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Pain Management

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN1758-1877

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

138

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 125d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.476

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.597

Total Worksi

1,788

Total Citationsi

15,229

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 107 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,788

Publisher OrgFuture Medicine

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1758-1877

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

2019

999

2020

786

2021

129

438

2022

285

2023

247

2024

163

166

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 MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPain Management and Opioid UsePain Mechanisms and TreatmentsAnesthesia and Pain ManagementPediatric Pain Management TechniquesSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyPain Management and TreatmentPain Management and Placebo EffectOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentShoulder Injury and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Pain Management

Is Pain Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pain Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pain Management?

Pain Management 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 1.05.

Is Pain Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pain Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Pain Management?