Journal profile · Nursing
Pain Management Nursing
ISSN 1524-9042 · eISSN 1532-8635 · W.B. Saunders Ltd · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Pain Management Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.38; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 181 days to acceptance (159 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 285 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pain Management Nursing is published by W.B. Saunders Ltd 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 Pain Management and Opioid Use, Pediatric Pain Management Techniques and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, together about 42.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Journal of the American Society for Pain Management NursingThis peer-reviewed journal offers a unique focus on the realm of pain management as it applies to nursing. Original and review articles from experts in the field offer key insights in the areas of clinical practice, advocacy, education, administration, and research. Additional features include practice guidelines and pharmacology updates.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 20, Saudi Arabia 3, Jordan 3 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine18.3%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine15.2%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine9.3%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine5.7%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine5.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.8%
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 | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 906OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 147LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,044 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 270 | 58 | 26 |
| 2025 | 285 | 58 | 323 |
| 2024 | 261 | 70 | 827 |
| 2023 | 158 | 64 | 956 |
| 2022 | 172 | 49 | 1,039 |
| 2021 | 205 | 59 | 1,482 |
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
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 255 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (159 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 159 articles with submission and acceptance dates (467 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 187 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,350 / EUR 3,130 / GBP 2,680 / JPY 415,500 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,500 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8
- clinical consultation articlesClinical Consultation ArticlesThe Clinical Consultation is designed to address important, recurrent, and challenging clinical practices for pain management prof…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticles are typically 3000 to 6000 words (double spaced in APA format) and provide an opportunity to address important topics affecting pain management nursing…Length not stated
- original researchArticles are typically 3000 to 6000 words (double spaced in APA format) and provide an opportunity to address important topics affecting pain management nursing…Length not stated
- research articleArticles are typically 3000 to 6000 words (double spaced in APA format) and provide an opportunity to address important topics affecting pain management nursing…Length not stated
- reviewArticles are typically 3000 to 6000 words (double spaced in APA format) and provide an opportunity to address important topics affecting pain management nursing…Length not stated
- review articleArticles are typically 3000 to 6000 words (double spaced in APA format) and provide an opportunity to address important topics affecting pain management nursing…Length not stated
- special featuresSpecial Features Policy, innovation, or other types of manuscripts that do not fit the previous categories.Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticles are typically 3000 to 6000 words (double spaced in APA format) and provide an opportunity to address important topics affecting pain management nursing…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- W.B. Saunders Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1524-9042
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-8635
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Pain Management Nursing
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pain Management Nursing
What CAS zone is Pain Management Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pain Management Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nursing. 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 Pain Management Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.38; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Pain Management Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 159 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 139–255 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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 are the manuscript requirements of Pain Management Nursing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Pain Management Nursing based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Saudi Arabia (3) and Jordan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pain Management Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pain Management Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Pain Management Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Pain Management Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .