Scandinavian Journal of Pain
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Editor-in-Chief:
Mads Werner
Über diese Zeitschrift
SJPAIN became an Open Access Journal from 2024
Any new submissions made to the journal after the 10th of December 2023 will be published Open Access under a CC-BY License and will be subject to an Article Processing charge, if they are accepted for publication. Further information can be found on the submit tab.
For any queries relating to the change to Open Access, please contact the SJPAIN editorial office
Objective
The Scandinavian countries have a long and distinguished tradition of excellent scientific and medical contributions to pain research. Following this tradition, the Scandinavian Journal of Pain (SJPAIN) has been publishing internationally relevant articles on all aspects of pain since 2010. The journal is the official organ of the Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain and serves as a comprehensive forum for original research on the nature of pain, pain mechanisms, and pain management. In order to bring pain-researchers and pain-clinicians up-to-date on important issues, the journal also encourages submissions of topical reviews.
Topics
- Clinical Sciences: Acute Pain
- Clinical Sciences: Cancer-related pain
- Clinical Sciences: Chronic Pain
- Clinical Sciences: Neuropathic Pain
- Epidemiology, Omics and Economics of Pain
- Experimental Pain
- Methods, Measurements and Biostatistics
- Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Basic Science
- Nursing and Pain Management
- Psychology of Pain and Pain Management
Article formats
Original articles (basic and clinical research), comprehensive systematic and topical reviews, hypothesis-generating case-reports and observational studies, short communications, letters to the Editor
Ihre Vorteile
If you would like to hand in a paper, consult our instructions for authors and submit your manuscript online at: http://www.editorialmanager.com/sjpain.
Benefits:
- Broad and stimulating approach to pain-related research
- Publication of editorial comments that put research papers into context
- High quality single-blind peer-review
- International and renowned editorial board
If you have questions please contact SJPAIN's Editorial Office at: sjpain.editorial@degruyter.com
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Annual Conference of The Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain - SASP 2025: From the Test Tube to the Clinic- Applying the Science. 21-23.05.2025 Reykjavik, Iceland. Please visit: SASP 2025 for more information.
| Journal Impact Factor | 1.9 | 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025) |
| 5-year Journal Impact Factor | 2.1 | 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025) |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 0.46 | 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025) |
| CiteScore | 3.4 | 2024, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2025) |
| SCImago Journal Rank | 0.621 | 2024, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2025; Data Source: Scopus) |
| Source Normalized Impact per Paper | 0.769 | 2024, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2025; Data Source: Scopus) |
Submission
You can easily submit your manuscript online.
Simply go to: http://www.editorialmanager.com/sjpain.
You will be guided through the whole peer-reviewing and publishing process.
Open Access
Scandinavian Journal of Pain became an Open Access Journal from 2024 onwards.
All submissions made to the journal after the 10th of December 2023 will be published Open Access under a CC-BY License and will be subject to an Article Processing Charge, if they are accepted for publication.
The current Article Processing Charge is €2000.
For further information on Article Processing Charges and the journal’s waiver policy please see the SJPAIN APC policy document.
Your benefits of publishing with us
- Rapid publication times
- No submission fee
- Free color illustrations
- Accepted papers will be published online first as DOI-citable, forward-linked articles for quickest possible visibility for the scientific community
- Every article easily discoverable because of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and comprehensive abstracting and indexing services
- Secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico
- Professional sales and marketing activities
Submission process
- Submission of your paper via our submission management tool following the Information for Authors (you will be guided through every step)
- Single-blind peer review process
Please note
- Manuscripts must be written in clear and concise English
- Before submitting your article please have a look at Ethical Guidelines
- If you have any general questions please visit our FAQ for authors
Editor-in-Chief
Mads U. Werner, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Founding Editor
Harald Breivik, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
Honorary Editors
Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Stephen Butler, Uppsala University, Sweden
Torsten Gordh, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
Eija Kalso, University of Helsinki, Finland
Troels Staehelin Jensen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Audun Stubhaug, University of Oslo, Norway
Section Editors
Clinical Sciences: Acute Pain
Sohail Asghar, Lund University, Sweden
Martin F. Bjurström, Uppsala University, Sweden
Michele Curatolo, University of Washington, USA
James Eisenach, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA
Maja-Liisa Kalliomäki, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
Vesa Kontinen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Gunnvald Kvarstein, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Johan Raeder, University of Oslo, Norway
Clinical Sciences: Cancer-related Pain
Pål Klepstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Ulf Kongsgaard, University of Oslo, Norway
Geana Kurita, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Märta Segerdahl, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Katri Hamunen, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
Clinical Science: Chronic Pain
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
Eva Kosek, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Cecilia Røe, University of Oslo, Norway
Sebastian Straube, University of Alberta, Canada
Henrik B. Vægter, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Clinical Sciences: Neuropathic Pain
Nanna Finnerup, Aarhus University, Denmark
Hanna Harno, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
Satu Jääskeläinen, Turku University Hospital, Finland
Ellen Jørum, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
Epidemiology, Omics and Economics of Pain
Emmanuel Bäckryd, Linköping University, Sweden
Bijar Ghafouri, Linköping University, Sweden
Gary MacFarlane, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Dagfinn Matre, National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI), Norway
Christopher S. Nielsen, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
Experimental Pain
Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Thomas Graven-Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Dagfinn Matre, National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI), Norway
Methods, Measurements and Biostatistics
Morten Aagaard Petersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Basic Science
Sohail Asghar, Lund University, Sweden
Christian Bjerggaard-Vaegter, Aarhus University, Denmark
David P. Finn, University of Galway, Ireland
Lene Jarlbæk, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Carl-Olav Stiller, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Camilla Svensson, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Bradley K. Taylor, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Nursing and Pain Management
Tone Rustøen, University of Oslo, Norway
Torunn Hatlen Nøst, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Sigriður Zoega, University of Iceland, Iceland
Psychology of Pain and Pain Management
Katja Boersma, Örebro University, Sweden
Steven Linton, Örebro University, Sweden
Lance McCracken, Uppsala University, Sweden
Silje E. Reme, University of Oslo, Norway
Martien Schrooten, Örebro University, Sweden
Lene Vase, Aarhus University, Denmark
Johan Vlaeyen, KU Leuven, Belgium and Maastricht University, Netherlands
Editorial Office - Contact
Malgorzata Milewska
De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o.
Nowogrodzka St. 4/3
00-513 Warsaw
Poland
Email: sjpain.editorial@degruyter.com,
malgorzata.milewska@degruyterbrill.com
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- Guidelines for Internal Editors as Authors in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain
- Information for Authors
- SJPAIN_Article Processing Charges
- SJPAIN_License To Publish
- SJPAIN_Open Access Statement
- SJPAIN_Privacy Statement
- SJPAIN_Publication Ethics Statement
- SJPAIN_Template for Ethical and Legal Declarations
