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Resuscitation Plus
ISSN 2666-5204 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Resuscitation Plus: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,210; median 78 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); 350 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Resuscitation Plus is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, together about 56.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Resuscitation Plus, a companion title to the respected Resuscitation, is an open access quarterly international and interdisciplinary medical journal. The papers published deal with the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training and simulation, clinical resuscitation, and experimental resuscitation research. Animal studies relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and post-resuscitation and papers relating to traumatic cardiac arrest and haemorrhagic shock are encouraged. Systematic reviews, narrative reviews, scoping reviews, case reports and methods papers relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation are also encouraged.Special features of Resuscitation Plus:The only open access journal that is focused entirely on cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.The journal content will be of interest to healthcare professionals working in critical care, emergency medicine, acute medicine, anaesthesia, cardiology, paediatrics, neonatology, trauma and simulation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Gavin D. PerkinsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 11, Denmark 10, Australia 6, United States 5, Canada 5 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine35.9%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine11.2%
- Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesEngineering9.5%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.9%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions5.3%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine3.2%
- Healthcare Technology and Patient MonitoringMedicine3%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 282OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 275LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,466 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 285 | 285 | 82 |
| 2025 | 350 | 350 | 740 |
| 2024 | 310 | 310 | 1,646 |
| 2023 | 194 | 194 | 1,771 |
| 2022 | 144 | 144 | 1,479 |
| 2021 | 121 | 121 | 1,517 |
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
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 103 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 82 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (709 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)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 | USD 2,210 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,450 / EUR 2,290 / GBP 1,960 / JPY 303,870 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,060 | — | — |
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
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- case reportCase Report* 1500main text ≤ 1,500 words
- commentary and conceptsCommentary and Concepts* 2000main text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorial* WORD LIMIT (excluding abstract and references)Original Paper* 3000Protocol Paper* 3000Case Report* 1500Short Paper* 1500Systematic Review* 4000Scoping Review*…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- letter to editorLetter to Editor 500main text ≤ 500 words
- narrative reviewNarrative Review* 4000main text ≤ 4,000 words
- original paper* WORD LIMIT (excluding abstract and references)Original Paper* 3000Protocol Paper* 3000Case Report* 1500Short Paper* 1500Systematic Review* 4000Scoping Review*…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- protocol paperProtocol Paper* 3000main text ≤ 3,000 words
- review* WORD LIMIT (excluding abstract and references)Original Paper* 3000Protocol Paper* 3000Case Report* 1500Short Paper* 1500Systematic Review* 4000Scoping Review*…Length not stated
- scoping reviewScoping Review* 4000main text ≤ 4,000 words
- short paperShort Paper* 1500main text ≤ 1,500 words
- systematic reviewSystematic Review* 4000main text ≤ 4,000 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
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 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
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-5204
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Resuscitation Plus
What CAS zone is Resuscitation Plus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Resuscitation Plus is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Emergency Medicine / 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 Resuscitation Plus?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Resuscitation Plus?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 51–103 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Resuscitation Plus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional. 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 Plus based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (11), Denmark (10) and Australia (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Resuscitation Plus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Resuscitation Plus is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Resuscitation Plus open access, and what is the APC?
Resuscitation Plus is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,210.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .