Journal profile · Anesthesiology
Journal of Anesthesia
ISSN 0913-8668 · eISSN 1438-8359 · Springer Singapore · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 1987
Journal of Anesthesia: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.75; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,090; median 50 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 196 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Anesthesia is published by Springer Singapore 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 Sedative Agents, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Anesthesia is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists. This journal publishes original articles, review articles, special articles, clinical reports, short communications, letters to the editor, and book and multimedia reviews. The editors welcome the submission of manuscripts devoted to anesthesia and related topics from any country of the world. Membership in the Society is not a prerequisite. This journal does not consider manuscripts addressing political matters, healthcare system issues, or religious topics for publication, except for invited manuscripts. To our readers,The Journal of Anesthesia (JA) welcomes case reports that show unique cases in perioperative medicine, intensive care, emergency medicine, and pain management. However, JA rarely accepts case reports for publication; their acceptance rate may be less than 5%. Please note that case reports should present important educational issues for JA readers. Even if a case is clinically challenging but does not contain any novel learning points, it will not be publishable in JA. Therefore, please consider that most case reports JA receives will be recommended to transfer to JA Clinical Reports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Anesthesiology
Editor-in-chief Naoyuki HirataPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Japan 49, United States 22, Canada 3, South Korea 2, Mainland China 1 (86 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine13.6%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine13.5%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine8.8%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine8%
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchNeuroscience5.1%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine4.8%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine4.7%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine4.6%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher 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
- 2.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,529OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 113LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 601,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 261 | 48 | 149 |
| 2025 | 196 | 54 | 285 |
| 2024 | 153 | 54 | 613 |
| 2023 | 135 | 34 | 843 |
| 2022 | 131 | 49 | 1,491 |
| 2021 | 146 | 74 | 1,774 |
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
50 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 16 days – 149 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 61 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (486 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,090 / EUR 3,090 / GBP 2,690 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- editorialOriginality: All manuscripts and materials are received with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are not under consideration for p…Length not stated
- letter to the editorwords Short communications 1,500 words Letter to the editor 1,200 words Book and multimedia reviews 750 words Editorials 1,500 wordmain text ≤ 1,200 words
- original articleh and Japanese Website） Maximum length: Original articles 4,000 words Review articles 5,000 words Special articles 2,000 words Clmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- revieweditor 1,200 words Book and multimedia reviews 750 words Editorials 1,500 words Title page (page 1): All submissions must include a title pmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- review articlem length: Original articles 4,000 words Review articles 5,000 words Special articles 2,000 words Clinical reports 1,500 words Smain text ≤ 5,000 words
- short communication,000 words Clinical reports 1,500 words Short communications 1,500 words Letter to the editor 1,200 words Book and multimedia reviewmain text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
A (author name) serves as a consultant to Z (entity name); B’s spouse is chairman of Y; C received a research grant from X; D received lecture fees from V; E holds a patent on U; F has been reimbursed by T for attending several conferences; G received honoraria for writing promotional material for S; H has no conflict of interest. COI Form (Download doc, 60 kB) Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Anesthesia, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submitted manuscripts are reviewed with regard to their validity, originality, and significance. All manuscripts are initially assessed by the editors, and if they are judged suitable candidates for publishing, they are then reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers. In principle, the author will be advised within 8 weeks of the acceptance, rejection, or required revision of the manuscript. The journ…
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
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0913-8668
- Electronic ISSN
- 1438-8359
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Anesthesia
What CAS zone is Journal of Anesthesia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Anesthesia is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Anesthesiology. 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 Journal of Anesthesia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.75; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Anesthesia?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 50 days (interquartile range 16–149 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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 Journal of Anesthesia based?
Of the 86 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (49), United States (22) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Anesthesia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Anesthesia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Anesthesia open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Anesthesia is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .