Journal profile · ANESTHESIOLOGY
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal
ISSN 2281-8421 · Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal · Italy
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 27 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal that publishes high quality original research on all aspects of pediatric and neonatal anesthesia, pediatric and neonatal critical care medicine. This journal features original research articles, review articles, short communications, case reports and letter to the editor. The mission of this journal is also to develop skills in interdisciplinary pediatric fields involving anesthesia, intensive care, pain therapy and ultrasound and technologies applied to regional pediatric blocks and emergency-intensive care in pediatrics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ANESTHESIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Dario GalantePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 7, United Kingdom 3, Israel 3, United States 2, Türkiye 2 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
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)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 530 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 530 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted5
- case reportsThis journal features original research articles, review articles, short communications, case reports and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- letter to the editorThis journal features original research articles, review articles, short communications, case reports and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- original research articlesThis journal features original research articles, review articles, short communications, case reports and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- review articlesThis journal features original research articles, review articles, short communications, case reports and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- short communicationsThis journal features original research articles, review articles, short communications, case reports and letter to the editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Submissions conform to ICMJE uniform requirements. Model summary
All submissions should conform to the the uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals, drawn up by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT
Publication ethics based on COPE Best Practice Guidelines. Model summary
DUTIES OF EDITORS The ethic statements of the Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal, concerning the duties of the editors, are based on Committee on Publication Ethics, Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. The Editors actively work to improve the quality of the Journal. Thyare responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted should be published and they are guided by the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
CC BY 4.0 license; copyright held by authors. Model summary
The copyright of the article published in PACCJ is held by the authors. The journal is licensed by Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) according to which the users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening using CrossCheck / iThenticate; immediate rejection of plagiarized papers. Model summary
Papers submitted to PACCJ will be screened for plagiarism using CrossCheck / iThenticate plagiarism detection or other software tools. PACCJ will immediately reject papers leading to plagiarism or self-plagiarism.
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
- Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2281-8421
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal
What CAS zone is Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal 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.
How long does peer review take at Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (7), United Kingdom (3) and Israel (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .