Current and future of the Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation is supported by the Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation. The primary mission of the Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation is to aim for the scientific development of exercise rehabilitation by promoting academic researches in social, mental, and physical health welfare theory and mutual academic exchanges among scholars. The society further aspires to provide contribution to the health and welfare of advanced countries. The Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation was founded in 2004 followed by launching of the official journal, the Korean Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation in 2005. After a careful consideration , the Korean Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation changed its official name to the Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation and its publi-The society and the journal have been working more aggressively for the academic identification and practical application of exercise rehabilitation. The scopes of the Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation have been on exercise rehabilitation welfare, exercise rehabilitation psychology, exercise rehabilitation pedagogy, clinical application of exercise rehabilitation, and mechanisms of exercise rehabilitation. Furthermore, the Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation has strategically included a range of integrative studies that basis the principles and applications of exercise rehabilitation with particular emphasis on behavioral therapy for the health of society. Since the English journal transition, articles from diverse themes in the area of exercise rehabilitation have been published from a variety of countries. We have built and opened up a journal website (http://www. e-jer.org) dedicated to promote and provide scientific trends and core contents in the area of exercise rehabilitation readers of all levels from different corners of the world. We have especially fo-cused on providing information with international journal standards and regulations for credibility of the contents and easy access by the public. For transparency and reliability of the journal, the site utilizes the online posting and peer review management systems. To provide unbiased perspectives, we have invited twenty two experts specializing in each field from 11 different countries as members of the editorial board. The editorial board and the society have been maintaining a close contact with the editorial board members of the journal by regularly holding international conferences with globally renowned lecturers to promote globalization and internationalization. Despite the remarkable advances in medicine and science, incurable diseases are still challenging tasks in today's society. In addition , with a rapid …