Journal profile · Emergency Medicine
Resuscitation
ISSN 0300-9572 · eISSN 1873-1570 · Elsevier Ireland Ltd · IRELAND · Monthly · Founded 1972
Resuscitation: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.76; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,490; review about 41 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 846 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Resuscitation is published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, together about 47.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Recognised by the European Resuscitation Council as its official Journal.Resuscitation is an interdisciplinary journal for the dissemination of clinical and basic science research relating to acute care medicine and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is especially of interest to healthcare professionals working in critical care, emergency medicine, acute medicine, anaesthesia, cardiology, paediatrics, and neonatology. Resuscitation is a monthly journal, publishing papers dealing with the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training, clinical resuscitation, and rapid response systems. Experimental resuscitation research papers (including animal studies) are published occasionally, but only if they are of exceptional interest and related directly to clinical cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Papers relating to trauma are published occasionally but the majority of these concern specifically traumatic cardiac arrest.Research papers, review articles and letters to the editor are welcome. Resuscitation does not publish case reports or papers unrelated to cardiac arrest.The journal's open access companion title, Resuscitation Plus, welcomes a range of manuscripts, including animal studies, systematic, narrative and scoping reviews, case reports and methods papers relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Emergency Medicine
Editor-in-chief Jerry NolanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 28, United Kingdom 16, Canada 8, Australia 6, Germany 3 (81 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine35.9%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.7%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering5.6%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine5.5%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine4.5%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions4.1%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 5.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123LetPub ·
- h-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,199OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 212LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,822 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 836 | 176 | 170 |
| 2025 | 846 | 266 | 2,047 |
| 2024 | 834 | 257 | 2,562 |
| 2023 | 800 | 241 | 4,440 |
| 2022 | 550 | 199 | 4,601 |
| 2021 | 512 | 267 | 15,064 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (29% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 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 4,490 / EUR 4,200 / GBP 3,590 / JPY 556,890 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,460 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- case reports; papers unrelated to cardiac arrest
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- case reportAll papers are published online-only and deal with the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training, clinical resuscitati…Length not stated
- commentary and conceptsCommentary and Concepts* 2000 4 40Length not stated
- correspondenceAll papers are published online-only and deal with the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training, clinical resuscitati…main text ≤ 500 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 5
- editorialEditorial 1200 1 30Length not stated
- letter to editorLetter to editor 500 1 5Length not stated
- letters to the editorAll papers are published online-only and deal with the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training, clinical resuscitati…main text ≤ 500 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 5
- original articleAll papers are published online-only and deal with the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training, clinical resuscitati…Length not stated
- original paperOriginal paper* 3000 6 80Length not stated
- research paperAll papers are published online-only and deal with the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training, clinical resuscitati…Length not stated
- reviewReview* 4000 10 100Length not stated
- review articleAll papers are published online-only and deal with the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training, clinical resuscitati…Length not stated
- short paperShort paper* 1500 4 40Length not stated
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
Single corresponding author required. Model summary
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
Single anonymized review process. Model summary
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 sharing allowed. Model summary
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. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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 Ireland Ltd
- Country or region
- IRELAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0300-9572
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-1570
- Society / sponsor
- European Resuscitation Council Abstracts of Resuscitation 2025
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Resuscitation
What CAS zone is Resuscitation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Resuscitation is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Emergency Medicine / Critical Care Medicine; 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 Resuscitation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.76; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 208.
How long does peer review take at Resuscitation?
The publisher reports about 41 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 1 month. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Resuscitation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Resuscitation based?
Of the 81 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (28), United Kingdom (16) and Canada (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Resuscitation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Resuscitation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Resuscitation open access, and what is the APC?
Resuscitation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,490.
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: .