Journal of Headache and Pain
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Aims & Scope
The Journal of Headache and Pain is a peer-reviewed open access journal published under the brand BMC, part of Springer Nature. It is specifically dedicated to researchers involved in all aspects of headache and related pain syndromes, including epidemiology, public health, basic science, translational medicine, clinical trials and real-world data. With a multidisciplinary perspective, The Journal of Headache and Pain covers headache medicine and related pain syndromes in all medical disciplines and particularly encourages clinical, translational and basic science submissions in the areas of pain management, genetics, neurology and internal medicine. The journal publishes research articles, reviews, letters to the Editor as well as consensus articles and guidelines, which promote best practice in the management of patients with headaches and related pain.
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CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
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CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
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ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Headache and Pain (abbr: J HEADACHE PAIN, ISSN: 1129-2369) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Springer Milan in Italy since 2000. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 8.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.974 (Q1), an H-index of 107.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 139 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,736 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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