Journal profile · ANESTHESIOLOGY
International Anesthesiology Clinics
ISSN 0020-5907 · eISSN 1537-1913 · Wolters Kluwer Health
International Anesthesiology Clinics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); subscription journal; median 42 days to acceptance (36 articles, last 24 months); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Anesthesiology Clinics is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Airway Management and Intubation Techniques and Anesthesia and Pain Management, together about 36.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ANESTHESIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Rebecca M. GerlachPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine19.9%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine8.4%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine7.9%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine6.9%
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchNeuroscience5.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine4.9%
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 Q3 · ANESTHESIOLOGY · rank 43/72
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 723OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,546 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 41 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 42 | 3 | 107 |
| 2023 | 45 | 2 | 134 |
| 2022 | 39 | 3 | 162 |
| 2021 | 47 | 3 | 228 |
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
42 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 21 days – 85 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (36 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 89 days
- Sample
- 36 articles with submission and acceptance dates (78 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 0020-5907
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-1913
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Anesthesiology Clinics
What CAS zone is International Anesthesiology Clinics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Anesthesiology Clinics 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 International Anesthesiology Clinics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at International Anesthesiology Clinics?
Based on the dates recorded on 36 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 42 days (interquartile range 21–85 days). 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 International Anesthesiology Clinics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, ANESTHESIOLOGY Q3 (43/72). 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 International Anesthesiology Clinics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Anesthesiology Clinics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Anesthesiology Clinics open access, and what is the APC?
International Anesthesiology Clinics is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .