Gait & Posture

Journal Title：Gait & Posture

Gait & Posture is a vehicle for the publication of up-to-date basic and clinical research on all aspects of locomotion and balance.

The topics covered include: Techniques for the measurement of gait and posture, and the standardization of results presentation; Studies of normal and pathological gait; Treatment of gait and postural abnormalities; Biomechanical and theoretical approaches to gait and posture; Mathematical models of joint and muscle mechanics; Neurological and musculoskeletal function in gait and posture; The evolution of upright posture and bipedal locomotion; Adaptations of carrying loads, walking on uneven surfaces, climbing stairs etc; spinal biomechanics only if they are directly related to gait and/or posture and are of general interest to our readers; The effect of aging and development on gait and posture; Psychological and cultural aspects of gait; Patient education.

《步态与姿势》是发表有关运动和平衡各个方面的最新基础和临床研究的载体。

涵盖的主题包括：步态和姿势测量技术以及结果呈现的标准化；正常和病理步态的研究；步态和姿势异常的治疗；步态和姿势的生物力学和理论方法；关节和肌肉力学的数学模型；步态和姿势的神经和肌肉骨骼功能；直立姿势和双足运动的演变；携带重物、在不平坦的路面上行走、爬楼梯等的适应性；脊柱生物力学（仅当它们与步态和/或姿势直接相关并且引起读者普遍兴趣时）；衰老和发育对步态和姿势的影响；步态的心理和文化方面；患者教育。

Gait & Posture创刊于1993年，由Elsevier出版商出版，收稿方向涵盖医学 - 神经科学全领域，此刊是中等级别的SCI期刊，所以过审相对来讲不是特别难，但是该刊专业认可度不错，仍然是一本值得选择的SCI期刊 。平均审稿速度 约6月 ，影响因子指数2.2，该期刊近期没有被列入国际期刊预警名单，广大学者值得一试。