Journal profile · CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Acute and Critical Care
ISSN 2586-6052 · eISSN 2586-6060 · Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine · Korea, Republic of
Acute and Critical Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 112 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acute and Critical Care is published by Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 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 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, together about 39% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims The journal aspires to be a leading international, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to improving the care of critically ill patients. We aim to publish high-quality, evidence-based research with a focus on clinical studies that provide new insights or updated knowledge that can be applied in practice. The journal also welcomes experimental research that significantly impacts patient outcomes. Scope The journal covers a wide range of topics, including basic science, experimental studies, translational research, and clinical investigations related to critical illness and intensive care. We accept various types of submissions, including: Original research articles: Highlighting advancements in intensive care medicine. Review articles: Summarizing current knowledge and providing updates on key topics. Editorials: Offering expert opinions on relevant issues. Letters to the Editor: Discussing published articles or important topics. Images in Critical Care: Showcasing educational or clinical visual content. We are committed to publishing peer-reviewed research that advances the science and practice of intensive care. Regional scope The journal covers both Asian regional and global issues, aiming to provide an international platform for researchers worldwide. ACC publishes journals quarterly. All or part of the Journal is indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, KCI (Korea Citation Index), KoreaMed, KoMCI (Korean Medical Citation Index), DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), EBSCO, Crossref, Google Scholar, ScienceCentral, and the Journal also can be downloaded from the homepage of the Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine (http://www.ksccm.org) and the Journal’s website (http://accjournal.org or http://acuteandcriticalcare.org). This work was supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant funded by the Korean Government(Ministry of Education).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Moo SukPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 28, United States 7, Japan 3, Taiwan, China 1, India 1 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine18.2%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine10.6%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine10.2%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine6.7%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine5.8%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering5.7%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine3.8%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine3.2%
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 | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 606 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 13 |
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | 161 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 448 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | 400 |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | 956 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 731 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 181 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 91 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 211 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (169 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 144 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- guidelineGuidelineAugust 31, 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview ArticleMay 13, 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
As stated in the ICMJE recommendations, credit for authorship requires: (1) substantial contributions to conception and design or to data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation; (2) drafting of the article or critical revision for important intellectual content; (3) final approval of the version to be published; and (4) agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that que…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
Conflicts of interest exist when authors, reviewers, or editors have financial, personal, or professional relationships that could inappropriately influence—or be perceived to influence—their actions or judgments. Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest that are directly or indirectly related to the submitted work. Relevant conflicts include, but are not limited to: research gran…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 6. Clinical Data Sharing Policy
ACC accepts the ICMJE recommendations for data sharing statement policy (http://icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf). All manuscripts reporting clinical trial results are recommended to submit a data sharing statement following the ICMJE guidelines from 1 January 2019. Authors may refer to the editorial, “Data Sharing Statements for Clinical Trials: A Requirement of the International Committee of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Editorial policy - Ethics review committee Model summary
Editorial policy - Ethics review committee
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 5. Copyright and Open access
Copyrights ownership is to be transferred to the KSCCM. The authors should submit “Authorship Responsibility and License Agreement Form” at the time of manuscript submission. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 5. Copyright and Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
Copyrights ownership is to be transferred to the KSCCM. The authors should submit “Authorship Responsibility and License Agreement Form” at the time of manuscript submission. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW AND PUBLICATION PROCESS
1. Screening after Submission Screening process will conducted after submission. If the manuscript does not fit the aims and scope of the Journal or does not adhere to the Instructions to authors, it may be returned to the author immediately after receipt and without a review. Before reviewing, all submitted manuscripts are inspected by Similarity Check powered by iThenticate (https://www.crossref…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Copyright transferred to KSCCM. Model summary
Copyrights ownership is to be transferred to the KSCCM.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2586-6052
- Electronic ISSN
- 2586-6060
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acute and Critical Care
What CAS zone is Acute and Critical Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acute and Critical Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Critical Care Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acute and Critical Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 62–181 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acute and Critical Care based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (28), United States (7) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acute and Critical Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acute and Critical Care is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acute and Critical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Acute and Critical Care is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .