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The following Article Collection/ Thematic Series is currently open for submissions:
Dove Medical Press is pleased to invite you to submit your research to an upcoming Article Collection on "Advancing Inclusion in Pediatric Pain Research, Training, and Practice", in the Journal of Pain Research.
Much of our current understanding of pediatric pain mechanisms and interventions is informed by an evidence base that does not adequately reflect the broader population of youth living with acute and chronic pain. Individuals who are marginalized due to sociocultural characteristics including (but not limited to) racialized identity, ethnicity, indigeneity, age, sex, gender identity, disability status, educational attainment, socioeconomic position, immigration and refugee status, and geographic location are underrepresented in pain research. These same groups are also at highest risk for experiencing profound inequities in pain care and outcomes.
Numerous calls to action have been made to improve inclusion in the design, conduct, reporting, and dissemination of pain research. Alongside efforts to meaningfully engage communities in research and recruit and retain diverse study participants, these calls highlight the importance of diversifying the research environment itself to accelerate translation of findings to real-world efforts to alleviate pain for all youth. Additionally, culturally aware mentoring resources and training for providers in culturally attuned, evidence-based pain care are imperative to foster the talents of trainees from diverse backgrounds and adequately prepare the next generation of pain scientists and clinicians. Ultimately, inclusive pediatric pain research, training, and practice seeks to ensure that innovations in pain science and care meet the needs of all youth with pain and their families.
This Article Collection seeks to advance this cause by highlighting inclusive approaches to pediatric pain research, training, and practice. Articles that focus on underrepresented groups (e.g., infants, young adults, indigenous populations, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2A+), biopsychosocial risk and resilience factors associated with chronic primary or secondary pain in young people, use of innovative methodologies or technologies to improve the quality and equity of pediatric pain care, projects that exemplify community engagement in knowledge production and/or mobilization, and approaches to enhancing diversity and inclusion within pediatric pain research and clinical workforce are especially welcome.
All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer-review as part of our standard editorial process. Guest Advisors for this collection will not be involved in peer-reviewing manuscripts unless they are an existing member of the Editorial Board. Please review the journal Aims and Scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.
The deadline for submitting manuscripts is 15 September 2026.
Please submit your manuscript on our website, quoting the promo code KQQFZ for a 10% discount on the Article Processing Charge and to indicate that your submission is for consideration in this Article Collection.
If you have any questions about this Article Collection, please contact Krista Thom at [email protected].
Guest Advisors
Aimee Hildenbrand, Nemours Children’s Health, USA
Shreela Palit, Nemours Children’s Health, USA
Call For Papers
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Michael Schatman
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The Journal of Pain Research is the official journal of the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience. Learn more.
The Journal of Pain Research welcomes laboratory and clinical findings in the fields of pain research and the prevention and management of pain. Original research, reviews, symposium reports, hypothesis formation and commentaries are all considered for publication.
What is the advantage to you of publishing in the Journal of Pain Research?
- It is an open access journal which means that your paper is available to anyone in the world to download for free directly from the Dove website.
- Although the Journal of Pain Research receives a large number of papers, unlike many traditional journals, your paper will not be rejected due to lack of space. We are an electronic journal and there are no limits on the number or size of the papers we can publish.
- The time from submission to a decision being made on a paper can, in many journals, take some months and this is very frustrating for authors. The Journal of Pain Research has a quicker turnaround time than this. Generally peer review is complete within 3-4 weeks and the editor’s decision within 2-14 days of this. It is therefore very rare to have to wait more than 6 weeks for first editorial decision.
- Many authors have found that our peer reviewer's comments substantially add to their final papers.
To recover our editorial and production costs and continue to provide our content at no cost to readers we charge authors or their institution an article publishing charge.
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The Journal of Pain Research is indexed on PubMed Central (title abbreviation: J Pain Res). All published papers in this journal are submitted to PubMed for indexing straight away.
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Yours sincerely
Dr Michael Schatman
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Pain Research
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Updated 11 October 2022