human occupation, defined here as things people do that have meaning and occupy people’s time, with a particular focus on the reciprocal relationship of occupation and health and well-being. Studies of populations, communities, groups and individuals are accepted, as well as explorations of people’s development as occupational beings, patterns of occupation, societal structuring of occupation, and differential access to occupation. Humanist, Indigenous, population, transactional, evolutionary, biological, ecological, historical, socio-political, philosophical, and biographical perspectives of occupation will be considered.

Focused on everyday practice, the journal addresses the concerns of new and experienced therapists, presenting innovations in client evaluations and treatments, current research findings, clinical experiences, and developments in therapeutic techniques. The journal is an invaluable resource for practitioners, academics, and students, providing descriptions of programs, treatment strategies, examination of clinical decision-making, demonstrations of practice models in present use, and more.

An essential journal for all OTs in mental health fields, Occupational Therapy in Mental Health provides professionals with a forum in which to discuss today's challenges - identifying the philosophical and conceptual foundations of the practice; sharing innovative evaluation and treatment techniques; learning about and assimilating new methodologies developing in related professions; and communicating information about new practice settings and special problem areas particular to psychiatric occupational therapy.

This international peer-reviewed journal offers empirical and review articles to readers interested in factors of human participation and how such factors influence health and well-being. The journal publishes research that advances the understanding of occupation as it relates to participation and health.

Articles on clinical research and therapeutic practice in geriatrics, current practice and emerging issues in the health care of the older client.

Provides clinical research and practical application to physical therapy and occupational therapy pediatric professionals in hospitals rehabilitation centers, schools, communities and health and human services agencies.

Occupational Therapy International publishes research reflecting the practice of occupational therapy throughout the world. Topics include reliability and validity of clinical instruments, assistive technology, and community rehabilitation.

Occupational Therapy Now (OT Now) is the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists' practice magazine providing occupational therapists with information to meet the challenges of their day-to-day practice. Articles encourage discussion and debate of occupational therapy issues and appeal to anyone with an interest in occupation and its impact on health: health care practitioners, consumers, policy and decision makers and members of the general public from around the world.

OT Now is published six times a year, in English and French, and is available online.

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JMIR Formative Research publishes peer-reviewed, openly accessible papers containing results from process evaluations, feasibility/pilot studies and other kinds of formative research and preliminary results. While the original focus was on the design of medical- and health-related research and technology innovations, JMIR Formative Research publishes studies from all areas of medical and health research.

JMIR Research Protocols is a unique Pubmed- and Scopus-indexed journal, publishing peer-reviewed, openly accessible research ideas and grant proposals, study and trial protocols, reports of ongoing research, current methods and approaches, and preliminary results from pilot studies or formative research informing the design of medical and health-related research and technology innovations.

Journal of Physiotherapy is the official journal of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. The journal's mission is to publish significant research which has important implications for physiotherapy (also known as physical therapy). Our vision is for the journal to be the pre-eminent international publication of the science and practice of physiotherapy.

A peer-reviewed, open access, interdisciplinary journal which focusses on the engineering aspects and practical applications of rehabilitation and assistive technologies.

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A peer-reviewed, open-access journal with a mission to publish high quality articles that focus on applied research, practice, and education in the occupational therapy profession.