Journal profile · Anesthesiology
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
ISSN 0265-0215 · eISSN 1365-2346 · Wolters Kluwer Health · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1984
European Journal of Anaesthesiology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.07; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 74 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 192 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Anaesthesiology is published by Wolters Kluwer Health and is in Zone 2 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 Anesthesia and Pain Management, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To describe the current implementation and structure of SBET in anaesthesiology and intensive care residency programmes across countries affiliated with the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Anesthesiology
Editor-in-chief Marc Van de VeldePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine15.2%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine13.7%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine13.2%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine8%
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchNeuroscience5.9%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine5.6%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine4.8%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · ANESTHESIOLOGY · rank 3/72
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 7.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,417OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18,741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 168 | 39 | 85 |
| 2025 | 192 | 57 | 633 |
| 2024 | 175 | 47 | 1,423 |
| 2023 | 156 | 46 | 2,279 |
| 2022 | 176 | 38 | 2,077 |
| 2021 | 218 | 49 | 2,813 |
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
74 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 76 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (415 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1984
- ISSN
- 0265-0215
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2346
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Anaesthesiology
What CAS zone is European Journal of Anaesthesiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Anaesthesiology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Anesthesiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Journal of Anaesthesiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.07; CiteScore 9.8, h-index 117.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Anaesthesiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 74 days (interquartile range 32–150 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 JCR quartile is European Journal of Anaesthesiology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, ANESTHESIOLOGY Q1 (3/72). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index European Journal of Anaesthesiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Anaesthesiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Journal of Anaesthesiology open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Anaesthesiology is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .