Journal profile · Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care
ISSN 2731-3786 · BMC · United Kingdom
Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,090; median 66 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care is published by BMC and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anesthesia and Pain Management, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care is an open access peer reviewed journal presenting clinical and experimental research on cutting edge topics in anesthesia, pain medicine and analgesia, critical care medicine, perioperative and emergency medicine. Coverage includes, but is not limited to, original studies, review articles, brief reports, case series and commentaries as well as clinical protocols of international relevance. Articles on the following topics are welcome: Critical Care Medicine in all settings and age of life Airways control, maintenance and related complications Pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of anesthetic drugs Perioperative Medicine, including pre, intra and postop settings Management and mechanisms of Pain in all settings, including Palliative Care Anesthesia and perioperative care for all kinds of surgical treatments, age, and organs, including transplantation Analgosedation Special attention is given to emerging trends and highly debated topics in anesthesia, analgesia and critical care through the publication of collections of articles authored by well-known experts. Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care is an official publication of the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care. With the aim of advancing knowledge and sharing it with the wider community, the Society will provide funding to cover publication costs for a specific number of high quality articles making a meaningful impact on the literature and demonstrating relevance on clinical practice and advance of future research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Editor-in-chief Andrea CortegianiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Italy 18, United States 6, United Kingdom 6, France 4, Türkiye 3 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine10.7%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine8.5%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.3%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine7.8%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine6.4%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine6.3%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine5.9%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
| 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
Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSSPublisher website
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
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 593,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 133 | 133 | 65 |
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | 384 |
| 2024 | 84 | 84 | 677 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 653 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 855 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 235 |
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
66 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 84 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (249 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 1,790 / USD 2,090 / GBP 1,440 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,079 / EUR 1,754 / GBP 1,418 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,350 / USD 1,980 / EUR 1,670 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,440 / USD 2,090 / EUR 1,790 | — | — |
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 papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted8
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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
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
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. Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (C…
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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-3786
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care
What CAS zone is Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care in?
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 Analgesia and Critical Care?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 66 days (interquartile range 44–102 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (18), United States (6) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical Care is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,090.
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: .