title: State of the Journal, 2015.
abstract: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT) had a successful 2015. From September 2014 to September 2015, the number of manuscripts submitted had increased by 35%. Manuscripts were received from 23 countries, compared with 17 countries in 2014. AJOT continues to have the highest impact factor and to be the highest ranked of the occupational therapy journals listed in Journal Citation Reports. AJOT continues to focus on publishing research articles on aspects of occupational therapy among varied populations with diverse acute and chronic conditions. Additional changes for 2015 include new associate editors, a significantly enlarged pool of reviewers from across the globe, continuous publishing, pay-per-view, updated author guidelines, and the adoption of clinical trial registration requirements effective January 1, 2016.
authors.affiliation: Lorie Gage Richards, PhD, OTR/L, is Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, and Chair and Associate Professor, Division of Occupational Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City; lorie.richards@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Lorie Gage
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D035081:Editorial Policies; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic