ORBIT25 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 27 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Pain | 1526-5900 | 817 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Drug Design Development and Therapy | 1177-8881 | 762 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,75,031 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| British Journal of Anaesthesia | 0007-0912 | 741 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| BMC Anesthesiology | 1471-2253 | 703 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,07,766 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Pain Research | 1178-7090 | 625 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,75,031 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Anesthesiology | 0003-3022 | 567 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Anaesthesia | 0003-2409 | 413 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 0952-8180 | 317 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Pain Management Nursing | 1524-9042 | 285 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Pain | 1090-3801 | 238 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pain Medicine | 1526-2375 | 231 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Indian Journal of Anaesthesia | 0019-5049 | 225 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Pediatric Anesthesia | 1155-5645 | 220 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Anesthesia | 0913-8668 | 196 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Pain Management | 1758-1869 | 163 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pain Practice | 1530-7085 | 135 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Pain Research and Management | 1203-6765 | 96 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,96,027 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| BJA Education | 2058-5349 | 90 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Clinical Journal of Pain | 0749-8047 | 87 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The Korean journal of pain | 1226-2579 | 61 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy | 1642-5758 | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹53,201 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Anesthesia and Pain Medicine | 1975-5171 | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹23,796 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | 2228-7523 | 53 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Iran |
| British Journal of Pain | 2049-4637 | 45 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pain Physician | 1533-3159 | 41 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |