====== Journal of Pain Research ======

=== 📚 Overview ===
  * **Title**: Journal of Pain Research (JPR)
  * **Publisher**: Dove Medical Press (Taylor & Francis Group)
  * **ISSN**: 1178-7090
  * **Scope**: Pain mechanisms, clinical pain research, anesthesiology, physical therapy, pharmacology
  * **Access**: Open Access (CC BY-NC)
  * **Start Year**: 2008
  * **Language**: English

=== 📊 Metrics ===
  * **Impact Factor**: ≈ 2.6 (Clarivate)
  * **SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)**: ~0.78 (Q1 Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine)
  * **h-Index**: 77
  * **Acceptance rate**: Moderate (~30–40%, not officially disclosed)
  * **Time to First Decision**: ~21 days

=== ✅ Strengths ===
  * **Open Access**: Facilitates global reach and clinical utility.
  * **Moderate Impact and h-index**: Solid visibility within the pain research community.
  * **Fast Peer Review**: Suitable for authors needing rapid publication.
  * **Interdisciplinary Coverage**: Encompasses basic science, clinical studies, pharmacology, and rehabilitation.

=== ⚠️ Weaknesses and Criticism ===
  * **Moderate Prestige**: Lags behind flagship journals like *Pain* or *The Journal of Pain* in terms of academic reputation.
  * **Potential OA Bias**: As a pay-to-publish model, it may raise concerns about publication quality control, although JPR is **not** classified as predatory.
  * **Limited Transparency**: Peer-review process details are not publicly disclosed (e.g., no open peer review).
  * **Citation Quality Variability**: Some published papers are cited frequently, but many receive few or no citations.
  * **Risk of Editorial Drift**: Rapid acceptance timelines could compromise methodological rigor in borderline submissions.

=== 🧩 Comparative Snapshot ===
^ Feature                      ^ Journal of Pain Research ^ Top-tier Pain Journals (^Pain^, ^The Journal of Pain^) ^
| Impact Factor               | ≈ 2.6                     | 4.5 – 6.0+                         |
| Access Model                | Fully Open Access         | Mostly Hybrid / Subscription      |
| Review Time                 | ~21 days                  | 4–8 weeks                         |
| Peer Review Type            | Anonymous                 | Varies; some include open review  |
| Publication Fees            | Yes (APC-based)           | Often waived for invited articles |
| Indexed in                  | Scopus, WoS, PubMed       | Scopus, WoS, MEDLINE              |

=== 🧠 Who Should Publish Here? ===
  * Early-career researchers or clinicians looking for a legitimate, open-access venue.
  * Authors seeking quicker publication timelines than mainstream high-IF journals.
  * Studies of regional or applied interest in pain management that might be overlooked by top-tier outlets.

=== ❌ Who Might Avoid It? ===
  * Researchers aiming for maximum academic prestige or career advancement in institutions that prioritize top-quartile journals.
  * Authors sensitive to publication fees or critical of the open-access APC model.

=== 🔍 Final Judgment ===
  * **Legitimate and useful** in its domain, but **not a leading journal** in pain science.
  * Offers **fast and fair publication** for appropriate studies but requires caution in **study design, novelty, and depth**.
  * Ideal for **practical or translational studies**, less so for highly technical or groundbreaking work.

=== 🧭 Related Resources ===
  * [[https://www.dovepress.com/journal-of-pain-research-journal|Official Journal Page]]
  * [[https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=19700174903&tip=sid&clean=0|SJR Journal Ranking]]
  * [[https://www.resurchify.com/impact/details/19700174903|Resurchify Metrics]]