Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur
ISSN 2474-0527 · Taylor & Francis · United States
Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.2 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,195; median 134 days to acceptance (47 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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, Pediatric Pain Management Techniques and Pain Management and Opioid Use, together about 48.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Pain is an open access journal that publishes research from all disciplines involved in the study of pain, including the clinical and basic sciences, epidemiology, and health policy and health systems. The Canadian Journal of Pain is the Official Journal of the Canadian Pain Society. The journal aims to advance the understanding and treatment of pain by providing clinicians, scientists and other health care professionals with an interdisciplinary forum in which to share cutting-edge information about new developments in the field of pain, including chronic and neuropathic pain. The Canadian Journal of Pain prefers manuscripts presenting data from original experiments, studies, or clinical trials but will also feature scholarly review articles, meta-analyses, case series and reports, commentaries, editorials, and Letters to the Editor. The journal operates a single anonymized peer review policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Editor-in-chief Joel D. KatzPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 3, United States 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine18.8%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine15.4%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine13.8%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine7.4%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine6%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine5.9%
- Pain Management and Placebo EffectNeuroscience4.3%
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMedicine2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.26Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 10Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 157,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 32 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 148 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 377 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 418 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 291 |
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 Crossref · to
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 114 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (47 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 203 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,195 / GBP 1,756 / EUR 2,110 / AUD 3,060 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,921 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted7
- case series and reportsThe Canadian Journal of Pain prefers manuscripts presenting data from original experiments, studies, or clinical trials but will also feature scholarly review a…Length not stated
- commentariesThe Canadian Journal of Pain prefers manuscripts presenting data from original experiments, studies, or clinical trials but will also feature scholarly review a…Length not stated
- editorialsThe Canadian Journal of Pain prefers manuscripts presenting data from original experiments, studies, or clinical trials but will also feature scholarly review a…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe Canadian Journal of Pain prefers manuscripts presenting data from original experiments, studies, or clinical trials but will also feature scholarly review a…Length not stated
- meta-analysesThe Canadian Journal of Pain prefers manuscripts presenting data from original experiments, studies, or clinical trials but will also feature scholarly review a…Length not stated
- original researchThe Canadian Journal of Pain prefers manuscripts presenting data from original experiments, studies, or clinical trials but will also feature scholarly review a…Length not stated
- review articlesThe Canadian Journal of Pain prefers manuscripts presenting data from original experiments, studies, or clinical trials but will also feature scholarly review a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access journal that only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Canadian Journal of Pain is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just thos…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review policy. Model summary
The journal operates a single anonymized peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2474-0527
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Pain Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur?
Based on the dates recorded on 47 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 114–184 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,195.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .