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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

/ 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?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 60d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.915

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.658

Total Worksi

821

Total Citationsi

15,016

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2193-8237 / 2193-651X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

1.2k

2019

2.3k

2020

117

3.9k

2021

122

1.6k

2022

965

2023

127

1.2k

2024

111

502

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

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

Frequently asked questions about Pain and Therapy

Is Pain and Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pain and Therapy: 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 Pain and Therapy?

Pain and Therapy 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 5.24.

Is Pain and Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pain and Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Pain and Therapy?

How much does it cost to publish in Pain and Therapy?

Pain and Therapy charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $7,675 for open-access publication.