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Current Pain and Headache Reports

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

ISSN1534-3081
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.975
H-Indexi
106
SNIPi
1.381
Total Worksi
2,138
Total Citationsi
63,507
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.94
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Current Science, Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1534-3081
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
92
3.8k
2019
82
2.7k
2020
82
1.9k
2021
100
1.8k
2022
104
1.5k
2023
108
1.3k
2024
138
525
2025
95
25
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Current Pain and Headache Reports?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref