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  1. Section Editor(s): Bohannon, Richard W. Editor

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The Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy continues to be the destination of numerous submissions and source of many citations. We received more than 180 submissions in 2016-of which 128 were entered into the peer-review system. This number is considerably greater than the annual average of 105 from 2013 to 2015. Manuscripts originated from the United States and 32 other countries. Of papers for which final disposition was determined in 2016, 34.1% were accepted. This is comparable with 30.4% in 2015. On the basis of citations of articles published in the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, Science Citation Index Expanded reports a small but steady increase in the Journal's impact factor: 1.833 (2015), 1.275 (2014), 1.255 (2013), and 1.212 (2012). SCImago ranks the Journal in the top 50% of Geriatrics and Gerontology journals (48/108) and the top 40% of Rehabilitation journals (40/113).

 

Reviewing the manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy involves the coordinated efforts of the Journal's Associate Editors and reviewers. Two long-time Associate Editors retired in 2016 (Marybeth Brown and Bernadette Williams-York). Their responsibilities were assumed by Bill Andrews and Kerstin Palombaro. Kevin Chui and Robert Wellmon continue to faithfully serve as Associate Editors. In addition to myself and the Associate Editors, the 85 Editorial Board members and reviewers listed in the following each reviewed 1 or more manuscripts for the Journal in 2016. Their efforts are greatly appreciated.

 

-Richard W. Bohannon, Editor

 

Reviewers for 2016

Alia A. Alghwiri, PhD

 

Leslie K Allison, PT, PhD

 

Garrett Ash, PhD

 

Dale Avers, PT, DPT, PhD

 

Keith Avin, PT, PhD

 

John O. Barr, PT, PhD

 

April Barthuly, PT, DPT, GCS

 

Ronald De Vera Barredo, PT, DPT, EdD, GCS

 

Katherine Beissner, PT, PhD

 

Debra Bemben, PhD

 

Michael Bemben, PhD

 

Mark Bishop, PT, PhD

 

Heather J. Braden, PT, PhD, GCS

 

Marybeth Brown, PT, PhD

 

Julie Bruce, PhD, RGN

 

Jennifer Bunn, PhD

 

Ryan Campbell, PT, DPT

 

Stephen Carp, PT, PhD, GCS

 

Tracey Collins, PT, PhD, GCS

 

Henry Deiters, MPT

 

Laurie Devaney, PT, MSc

 

Zeevi Dvir, PhD, LLB

 

Tammy Dziadek, PT, DPT, GCS

 

Richard Fortinsky, PhD

 

Stacy L. Fritz, PT, PhD

 

George Fulk, PT, PhD

 

Anne Keeler Galgon, PT, PhD, NCS

 

Patricia Gillette, PT, PhD

 

Susan Glenney, PT, DPT, GCS

 

Laura Z. Gras, PT, DPT, DSc, GCS

 

Tamara Gravano, PT, DPT, GCS

 

Michelle Gray, PhD

 

Michelle Green, PT, PhD

 

Timothy Hanke, PT, PhD

 

Ann Harrison, PT, PhD

 

Peter J. Hartley, MSc

 

Janine Hatch, PT, DPT, GCS

 

Jill Heitzman, PT, DPT

 

Tiffany Hilton, PT, PhD

 

Min Hui Huang, PT, PhD, NCS

 

Susan Hunter, PT, PhD

 

Kent E. Irwin, PT, DHS, GCS

 

Abhishek Jaywant, MA

 

Eric Johnson, DSc

 

Michal Katz-Leurer, PhD

 

Karen Kemmis, PT, DPT

 

Justin W. L. Keogh, PhD

 

Patricia Kluding, PT, PhD

 

Sarah Lamb, PT, PhD

 

Kathye Light, PT, PhD

 

Kelly M. Lindenberg, PT, PhD

 

Mark Loftin, PhD

 

Michelle Lusardi, PT, DPT, PhD

 

Corrie A. Mancinelli, PT, PhD

 

Caryn McAllister, PT, DPT

 

Ann Medley, PT, PhD

 

Addie Middleton, PT, PhD

 

Carol Ann Miller, PT, PhD, GCS

 

Kenneth L. Miller, PT, DPT

 

Theresa Nemmers, PT, PhD

 

Kevin Neville, PT, MS, CCS

 

Kerstin Palombaro, PT, PhD, CAPS

 

Gina Lynne Pariser, PhD

 

Arco Paul, PhD

 

Melissa L. Peterson, PT, PhD, GCS

 

Enrique Pineda, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, GCS

 

Patricia S. Pohl, PhD

 

Myla Quiben, PT, PhD, GCS, NCS

 

Thais de Lima Resende, PhD

 

Scot Sawyer, PT, DPT

 

Lori Schrodt, PT, PhD

 

Cathie Sherrington, PT, PhD

 

Jaclyn Megan Sions, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS

 

James Smith, PT, DPT

 

Michal Steffl, PhD

 

Tony Szturn, PhD

 

Sayed A. Tantawy, PhD

 

Elizabeth D. Thompson, PT, DPT, NCS

 

Bayram Unver, PhD

 

Prakash Vaidhiyalingam, PT, MPT

 

Harvey Wallmann, PT, DSc, SCS, ATC

 

Sheila Thomas Watts, PT, DPT, GCS

 

Fran Wedge, PT, DSc, GCS

 

Nancy Wofford, PT, DPT, OCS

 

Sheng-Che Yen, PhD