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Current Pain and Headache Reports

Current Science, Inc. · United States · Est. 1927

ISSN1534-3081

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

111

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 75d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.975

H-Indexi

106

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.381

Total Worksi

2,138

Total Citationsi

63,507

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Current Pain and Headache Reports provides in-depth review articles contributed by international experts on the most significant developments in the field. By presenting clear, insightful, balanced reviews that emphasize recently published papers of major importance, the journal elucidates current and emerging approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of pain and headache.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1927

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,138

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Current Science, Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1534-3081

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.7k

2019

2.7k

2020

1.9k

2021

100

1.7k

2022

104

1.4k

2023

108

1.1k

2024

138

445

2025

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)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migraine and Headache StudiesPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationTrigeminal Neuralgia and TreatmentsSympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis TreatmentsAnesthesia and Pain ManagementPain Management and Opioid UseSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyOphthalmology and Eye DisordersPain Management and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Current Pain and Headache Reports

Is Current Pain and Headache Reports a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Pain and Headache Reports: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Pain and Headache Reports?

Current Pain and Headache Reports 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 4.94.

Is Current Pain and Headache Reports indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Pain and Headache Reports is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.