Journal profile · ANESTHESIOLOGY
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
ISSN 0019-5049 · eISSN 0976-2817 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 100 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); 225 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is in Zone 3 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 41% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ANESTHESIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Madhuri S KurdiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine15.8%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine14.5%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine10.7%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine8.6%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine6.9%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine5.1%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine3.8%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 Q2 · ANESTHESIOLOGY · rank 34/72
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
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)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 135LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,227 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 221 | 221 | 75 |
| 2025 | 225 | 225 | 490 |
| 2024 | 226 | 226 | 790 |
| 2023 | 321 | 321 | 1,284 |
| 2022 | 407 | 407 | 1,433 |
| 2021 | 258 | 258 | 1,766 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 45 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (468 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 36 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
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-NC-SA | |
| 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
- 0019-5049
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-2817
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 70, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Anaesthesia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia is in Zone 3 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 Journal of Anaesthesia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Anaesthesia?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 44–147 days); authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Journal of Anaesthesia in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, ANESTHESIOLOGY Q2 (34/72). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Anaesthesia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Anaesthesia open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .