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Frontiers in Pain Research

Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland · Est. 2020

eISSN2673-561X

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.851

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.847

Total Worksi

955

Total Citationsi

7,294

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Pain Research is a specialty journal that publishes rigorous and high-quality research on all aspects of pain.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications955

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2019

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media S.A.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-561X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineQ1

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q1

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPediatric Pain Management TechniquesPain Management and Opioid UsePain Management and TreatmentPain Management and Placebo EffectFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMigraine and Headache StudiesAnesthesia and Pain ManagementMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Pain Research

Is Frontiers in Pain Research a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Pain Research?

Frontiers in Pain Research 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 2.18.

Is Frontiers in Pain Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Pain Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Pain Research?