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Interventional Pain Medicine

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1984

ISSN2772-5944

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.258

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Total Works

742

Total Citations

724

2yr Mean Citedness

0.51

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on interventional pain medicine, specifically exploring novel and established techniques for managing chronic pain conditions like Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain. Articles detail procedural outcomes, safety, and feasibility of interventions such as sympathetic blocks with botulinum toxin, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), and pulsed radiofrequency (PRF). The scope also includes protocols for managing procedural complications like pneumothorax.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 179 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications742

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2772-5944

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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)?

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N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

1984

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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 MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationAnesthesia and Pain ManagementPain Management and TreatmentCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesSpinal Hematomas and ComplicationsShoulder Injury and TreatmentNerve Injury and RehabilitationPain Management and Opioid Use