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Current Pain and Headache Reports

Current Pain and Headache Reports provides in-depth review articles contributed by international experts on significant developments in pain and headache, emphasizing recently published papers of major importance and covering diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention.

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Subject Clinical Neurology
Impact Factor 3.5
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1531-3433
eISSN 1534-3081
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range Open access APC: £3090.00 GBP / $4790.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC charges apply.

Submission Instructions

Current Pain and Headache Reports is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations section before the reference list, documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section, a disclosure statement, and a contribution statement specifying who conceived the article, performed the literature search and data analysis, and drafted and critically revised the work.
References In-text citations must use numbers in square brackets and the reference list must contain only cited published or accepted works numbered consecutively, with journal names abbreviated according to ISSN standards or given in full if unsure and DOI links included where available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately from the text. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals in consecutive citation order, each table must have a caption, and each figure must have a concise descriptive caption included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure file.
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Invited Commentaries

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords and a Declarations or Statements and Declarations section before the reference list, and any use of a large language model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.
References Citations must use numbers in square brackets, the reference list must be numbered consecutively and include only cited published or accepted works, and reviews and invited commentaries must cite appropriate and relevant literature in support of their claims.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and each figure must have a concise descriptive caption included in the manuscript text file.
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Recent Publications

Neuroimmune Phenotyping as the Next Frontier in Chronic Pain Medicine for Musculoskeletal Back Pain

Samer G. Salman, Rohan A. Phadke, Adithya Nair, Rahul Kumar, Arbaz Momin, Alireza Tavakkoli, James Rizkalla

10.1007/s11916-026-01561-w
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Playing by the Rules: A Review of the Modern Regulatory Framework for Regenerative Medicine

Alexander Schnabel Rothkrug, Christopher L. Robinson

10.1007/s11916-026-01558-5
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Evolving Treatment Options for Spinal Pain: Balancing Innovation and Affordability in Regenerative Medicine

Annu H. Navani, Sudhir A. Diwan, Douglas P. Beall, Edward S. Rubin, Ahmed I. Anwar, Alan D. Kaye

10.1007/s11916-026-01552-x
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Neuromodulation for Pain and Fatigue in Hereditary and Acquired Neuromuscular Conditions: A Narrative Review

Mert Sabiroglu, William David Arnold

10.1007/s11916-026-01556-7
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Fascial Plane Blocks in Perioperative and Pain Medicine: From Mechanisms to Emerging Multitarget Interfascial Strategies

Kristina Catalano, Andrea Stieger, Richard D. Urman, Markus M. Luedi, Lukas Andereggen, Julien N. Jost

10.1007/s11916-026-01557-6
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Articles are published online after receipt of corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A submission letter is used when suggesting reviewers and when providing reviewer identity details if institutional email addresses are unavailable. The corresponding author should mention reuse of material and any unpublished material included in the manuscript in a cover letter to the Editor.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £3090.00 GBP / $4790.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR. Subscription publishing has no APC charges.

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Research Topics

Migraine and Headache Studies Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments Anesthesia and Pain Management Pain Management and Opioid Use Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pain Management and Treatment Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Pain Management and Placebo Effect Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Neurological Complications and Syndromes Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Traumatic Brain Injury Research Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

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