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About the Journal
Profile
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, published by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Inc., offers original research articles of professional interest to the occupational therapist. The Journal also features briefs, book reviews, letters to the editor, and commentaries. This is the only research journal for occupational therapy. The Foundation has an online index to articles published in the Journal.
Aim and Scope
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In 1965, the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Inc. was chartered as a charitable, scientific, literary and educational society to “advance the science of occupational therapy. . .and increase the public knowledge and understanding thereof.” In 2000, as part of its mission to advance the science of the profession, the Foundation established an Institute for the Study of Occupation and Health organized around professional concepts as they relate to broad societal issues and needs. The Institute will exemplify the vision of AOTF founder, Wilma L. West, who believed that occupational therapy should address the dynamics of health and social forces as well as therapeutic interventions that affect the quality of life for individuals, families and communities.
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, titled The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (OTJR) from 1980 to 2001, was developed as an expression of the Foundation’s commitment to advancing the profession through scientific inquiry. To advance the understanding of the role that occupation plays in fostering participation and enhancing health, the Foundation Board of Directors supported a name change for OTJR to OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health. This newly focused and redesigned journal made its debut with Volume 22, Number 1, Winter 2002. The journal makes public the profession’s commitment to the study of occupation, participation and health; and at the same time, fosters interdisciplinary dialogue with contributions from disciplines such as psychology, neuroscience, economics, anthropology, sociology, geography, rehabilitation science, nursing and social work.
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health will accept original research articles and systematic review papers that advance the science of occupational therapy or the understanding of occupation, and will lead to improving the lives of people at risk of being restricted from participating in activities and roles that have meaning to them. The following topics should guide authors seeking to publish in the journal.
| • the relationship of occupation to health, well-being and/or quality of life | • the impact of culture on occupation |
| • occupational development in all ages of the life-span, i.e., the occupation of children, the importance of occupation in maintaining health in aging | • how human perceptions and/or behavior, i.e., meaning, habits, roles, rituals, attitudes, or feelings, influence occupation or occupational performance |
| • the influence of body systems or body function on occupational performance and/or social participation | • the psychometric properties of measures or methodologies that advance understanding of occupation or occupational performance |
| • the impact of life-style redesign or occupational choice on health and participation | • the impact or relationship of social policies and attitudes on occupation |
| • the effectiveness of occupation-based interventions | • interventions that influence health, well-being and/or quality of life |
| • the influence of the social, built, or natural environments on occupational performance or occupation (or vice versa) | • other topics that will lead to improving the lives of people as they seek to fully participate in family, work, community and society |
To subscribe call 1-800-257-8290 (856-848-1000 in NJ or outside the US) or subscribe via our online form.
For submission information, contact:
Jane Case-Smith, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
phone: 614-292-0357
fax: 614-292-0210
email: otjr.editor@aotf.org
Editorial Board
EDITOR
- Jane Case-Smith, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Ohio State University
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
- Marie Anzalone, ScD, OTR/L
Virginia Commonwealth University - Catherine Backman, PhD, OT(C)
University of British Columbia - Jane Bear-Lehman, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
New York University - Catana Brown, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Touro University-Nevada - Ted Brown, PhD, OT(C), OTR
Monash University - Anita Bundy, ScD, OTR, FAOTA
University of Sydney - Jeff Crabtree, OTD, OTR, FAOTA
Indiana University - Patricia Crist, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Duquesne University - Patricia Davies, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Colorado State University - Jean C. Deitz, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
University of Washington - Aaron Eakman, PhD, OTR/L
Idaho State University - Lynnda Emery, EdD, OTR, FAOTA
Eastern Kentucky University - Glen Goodman, PhD, OTR/L
Cleveland State University - Carol Haertlein Sells, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Mark V. Johnston, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Hans Jonsson, PhD, OT (Reg.)
Karolinska Institutet - Naomi Josman, PhD, OTR
University of Haifa - Astrid Kinebanian, OTR, MSc
Hogeschool van Amsterdam - Alison Lane, PhD, OTR/L
Ohio State University - Catherine Lysack, PhD, OT(C)
Wayne State University - Deborah Marr, ScD, OTR/L
Shenandoah University - James McPherson, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Shawnee State University - Tanya Packer, PhD
Curtin University of Technology - Shula Parush, PhD, OTR
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Janet Poole, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
University of New Mexico - Joan C. Rogers, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
University of Pittsburgh - Roseann C. Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Thomas Jefferson University - Winnifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
San Jose State University - Kit Sinclair, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Wendy Stav, PhD, OTR/L, SCDCM
Towson University
PAST EDITORS
- Charles H. Christiansen, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
- Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
- Margaret Short-DeGraff, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
- Bette R. Bonder, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
- M. Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
- Helene J. Polatajko, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C), FCAOT