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• 4 Impact Factor The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years. Journal Citation Reports 2024 (Clarivate Analytics, 2025)
• 5.9 CiteScore CiteScore measures the average citations received per peer-reviewed document. CiteScore values are based on citation counts in a range of four years to peer-reviewed documents published in the same four calendar years, divided by the number of these documents in these same four years. 2024 CiteScore © 2025 Elsevier B.V.
• 8 Days from submission to first decision The median number of days from submission to first decision (desk accept or send the paper to review or desk reject).
• 5 Days from acceptance to online publication For papers published online, the median number of days from acceptance to first online publication.

Articles in Press

• Cross-Sectional and Within-Person Associations of Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Psychosocial Functioning in Young Adults
• De-implementing spinal injections in pursuit of value-based care: Rethinking pain relief

Featured articles

• Attentional bias alignment for pain: A neurophysiological approach
• Financial status and pain in the last week of life: Insights from a nationally representative mortality follow-back survey in England and Wales

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The Journal of Pain

Official Journal of the U.S. Association for the Study of Pain The Journal of Pain publishes original articles, reviews, and focus articles related to all aspects of pain, including basic, translational, and clinical research, epidemiology, education, and health policy. The journal is the scientific publication of the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), whose mission is to promote scientific advances that reduce the burden of pain.

Society Information

The goal of the United States Association for the Study of Pain is to bring together diverse perspectives on pain science to directly improve the lives of people with pain.

Early Career Editorial Fellowship Program to Promote Diversity in Editorial Leadership

In partnership with the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), the Journal of Pain announces an opening for 5 early career editorial fellow positions to begin on January 1, 2026. The Editorial Fellowship program is specifically geared to provide opportunities to early career scientists to expand diversity, inclusion, and scientific excellence in editorial leadership. Please find all the information here Opens in new window

Top reviewers in 2024/2025

Top reviewers in 2024/2025 for timeliness, frequency, and quality of reviews for The Journal of Pain

Top Ad Hoc Reviewers

• Nandini Raghuraman
• Yang Wang
• Rocío de la Vega

Top Editorial Board Reviewers

• Javier Martinez-Calderon
• Caitlin Murray
• Roger Fillingim
• John Sturgeon

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Most Read (Last 30 Days)

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• Mental Defeat and Suicidality in Chronic Pain: A Prospective Analysis
• De-implementing spinal injections in pursuit of value-based care: Rethinking pain relief

Most Cited (Previous 3 Years)