Journal profile · Anesthesiology
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE
ISSN 1098-7339 · eISSN 1532-8651 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1998
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.8; hybrid open access; median 63 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 261 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anesthesia and Pain Management, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, together about 48.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine is to promote high quality research and scholastic endeavors in the fields of acute pain, regional anesthesia, chronic pain, and perioperative medicine.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Anesthesiology
Editor-in-chief Brian D. SitesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine31.2%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine9.5%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine8.3%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine6.1%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine5.5%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine4.1%
- Pain Management and TreatmentMedicine3.8%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Anesthesiology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,136OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 149LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,262 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 187 | 41 | 91 |
| 2025 | 261 | 68 | 1,063 |
| 2024 | 239 | 50 | 1,213 |
| 2023 | 234 | 54 | 2,378 |
| 2022 | 187 | 46 | 2,039 |
| 2021 | 230 | 59 | 4,816 |
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 PubMed · to
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 35 days – 99 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (710 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1098-7339
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-8651
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE
What CAS zone is REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Anesthesiology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.8; CiteScore 7.7, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 35–99 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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.
Which databases index REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE open access, and what is the APC?
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE 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: .