Journal profile · CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
ISSN 2197-425X · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 94 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); 137 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental is published by SpringerOpen 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 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, together about 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental (ICMx) is an open access journal specifically dedicated to translational research, aimed at bringing discoveries, potential novel treatments and improved diagnostics closer to the bedside of a critically ill patient. As such, ICMx is uniquely positioned at the intersection of clinical and basic science with a primary focus on the physiology of critical care and emergency medicine. ICMx is intended for all those involved in research aimed at improving emergency care of the critically ill. ICMx aims at publishing research aspiring to: 1) advance understanding of critical illness pathophysiology, 2) support or enhance clinical trial design, 3) test experimental novel treatment interventions, 4) develop or refine experimental models that are relevant to critical care and acute physiologic derangements. ICMx welcomes original studies, reviews, hypothesis papers and state-of-the-art methodology papers. We also encourage correspondence pertinent to the works published in ICMx. Editorial comments will be solicited. ICMx is the official journal of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and is dedicated to translational research ICMx is one of few journals publishing research constructing the pipeline of novel discoveries that can advance critical care The board of ICMx represents physiologists, basic scientists dedicated to ICU medicine and ICU physicians, providing an ideal platform to bring discoveries to clinical applications in critical care
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Nicole JuffermansPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 7, Netherlands 5, Switzerland 5, United Kingdom 4, Italy 4 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine15.1%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine14.6%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine7.9%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine6.6%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine6.3%
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology4.4%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering4.3%
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine4.2%
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 | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 411OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,138 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | 129 | 68 |
| 2025 | 137 | 137 | 523 |
| 2024 | 121 | 121 | 664 |
| 2023 | 99 | 99 | 1,182 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 765 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 907 |
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
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (299 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | EUR 2,490 / USD 2,990 / GBP 2,190 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,890 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 2,090 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,890 / USD 2,690 / EUR 2,190 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,190 / USD 2,990 / EUR 2,490 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Not considered
- link to data on a personal/departmental website; individual participant details
Article types accepted5
- editorial matters arisingFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Hypothesis Articles Methodologies Research Articles Reviews Editorial Matters ArisingLength not stated
- hypothesis articlesFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Hypothesis Articles Methodologies Research Articles Reviews Editorial Matters ArisingLength not stated
- methodologiesFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Hypothesis Articles Methodologies Research Articles Reviews Editorial Matters ArisingLength not stated
- research articlesFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Hypothesis Articles Methodologies Research Articles Reviews Editorial Matters ArisingLength not stated
- reviewsFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Hypothesis Articles Methodologies Research Articles Reviews Editorial Matters ArisingLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data availability: datasets should be deposited in public repositories or included in the paper/supporting files; 'Availability of data and materials' section required. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access articles published under CC BY licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Comm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2197-425X
- Society / sponsor
- European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
What CAS zone is Intensive Care Medicine Experimental in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Intensive Care Medicine Experimental is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Critical Care Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Intensive Care Medicine Experimental?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Intensive Care Medicine Experimental?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 71–133 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Intensive Care Medicine Experimental based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (7), Netherlands (5) and Switzerland (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Intensive Care Medicine Experimental?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Intensive Care Medicine Experimental is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Intensive Care Medicine Experimental open access, and what is the APC?
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,990.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .