Journal profile · Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Pain Research and Treatment
ISSN 2090-1542 · eISSN 2090-1550 · Hindawi
Pain Research and Treatment: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Pain Research and Treatment ceased publication in 2019 and is no longer accepting submissions. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pain Research and Treatment is published by Hindawi. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Pain Management and Opioid Use and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, together about 43.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine15.1%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine14.9%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine14%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine11.6%
- Pain Management and TreatmentMedicine8%
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMedicine5.2%
- Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMedicine5.2%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine3%
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 | Q2 | 30/110 | 73rd |
| Neurology (clinical) | Q2 | 168/343 | 51st |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 250 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 235 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 508 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 691 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 742 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 806 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 866 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Hindawi
- ISSN
- 2090-1542
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-1550
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pain Research and Treatment
Which databases index Pain Research and Treatment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pain Research and Treatment is indexed in Scopus.
Is Pain Research and Treatment open access, and what is the APC?
Pain Research and Treatment is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .