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OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, published quarterly by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Inc., offers original research articles of professional interest to the practicing occupational therapist with a focus on occupation and fostering interdisciplinary research. The Journal also features research briefs and letters to the editor. Subscribers can also benefit from our featured On Line Advanced Release—read articles before they appear in the print issue!
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 Foundations 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 professions 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.
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the relationship of occupation to health,
well-being and/or quality of life |
the impact of culture on occupation |
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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 |
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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 |
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the impact of life-style redesign or occupational choice on health and participation |
the impact or relationship of social policies and attitudes on occupation |
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the effectiveness of occupation-based interventions |
interventions that influence health, well-being and/or quality of life |
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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
- Jane Case-Smith, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Ohio State University
- Marie Anzalone, ScD, OTR/L
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Catherine Backman, PhD, OT(C)
University of British Columbia
- Catana Brown, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Touro University-Nevada
- Ted Brown, PhD, OT(C), OTR
Monash University
- Sharon A. Cermak, EdD, OTR, FAOTA
University of Southern California
- Jeffrey L. Crabtree, OTD, OT, FAOTA
Indiana University
- Debora Davidson, PhD, OTR/L
Saint Louis University
- Patricia Davies, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Colorado State University
- Aaron Eakman, PhD, OTR/L
Idaho State University
- Lynnda Emery, EdD, OTR, FAOTA
Eastern Kentucky University
- Gelya Frank, PhD
University of Southern California
- Glenn Goodman, PhD, OTR/L
Cleveland State University
- Carol Haertlein Sells, PhD, OT, FAOTA
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Helena Hemmingsson, Reg OT, PhD
Karolinska Institutet
- Mark V. Johnston, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Karen la Cour, OT, PhD
University of Southern Denmark
- Alison Lane, PhD, OTR/L
Ohio State University
- Shelly Lane, PhD, OTR/L
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Deborah Marr, ScD, OTR/L
Shenandoah University
- Teresa A. May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L
Occupational Therapy Associates-Watertown
- James McPherson, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Shawnee State University
- Jaime Phillip Muņoz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Duquesne University
- Tanya Packer, PhD
Curtin University of Technology
- Janet Poole, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
University of New Mexico
- Patricia Jean Precin, MS, OTR/L
New York Institute of Technology
- Ketki Raina, PhD, OTR/L
University of Pittsburgh
- Timothy A. Reistetter, PhD, OTR
East Carolina University
- Sara Rosenblum, PhD
University of Haifa
- Pat Sample, PhD
Colorado State University
- Winifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
San Jose State University
- Elizabeth R. Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L
University of Pittsburgh
- Wendy Stav, PhD, OTR/L, SCDCM
Towson University
- Naomi Weintraub, PhD, OTR
Hebrew University
- 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
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