頭痛與疼痛雜志是專門為研究人員涉及頭痛與疼痛的各個方面，包括理論、方法、臨床實踐和護理。該雜志的范圍很廣，反映了科學進步廣泛應用于頭痛和疼痛管理的每一個分支。在一個多學科的視角下，該雜志涵蓋了頭痛和疼痛綜合征在以下領域:遺傳學、神經內科、內科、臨床藥理學、兒童神經兒科、麻醉學、風濕病、耳鼻喉科、牙科、神經創傷學、神經外科、精神病學、疼痛管理和成癮。頭痛和疼痛雜志出版原始論文評論快速溝通簡短的報告和信件有關頭痛和疼痛的各個方面。從分子生物學到遺傳學，從流行病學到分類，從生活質量評估到臨床試驗，頭痛和疼痛的所有基礎和臨床領域的研究人員越來越意識到這一醫學專業的重要性。

The Journal of Headache and Pain is specifically dedicated to researchers involved in all aspects of headache and pain including theory methodology clinical practice and care. The Journal''s scope is broad reflecting the wide application of scientific advances to every branch of headache and pain management. Within a multidisciplinary perspective the Journal covers headache and pain syndromes in the following fields: genetics neurology internal medicine clinical pharmacology child neuropediatrics anesthesiology rheumatology otology dentistry neurotraumatology neurosurgery psychiatry pain management and addiction. The Journal of Headache and Pain publishes original papers reviews rapid communications brief reports and letters pertinent to the various aspects of headache and pain. Researchers in all basic and clinical fields of headache and pain from molecular biology to genetics from epidemiology to classification from quality of life assessment to clinical trials are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of this medical specialty.