Journal profile · Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Korean Journal of Pain
ISSN 2005-9159 · eISSN 2093-0569 · The Korean Pain Society · SOUTH KOREA
Korean Journal of Pain: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.28; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 63 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Journal of Pain is published by The Korean Pain Society 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 Anesthesia and Pain Management, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, together about 40.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Korean Journal of Pain (Korean J Pain, KJP) is the official journal of the Korean Pain Society, founded in 1986. It has been published since 1988. It publishes peer reviewed original articles related to all aspects of pain, including clinical and basic research, patient care, education, and health policy. It has been published quarterly in English since 2009 (on the first day of January, April, July, and October). In addition, it has also become the official journal of the International Spinal Pain Society since 2016. The mission of the Journal is to improve the care of patients in pain by providing a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and other health professionals. The circulation number per issue is 50.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine16.8%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine13.1%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine11%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine7.8%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine6.5%
- Pain Management and TreatmentMedicine6.2%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine3.8%
- Spinal Hematomas and ComplicationsMedicine3.5%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.28LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 440OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,006 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 9 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 140 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 313 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 385 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 698 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 792 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 38 days – 89 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 84 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (119 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| 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
- The Korean Pain Society
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English, Korean
- ISSN
- 2005-9159
- Electronic ISSN
- 2093-0569
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Pain
What CAS zone is Korean Journal of Pain in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Korean Journal of Pain is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Korean Journal of Pain?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.28; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Korean Journal of Pain?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 38–89 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Korean Journal of Pain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Journal of Pain is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Korean Journal of Pain open access, and what is the APC?
Korean 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .