Journal profile · Nursing-Medical and Surgical Nursing
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management
ISSN 2405-6030 · Elsevier
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,640; review about 96 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 147 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management is published by Elsevier and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management is an online journal that aims to serve as a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed source of information related to the administrative, economic, operational, safety, and quality aspects of surgical and procedural delivery in the ambulatory setting, perioperative services, and non-operating room environment.Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management's audience includes all groups who participate in the planning, execution, and monitoring of the periprocedural process such as medical specialists (surgeons, anesthesiologists, hospitalists), nurses, administrators, pharmacists, systems and process engineers, and other health care providers.As the official journal of the Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI), the journal provides high-quality information and research findings on operational and system-based approaches to ensure safe, coordinated, and high-value periprocedural care. With the current focus on value in health care it is essential that there is a venue for researchers to publish articles on:quality improvement process initiativesprocess flow modelinginformation managementefficient designcost improvementuse of novel technologiesmanagement
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Medical and Surgical Nursing
Editor-in-chief Mitchell TsaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 34, United Kingdom 8, Switzerland 4, Sweden 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine18.6%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine8.3%
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationHealth Professions7.5%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions7.3%
- Hospital Admissions and OutcomesMedicine5.4%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine5.2%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine4.7%
- Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryMedicine4.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 128LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 734 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 28 | 7 |
| 2025 | 147 | 24 | 109 |
| 2024 | 91 | 19 | 170 |
| 2023 | 58 | 12 | 213 |
| 2022 | 57 | 10 | 182 |
| 2021 | 87 | 16 | 371 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
96 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 96 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 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 2,640 / EUR 2,540 / GBP 2,180 / JPY 337,360 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2405-6030
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management
What CAS zone is Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management in?
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 Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management?
The publisher reports about 96 days (submission to acceptance). 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 Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (34), United Kingdom (8) and Switzerland (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management open access, and what is the APC?
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,640.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .