About the Canadian Journal of Pain
Our open access journal is broadly aimed at all aspects of pain research - The Canadian Journal of Pain / Revue canadienne de la douleur covers basic science, multidisciplinary clinical research, and knowledge implementation science. It is an Open Access, international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research.
Please see the Journal's Aims and Scope for information about its focus and peer-review policy.
Open Access (OA) means you can publish your research so it is free to access online as soon as it is published, meaning anyone can read (and cite) your work. Please see the Guide to Open Access for more information.
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You can sign up for regular journal updates (i.e., new articles uploaded, announcements etc.) by clicking on the header called "Subscribe Alerts & RSS feed" and then clicking the "New Content Alerts" drop down.
CPS Members
Canadian Pain Society members receive discounts on publication rates (see below). Click here for more information.
Submission Guidelines
For submission guidelines and to submit articles online click here.
Article Publishing Charges (APCs)
The standard charge to publish an article in the Journal is listed below:
Article Type | Page Charges |
CPS member- reviews/meta-analyses and original research | $896.10 USD |
Non-CPS member- reviews/meta-analyses and original research | $1545 USD |
CPS member- case reports, commentaries, or book reviews | $449.50 USD |
Non-CPS member- case reports, commentaries, or book reviews | $775 USD |
NOTE: For CPS members, please use the CPS member discount code for 2022: UCJP-2022-CPS
CJP Contacts
Editor-in-chief, Joel Katz
Editorial Manager, Rebecca Lewinson
Editorial Assistant, Anna Waisman