Journal profile · Anesthesiology
Minerva Anestesiologica
ISSN 0375-9393 · eISSN 1827-1596 · Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. · ITALY · Monthly · Founded 1953
Minerva Anestesiologica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.45; hybrid open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 219 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Minerva Anestesiologica is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. 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 Anesthesia and Sedative Agents, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Minerva Anestesiologica is the journal of the Italian National Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation, and Intensive Care. Minerva Anestesiologica publishes scientific papers on Anesthesiology, Intensive care, Analgesia, Perioperative Medicine and related fields. Manuscripts are expected to comply with the instructions to authors which conform to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Editors by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Anesthesiology
Editor-in-chief Franco CavalierePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 18, United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Germany 1, France 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine16.3%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine9.5%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine8.7%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine6.7%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine6.1%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine6%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine5.6%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine4.3%
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 | 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 | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | 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 3 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | 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
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 3.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 514OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,352 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 202 | 10 | 38 |
| 2025 | 219 | 23 | 331 |
| 2024 | 190 | 21 | 814 |
| 2023 | 178 | 20 | 868 |
| 2022 | 201 | 24 | 1,222 |
| 2021 | 296 | 27 | 2,238 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A.
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1953
- ISSN
- 0375-9393
- Electronic ISSN
- 1827-1596
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Minerva Anestesiologica
What CAS zone is Minerva Anestesiologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Minerva Anestesiologica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Anesthesiology / 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 Minerva Anestesiologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.45; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Minerva Anestesiologica?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Minerva Anestesiologica based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (18), United Kingdom (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Minerva Anestesiologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Minerva Anestesiologica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Minerva Anestesiologica open access, and what is the APC?
Minerva Anestesiologica is a hybrid 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: .