The Journal of Pain
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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

The Journal of Pain (2027)

Editor in Chief: Mark P. Jensen, PhD
Organizational Affiliations: Official Journal of the U.S. Association for the Study of Pain

The Journal of Pain publishes original articles on all aspects of pain, including clinical and basic research, patient care, education, and health policy. Articles selected for publication in the Journal are most commonly reports of original clinical research or reports of original basic research. In addition, invited critical reviews, including meta analyses of drugs for pain management, invited commentaries on reviews, and exceptional case studies are published in the Journal. The mission of the Journal is to improve the care of patients in pain by providing a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and other health professionals to publish original research. 2018 Impact Factor 5.424

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25,977
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4,036
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