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Pain Reports

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1994

ISSN2471-2531eISSN2471-2531

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

1.25

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.296

Total Works

871

Total Citations

15,741

2yr Mean Citedness

2.38

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Pain Reports publishes research on the assessment, understanding, and management of pain. Articles explore factors influencing pain perception, including psychological states, sleep disturbances, and physical activity. The journal also covers the prevalence and treatment of specific pain conditions like fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, and osteoarthritis, as well as the impact of pain on quality of life and mental health.

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⚡ 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 Published1994

FrequencyBimonthly, 2017-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications871

Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2471-2531 / 2471-2531

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

✅

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

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnesthesiologyClinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPediatric Pain Management TechniquesPain Management and Opioid UseFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchPain Management and Placebo EffectPain Management and TreatmentAnesthesia and Pain ManagementOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology