Journal profile · CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
ISSN 2090-7303 · eISSN 2090-9209 · Wolters Kluwer · Egypt
Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 144 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer 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, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, together about 27.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine is the official Journal of the Egyptian College of Critical Care Physicians, the most authoritative organization of Egyptian physicians involved in the multi-professional field of critical care medicine. The journal is intended to provide a peer-reviewed source for multidisciplinary coverage of general acute and intensive care medicine and its various subcategories including cardiac, pulmonary, neuro, renal, and post-operative care. The journal is proud to have an international multi-professional editorial board in the broad field of critical care that will assist in publishing promising research and breakthrough reports that lead to better patient care in life-threatening conditions and bring the reader quick access to the latest diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in monitoring and management of critically ill patients.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Tamer FahmyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Egypt 9, United States 4, France 3, Italy 3, Spain 2 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine11.8%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine8%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering7.4%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine7.1%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine6.8%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine3.8%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSSPublisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 34,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 202 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
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
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 313 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 199 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (49 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 42 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 42 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
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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- Abstract
- ≥ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted5
- case reportThe Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine publishes articles in different categories: Original article Review Case Report Letter to the Editor Back to topLength not stated
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
- letter to the editorThe Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine publishes articles in different categories: Original article Review Case Report Letter to the Editor Back to topLength not stated
- original articleThe Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine publishes articles in different categories: Original article Review Case Report Letter to the Editor Back to topLength not stated
- reviewThe Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine publishes articles in different categories: Original article Review Case Report Letter to the Editor Back to topLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Originality and exclusivity of submissions required Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required for original articles Model summary
All original articles must include a Data availability statement. Data availability statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. By data we mean the minimal dataset that would be necessary to interpret, replicate and build …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Wolters Kluwer
- Country or region
- Egypt
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2090-7303
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-9209
- Society / sponsor
- Egyptian College of Critical Care Physicians
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
What CAS zone is Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 76–313 days); authors report an average review time of about 42 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≥ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (9), United States (4) and France (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 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, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .