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Journal of Headache and Pain

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l. · Italy · Est. 1924

ISSN1129-2377

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.974

H-Indexi

128

SNIPi

2.066

Total Worksi

4,043

Total Citationsi

99,910

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Medicine (miscellaneous); Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1924

FrequencyAnnual, 2015-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,043

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1129-2377

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

120

2019

140

8.9k

2020

158

5.5k

2021

164

6.3k

2022

171

5.2k

2023

228

3.8k

2024

321

1.9k

2025

232

119

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migraine and Headache StudiesTrigeminal Neuralgia and TreatmentsNeurological Complications and SyndromesSympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis TreatmentsTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchOphthalmology and Eye DisordersPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsVestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience of respiration and sleepMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Headache and Pain

Is Journal of Headache and Pain a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Headache and Pain: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Headache and Pain?

Journal of Headache and Pain is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 6.42.

Is Journal of Headache and Pain indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Headache and Pain is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Headache and Pain?