title: State of the Journal, 2016.
abstract: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT) had a successful 2016. From September 2015 to September 2016, the number of manuscripts submitted remained steady at 255. Manuscripts were received from 30 non-U.S. countries, compared with 23 countries in 2015. 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. Changes in 2016 include requiring authors to register clinical trials at public trial registration sites and welcoming new associate editors and reviewers to the AJOT family.
authors: 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: Lorie Gage
authors: LG
authors: Richards
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D035081:Editorial Policies; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010506:Periodicals as Topic