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Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
ISSN 2249-4472 · eISSN 2249-9539 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 69 days to acceptance (64 articles, last 24 months); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Anesthesia and Pain Management, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy, together about 40.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Anjan TrikhaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine19.7%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine10.8%
- Cardiovascular Issues in PregnancyMedicine10.1%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine7%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine5.4%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine5.3%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine4.9%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine3.9%
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 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 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 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 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 Q4 · ANESTHESIOLOGY · rank 61/72
- JCR Q4 · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY · rank 128/143
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)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 513 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 38 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 66 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 70 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 64 |
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
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 28 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 144 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 64 articles with submission and acceptance dates (88 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 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 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
- 2249-4472
- Electronic ISSN
- 2249-9539
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (December 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
What CAS zone is Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anesthesiology / Obstetrics & Gynecology. 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 Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 64 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 28–102 days); authors report an average review time of about 29 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 Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, ANESTHESIOLOGY Q4 (61/72), OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Q4 (128/143). 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 Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care 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: .