Journal profile · Anesthesiology
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
ISSN 0310-057X · eISSN 1448-0271 · Australian Society of Anaesthetists · AUSTRALIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1972
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 107 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care is published by Australian Society of Anaesthetists 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 Sedative Agents and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, together about 34.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Anesthesiology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine15.2%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine9.8%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine9.8%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine9.3%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities8.7%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine5.2%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine5%
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchNeuroscience4.2%
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 | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | 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 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,665OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,513 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 107 | 33 | 101 |
| 2024 | 56 | 35 | 100 |
| 2023 | 73 | 54 | 276 |
| 2022 | 84 | 24 | 300 |
| 2021 | 103 | 76 | 584 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Australian Society of Anaesthetists
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0310-057X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1448-0271
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
What CAS zone is Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anesthesiology / Critical Care Medicine. 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.
What is the impact factor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.49; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 104.
How long does peer review take at Anaesthesia and Intensive Care?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Anaesthesia and Intensive Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Anaesthesia and Intensive Care open access, and what is the APC?
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .