Harry G. Knecht

Priorities for Publication

A number of readers and those who have submitted manuscripts to Physical Therapy have asked how a manuscript gets accepted. The Style Manual for Physical Therapy and the 1986 April Guest Editorial in the Journal discuss the mechanics of manuscript submission and review and the qualities of good research. Not all good manuscripts and research, however, can be published in Physical Therapy. Occasionally in the past, and probably more frequently in the future, a number of manuscripts, some of which are excellent, will be rejected for publication. Although some manuscripts simply are not appropriate to Physical Therapy, other manuscripts might be of interest to a very limited audience of physical therapists. To best use the limited publication space in the Journal, the Associate Editors and the Editor have developed a list of priorities for future publications.… [ ARTICLE][1] [1]: /lookup/volpage/66/501?iss=4