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Molecular Pain

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN1744-8069eISSN1744-8069

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.058

H-Indexi

114

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.709

Total Worksi

1,669

Total Citationsi

65,775

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Neurosciences; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,669

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-8069 / 1744-8069

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.3k

2019

1.9k

2020

1.1k

2021

876

2022

711

2023

249

2024

120

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

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ2

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Neurosciences

Scopus Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyIon channel regulation and functionIon Channels and ReceptorsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNerve injury and regenerationPain Management and TreatmentPain Management and Opioid UseMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Pain

Is Molecular Pain a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Molecular Pain?

Molecular 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 1.79.

Is Molecular Pain indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Pain is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Pain?