Journal profile · Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Indian Journal of Pain
ISSN 0970-5333 · eISSN 2321-7820 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Journal of Pain: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 100 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Pain is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anesthesia and Pain Management, Pain Management and Treatment and Pain Management and Opioid Use, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To evaluate the impact of implementing a structured nurse-led pain reassessment protocol on pain outcomes among hospitalized cancer patients.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Editor-in-chief Gaurav SharmaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine19.6%
- Pain Management and TreatmentMedicine17%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine14.8%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine8%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine7.5%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine4.6%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine3.3%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | Q4 | 131/147 | 11th |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 141/144 | 2nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 641 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 120 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 175 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 179 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 182 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 196 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 196 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 135 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 269 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0970-5333
- Electronic ISSN
- 2321-7820
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Pain
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Pain?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 62–138 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 Indian Journal of Pain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Pain is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Pain open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Pain is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .