About the journal
The Journal of Headache and Pain is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,290 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 13 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1129-2369 · 1129-2377
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,290 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1673
- Declared review time
- 13 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://thejournalofheadacheandpain.biomedcentral.com/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2002-05-01
- MEDLINE · 2005-01-01
- PUBMED · 2013-01-10
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 3,290 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 13 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 48 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=97)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
1673
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
13weeks
Works in OpenAlex
4118
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
129
i10-index
1970
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2002-05-01
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 90%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 18%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 100940562
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Neurological Complications and Syndromes
- Neurological Complications and Syndromes
- Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
- Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
Show all subjects (50)
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
- Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders
- Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
Keywords (DOAJ)
- headache medicine
- pain management
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