Journal profile · ANESTHESIOLOGY
Indian Anaesthetists Forum
ISSN 2589-7934 · eISSN 0973-0311 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Anaesthetists Forum: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; median 150 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Anaesthetists Forum is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Anesthesia and Pain Management, Airway Management and Intubation Techniques and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ANESTHESIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Pradeep BhatiaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine14.5%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine13.5%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine11.2%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine8.3%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine7.1%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine5.5%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine5%
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchNeuroscience4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · ANESTHESIOLOGY · rank 70/72
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 4 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 7 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 26 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 22 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 30 |
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
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 259 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (54 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2589-7934
- Electronic ISSN
- 0973-0311
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Anaesthetists Forum
What CAS zone is Indian Anaesthetists Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Anaesthetists Forum 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 Indian Anaesthetists Forum?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Indian Anaesthetists Forum?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 97–231 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 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 JCR quartile is Indian Anaesthetists Forum in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, ANESTHESIOLOGY Q4 (70/72). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Indian Anaesthetists Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Anaesthetists Forum is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Indian Anaesthetists Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Anaesthetists Forum is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .