IJP features ongoing special issues that highlight timely topics in pain medicine, rehabilitation, and analgesic therapeutics. These collections bring together leading researchers to accelerate discovery and translation.

• Review the current special issue themes
• Ensure your manuscript aligns with the stated scope
• Submit through ManuscriptZone with the correct issue selection
• Engage with guest editor feedback during review

• Connect with guest editors and contributing authors
• Identify gaps for future special issues
• Propose datasets or tools for community use
• Engage in cross disciplinary collaborations
• Define the clinical or translational gap the special issue addresses.
• Provide a rationale for guest editor expertise and topic coverage.
• Specify anticipated article types and approximate submission volume.
• Outline peer review timelines and editorial decision workflows.
• Describe outreach plans to pain clinics, anesthesiology, neurology, and rehabilitation communities.
• Identify data reporting standards required for submissions.
• Clarify whether cross disciplinary submissions are in scope.
• List any planned invited contributions or consortium partners.
• Provide proposed metrics for impact or clinical relevance.
• Describe data harmonization requirements for multicenter submissions.
• Specify expected submission window and targeted publication date.
• Note any patient safety or regulatory considerations for topic areas.
• Specify how guest editors will manage conflicts of interest.

IJP is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in pain medicine and multidisciplinary care. We emphasize reproducible clinical methods, clear reporting of diagnostic criteria, and ethical compliance across all article types.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage continuous improvement in reporting practices and share updates that help the community maintain high standards in pain management research and clinical practice.