Journal profile · Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
ISSN 1975-5171 · eISSN 2383-7977 · Korean Society of Anesthesiologists · Korea, Republic of
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 250; median 69 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is published by Korean Society of Anesthesiologists and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anesthesia and Pain Management, Anesthesia and Sedative Agents and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
APM aims to improve the safety and care of patients receiving anesthesia and the quality of anesthesiologists’ clinical practice by publishing articles on anesthesiology, including perioperative management, critical care, and pain The scope of APM includes the following: Anesthesia-related issues from the affiliated field of neuroanesthesiology Experimental and laboratory work or studies of clinical relevance in anesthetic pharmacology Anesthesia care and perioperative management for obstetric patient, pain relief in labor, and perinatal physiology and pharmacology Anesthetic care, perioperative management, and alleviation of pain in children Physiology of neuromuscular transmission and blockage, the pharmacology of neuromuscular blocking agents and their reversal agents, the principles and applications of neuromuscular monitoring, and drug interactions between neuromuscular blocking agents and other substances Anesthesia for cardiothoracic and vascular surgery and the management of patients undergoing surgery for cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular diseases Perioperative anesthesia care of transplantation surgery, physiology or pharmacology related to transplantation anesthesiology Pathophysiology, pharmacology, and all respects of spine-related pain Clinical techniques of regional blocks, anatomy, patient safety issues, and basic sciences such as pharmacology of local anesthetics or sedative drugs All fields of airway management, including difficult airways and complications. Educational fundamentals and practical implications for clinical and experimental research related to anesthesia, perioperative care and pain management. All fields of perioperative geriatric care, including presurgical optimization, anesthetic management and monitoring, and enhanced recovery after surgery. The journal’s regional focus is mainly Korea, but it welcomes submissions from researchers all over the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Editor-in-chief Hyun KangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 38, United States 3, India 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine16%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine14.1%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine9.3%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine8.9%
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchNeuroscience5.4%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine5.1%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine5%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2023
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 59 | 12 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 124 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 295 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 363 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 621 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 857 |
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
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 91 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 178 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (141 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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 250 / KRW 300,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 250 / KRW 300,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 250 / KRW 300,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted7
- case reportCase reportLength not stated
- editorialArticle category Editorial Review Original article Case report Image and Video Letter to the Editor OthersLength not stated
- image and videoImage and VideoLength not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the EditorLength not stated
- original articleOriginal articleLength not stated
- othersOthersLength not stated
- reviewArticle category Editorial Review Original article Case report Image and Video Letter to the Editor OthersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use 6.5 AI-generated Figures and Other Materials
AI-generated figures, graphical abstracts, illustrations, and other visual materials may be included only when: - their use is clearly disclosed; - copyright and licensing requirements are fully respected; and - the authors verify that the materials comply with the journal's policies. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy and originality of all AI-generated content.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 6.7 Disclosure Requirements
All substantial uses of AI tools during manuscript preparation must be disclosed. The disclosure should specify: - the AI tool used; - the version (if available); - the developer or provider; - the date of access; - the purpose of use; and - the extent of AI assistance. AI-related methods that influence the scientific content of the manuscript should also be described in the Methods section, where…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement required Model summary
Data sharing is encouraged by the APM, but a Data Availability Statement will be required and published with the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
APM uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer's and author's identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
APM allows authors to submit a manuscript that have been posted on preprint platform to the journal. It is not treated as duplicate submission or duplicate publication.
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 Anesthesiologists
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1975-5171
- Electronic ISSN
- 2383-7977
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
What CAS zone is Anesthesia and Pain Medicine in?
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 Anesthesia and Pain Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Anesthesia and Pain Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 43–105 days); authors report an average review time of about 17 weeks. 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 Anesthesia and Pain Medicine based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (38), United States (3) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Anesthesia and Pain Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Anesthesia and Pain Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 250.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .