Journal profile · ANESTHESIOLOGY
Anaesthesiologie
ISSN 2731-6858 · eISSN 2731-6866 · Springer Nature
Anaesthesiologie: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.99; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 92 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); 126 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anaesthesiologie is published by Springer Nature 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, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders and Anesthesia and Pain Management, together about 23.7% of its articles. (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 OutcomesMedicine9.7%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine7.6%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine6.4%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine6.4%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine6.3%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine6.3%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine5.7%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | 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
- 0.99LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 637 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116 | 52 | 40 |
| 2025 | 126 | 70 | 116 |
| 2024 | 121 | 52 | 266 |
| 2023 | 129 | 65 | 376 |
| 2022 | 130 | 67 | 379 |
| 2021 | 15 | 11 | 106 |
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
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 170 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 138 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (266 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".
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 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2731-6858
- Electronic ISSN
- 2731-6866
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anaesthesiologie
What CAS zone is Anaesthesiologie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anaesthesiologie 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.
What is the impact factor of Anaesthesiologie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.99; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Anaesthesiologie?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 43–170 days). 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 Anaesthesiologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anaesthesiologie is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Anaesthesiologie open access, and what is the APC?
Anaesthesiologie is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .