SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,700CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Pain

Abbreviation (ISO):J. PAIN
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.415•SCImago Rank: #2,700•Identifier (ISSN):1526-5900(Print)/1528-8447(Online)•Articles / Year: 126•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,516 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.4
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
109

109 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
126articles/year
24.86% Gold OA•88.68% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
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20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.383)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.82)
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20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.621)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.424)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.859)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Pain publishes original articles related to all aspects of pain, including clinical and basic research, patient care, education, and health policy. Articles selected for publication in the Journal are most commonly reports of original clinical research or reports of original basic research. In addition, invited critical reviews, including meta analyses of drugs for pain management, invited commentaries on reviews, and exceptional case studies are published in the Journal. The mission of the Journal is to improve the care of patients in pain by providing a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and other health professionals to publish original research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiologyPsychologyInternal MedicinePsychiatryNeurosciencePhysical TherapyAnesthesiologyChemistryGeneticsBiochemistryPathologyReceptors & PharmacologySurgeryPharmacology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,700Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNeuroscience
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.415

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
174

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.01

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,516 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,945
3-Year Documents643
Citable Documents612

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineQ1
NeurologyQ1
Neurology (clinical)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Churchill Livingstone
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2000
Editorial Address
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, JOURNAL PRODUCTION DEPT, ROBERT STEVENSON HOUSE, 1-3 BAXTERS PLACE, LEITH WALK, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, MIDLOTHIAN, EH1 3AF
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
JCRSCIE
54/296Q1
NEUROSCIENCES
JCRSCIE
92/330Q2
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
JCISCIE
53/296Q1
NEUROSCIENCES
JCISCIE
63/330Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—75759
20254817621
202446192,135
202345723,001
20225.3834303,364
20215.823274,780
20204.621921,963
20195.4244976,391
20184.8594599,055
2017—5628,852
2016—65015,035
2015—64810,739
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Pain

WoS Q1
2457201820192020202120222023202420254.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28