DEAR MEMBER,
THE EFRR COUNCIL AND THE EDITORIAL OFFICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH (IJRR) HAVE JOINED FORCES TO PUT IN PLACE SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH THE EFRR MEMBERS AND IJRR READERS. AS A REMINDER, IJRR WAS ADOPTED AS OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL WHEN THE FORUM WAS FOUNDED IN 1983. THE IJRR IS A QUARTERLY, PEER-REVIEWED, INTERDISCIPLINARY FORUM FOR THE PUBLICATION OF CLINICALLY RELEVANT AND APPLICABLE RESEARCH INTO FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY, AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS EXPERIENCED BY PERSONS OF ALL AGES (PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://WWW.EFRR.ORG/JOURNALS OR https://journals.lww.com/intjrehabilres/pages/default.aspx THE CURRENT IMPACT FACTOR IS 1.7 AND HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING.
The EFRR members can get more information from the EFRR Council member responsible for contacts with the journal, Prof. Evrim Karadag-Saygi M.D. (
HERE ARE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
FIRST, WE HAVE STARTED EDITOR’S PICK, A NEW SECTION IN THE ONLINE VERSION OF THE JOURNAL AS A WAY TO RECOGNIZE THE BEST ORIGINAL ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN EACH ISSUE. THE SELECTED ARTICLE IS PROMINENTLY FEATURED ON THE JOURNAL WEBSITE, AND THE FULL TEXT IS FREELY AVAILABLE THANKS TO OUR PUBLISHER WALTERS KLUWER REPRESENTED BY PHIL DALY.
SECONDLY, THE FOUR ARTICLES SELECTED AS EDITOR’S PICK IN A GIVEN YEAR WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR THE ANNUAL BEST PAPER AWARD. THE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN JOINTLY BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE IJRR EDITORIAL OFFICE AND EFRR COUNCIL. THE FIRST AUTHOR OF THE AWARDED ARTICLE WILL RECEIVE FREE REGISTRATION FOR THE NEXT EFRR CONGRESS AND BE RECOGNIZED ACCORDINGLY DURING THE MEETING. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PUBLISHER IN HOPES OF SECURING ADDITIONAL JOURNAL BENEFITS FOR THE AWARDEES.
THIRDLY, WE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN EFRR WEBINARS THAT WILL BE FREELY AVAILABLE TO EFRR MEMBERS. THE LIST OF SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE THE AUTHORS OF THE EDITOR’S PICK WHO WILL BE INVITED TO PRESENT THEIR AWARDED ARTICLE. BESIDES THESE QUARTERLY PRESENTATIONS, ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS WILL BE SCHEDULED YEAR-ROUND. THE EFRR COUNCIL IS OPEN TO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS ABOUT THE POSSIBLE TOPICS AND PRESENTERS.
FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TWITTER ACCOUNT OF IJRR THAT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY ACTIVE (HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/INTN_J_REHBLRES). WE HIGHLIGHT NEW ARTICLES FROM THE LATEST ISSUE OF IJRR AND GIVE OUR PERSPECTIVE ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND BENEFIT FROM THIS NEW INITIATIVE, PLEASE JOIN TWITTER AND FOLLOW US AT @INTN_J_REHBLRES.
IN CLOSING, I INVITE YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR VALUABLE RESEARCH TO IJRR AND BENEFIT FROM THESE NEW INITIATIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
SINCERELY,
Prof. Evrim Karadag-Saygi M.D., PHD
EFRR PRESIDENT