Journal profile · ANESTHESIOLOGY
Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica
ISSN 0001-5164 · eISSN 2736-5239 · ARSMB-KVBMG
Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica is published by ARSMB-KVBMG and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ANESTHESIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine17.9%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine14.5%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine8.5%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine6.5%
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchNeuroscience5.6%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine4.9%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine4.8%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 387 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 59 | 47 | 6 |
| 2024 | 57 | 52 | 60 |
| 2023 | 69 | 65 | 44 |
| 2022 | 55 | 42 | 100 |
| 2021 | 31 | 23 | 25 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ARSMB-KVBMG
- ISSN
- 0001-5164
- Electronic ISSN
- 2736-5239
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica
What CAS zone is Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anesthesiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .