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Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1975

ISSN1877-8879

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.621

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.769

Total Worksi

1,619

Total Citationsi

17,484

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,619

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1877-8879

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

Portico

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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

112

1.8k

2019

942

2020

101

942

2021

697

2022

266

2023

193

2024

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

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsPain Management and Opioid UsePediatric Pain Management TechniquesAnesthesia and Pain ManagementPain Management and Placebo EffectFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchPain Management and TreatmentSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment

Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Is Scandinavian Journal of Pain a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Scandinavian Journal of Pain: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Journal of Pain?

Scandinavian Journal of 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 1.52.

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

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

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