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Pain Physician

Association of Pain Management Anesthesiologists · United States · Est. 1946

ISSN2150-1149

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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.

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SJR Scorei

0.899

H-Indexi

128

SNIPi

1.181

Total Worksi

2,830

Total Citationsi

94,890

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anesthesiology; Clinical Neurology; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1946

FrequencySix Issues A Year, 2007-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,830

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

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?

Association of Pain Management Anesthesiologists

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2150-1149

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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

161

2017

132

3.8k

2018

147

3.1k

2019

203

3.4k

2020

169

1.9k

2021

130

976

2023

158

679

2024

2025

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnesthesiologyClinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationAnesthesia and Pain ManagementPain Management and TreatmentPain Management and Opioid UsePain Mechanisms and TreatmentsCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment

Frequently asked questions about Pain Physician

Is Pain Physician a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pain Physician: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pain Physician?

Pain Physician 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 3.29.

Is Pain Physician indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pain Physician is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Pain Physician?