Journal profile · Clinical Neurology
Clinical Journal of Pain
ISSN 0749-8047 · eISSN 1536-5409 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1985
Clinical Journal of Pain: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.98; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 214 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Journal of Pain is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 2 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 Mechanisms and Treatments and Pain Management and Opioid Use, together about 40.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Little is known about who benefits most from Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs), and whether certain groups differentially benefit from different types of MBI formats (group-based versus non-group based). The present study uses data from a three-arm randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTials.gov ID: NCT04526158) of two MBIs (self-paced and group) to test moderating effects by gender and diagnoses of three mental health conditions (depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Clinical Neurology
Editor-in-chief Dennis C. TurkPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine18.3%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine11.7%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine10.2%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine9.9%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine7.5%
- Pain Management and TreatmentMedicine6.4%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine4.5%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | 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 | Anesthesiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · ANESTHESIOLOGY · rank 21/72
- JCR Q2 · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY · rank 117/296
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.98LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116LetPub ·
- h-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,741OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 19 | 13 |
| 2025 | 87 | 25 | 148 |
| 2024 | 79 | 23 | 321 |
| 2023 | 97 | 39 | 1,003 |
| 2022 | 71 | 26 | 850 |
| 2021 | 107 | 40 | 1,778 |
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
214 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 188 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (6 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 212 days
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (11 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0749-8047
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-5409
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Journal of Pain
What CAS zone is Clinical Journal of Pain in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Journal of Pain is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Anesthesiology / 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 Clinical Journal of Pain?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.98; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 180.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Journal of Pain?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 214 days (interquartile range 188–239 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Clinical Journal of Pain in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, ANESTHESIOLOGY Q2 (21/72), CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Q2 (117/296). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Clinical Journal of Pain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Journal of Pain is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Journal of Pain open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Journal of Pain is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .