Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
British Journal of Pain
ISSN 2049-4637 · eISSN 2049-4645 · SAGE
British Journal of Pain: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 166 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Pain is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Pain Management and Opioid Use and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques, together about 45.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine19.7%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine15.3%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine10.1%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine7.3%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Pain Management and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
- Pain Management and Placebo EffectNeuroscience4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 229OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 629 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 36 | 1 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 92 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 173 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | 470 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 423 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 365 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
166 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 296 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (92 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2049-4637
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-4645
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Pain
What CAS zone is British Journal of Pain in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Pain is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Pain?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 166 days (interquartile range 104–296 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index British Journal of Pain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Pain is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is British Journal of Pain open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Pain is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .