What is the Impact Factor of Pain Medicine?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Pain Medicine is 4.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Pain Medicine indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Pain Medicine is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.021 (Q1) and an H-index of 135.

Who publishes Pain Medicine and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Pain Medicine is published by VICER Publishing. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,261 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Pain Medicine?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Pain Medicine is "PAIN MED" with common acronym "pme". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,758Hybrid

Pain Medicine

Acronym:pme

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Abbreviation (ISO):PAIN MED

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Identifier (ISSN):1526-2375(Print)/1526-4637(Online)

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Publisher:VICER Publishing

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Clarivate IF (2026)

4↑ +1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Pain Medicine

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):4

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.021

#4,758

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

135

135 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation Rate3.4%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

319articles/year

30.8% Gold OA•78.05% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Pain Medicine is a multi-disciplinary journal dedicated to pain clinicians, educators and researchers with an interest in pain from various medical specialties such as pain medicine, anaesthesiology, family practice, internal medicine, neurology, neurological surgery, orthopaedic spine surgery, psychiatry, and rehabilitation medicine as well as related health disciplines such as psychology, neuroscience, nursing, nurse practitioner, physical therapy, and integrative health.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine99.7%Biology79.4%Psychology73%Internal medicine63.2%Psychiatry62.4%Pathology57.9%Anesthesia55.2%Physical therapy53.2%Surgery49.3%Neuroscience47.1%Chemistry33.6%Biochemistry31.7%Alternative medicine30.3%Pharmacology28.7%Chronic pain28.1%Genetics27.8%Mathematics24.5%Political science23.1%Radiology23.1%Law22.9%Nursing22.2%Receptor21.8%Statistics20.7%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Medicine: General & Internal

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

ANESTHESIOLOGY

Rank12/72

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Rank57/336

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

ANESTHESIOLOGY

Rank15/72

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Rank49/336

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ANESTHESIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	12/72	Q1
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL	JCRSCIE	57/336	Q1
ANESTHESIOLOGY	JCISCIE	15/72	Q1
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL	JCISCIE	49/336	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF4

Articles / Year122

Total Citations15

2025

IF3

Articles / Year231

Total Citations354

2024

IF2.9

Articles / Year133

Total Citations453

2023

IF3.1

Articles / Year169

Total Citations1,341

2022

IF3.637

Articles / Year209

Total Citations2,490

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	4	122	15
2025	3	231	354
2024	2.9	133	453
2023	3.1	169	1,341
2022	3.637	209	2,490
2021	3.75	362	5,205
2020	2.513	486	8,156
2019	2.758	371	9,045
2018	2.782	325	7,126
2017	—	515	8,876
2016	—	410	10,232
2015	—	391	11,319

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,758Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2000-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.021

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.66

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,261 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,734

3-Year Documents590

Citable Documents460

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 3.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区ANESTHESIOLOGY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Pain Medicine (acronym: pme, abbr: PAIN MED, ISSN: 1526-2375) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by VICER Publishing in United States since 2000. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.021 (Q1), an H-index of 135.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 319 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,261 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.