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Pain and Therapy

Springer Healthcare · United States · Est. 1867

ISSN2193-8237eISSN2193-651X

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.034

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.658

Total Works

821

Total Citations

15,016

2yr Mean Citedness

5.24

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Aims & Scope

Pain and Therapy is an international, open access, peer-reviewed, rapid publication journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality clinical (all phases), observational, real-world, and health outcomes research around the discovery, development, and use of pain therapies and pain-related devices. Studies relating to diagnosis, pharmacoeconomics, public health, quality of life, and patient care, management, and education are also encouraged.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1867

Annual Volume~ 110 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications821

Publisher OrgAdis, Springer Healthcare

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

APC Cost$7,675Above median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Healthcare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2193-8237 / 2193-651X

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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?

$7,675

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anesthesia and Pain ManagementPain Management and Opioid UsePain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMigraine and Headache StudiesPain Management and TreatmentOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPediatric Pain Management TechniquesNausea and vomiting management