Journal profile · Anesthesiology
ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN
ISSN 0170-5334 · eISSN 1439-0256 · DIOmed Verlags GmbH · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1978
ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.81; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN is published by DIOmed Verlags GmbH 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, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Emergency Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Anästhesiologie & Intensivmedizin (A&I) is currently the journal with the highest circulation within the German market covering the topics of anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and pain therapy. It informs the professional medical community including surgeons of all disciplines, paediatricians and any other disciplines interested in the subject. The Journal offers monthly issues (combined issue for July/August) about current topics within the four pillars of anaesthesiology (anaesthesia, intensive care, emergency medicine and pain therapy). The coverage of the journal is of high value in daily practice as well as in research and a means by which individuals may inform their colleagues of their research and experience. The journal acts as the official organ for the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) and the Professional Association of German Anaesthesiologists (BDA). It is therefore a must-have and essential read for executive staff as well as decision makers in anaesthesia departments of hospitals as well as within ambulatory practices. A&I publishes (1) Original papers covering the four pillars: anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care and pain therapy (2) Articles in the field of education (3) Review articles covering current and state of the art knowledge in all fields of anaesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care and pain therapy (4) Guidelines and recommendations the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) and the Professional Association of German Anaesthesiologists (BDA) were involved in (5) Correspondence regarding published contents as well as topics of current importance (6) Short articles/discussions related to methods, new technologies and technical equipment (7) Announcements regarding legal issues of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) and the German association of Anaesthesiologists (BDA) (8) Information, knowledge, and guidance on how to treat/anaesthetise rare diseases and conditions (orphan anaesthesia).
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 OutcomesMedicine13.6%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine9.1%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine6.8%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine6.8%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine6.8%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions6.8%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine4.6%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions4.6%
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
- 0.81LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 28 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Financial and material support must be declared Model summary
Any financial and material support of the submitted manuscript has to be declared by the author either on the first page of the manuscript or in an acknowledgement note.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Patient/proband identity must be strictly protected Model summary
Specifications which reveal the patient’s/proband’s identity have to be strictly avoided.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by editorial department, board of editors, or external experts Model summary
All manuscripts are being peer reviewed by members of the editorial department/board of editors/external experts.
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
- DIOmed Verlags GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0170-5334
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-0256
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN
What CAS zone is ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN 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 ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.81; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 4.
How long does peer review take at ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN open access, and what is the APC?
ANASTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .