Journal profile · ANESTHESIOLOGY
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
ISSN 1658-354X · eISSN 0975-3125 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 130; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 147 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anesthesia and Pain Management, Airway Management and Intubation Techniques and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ANESTHESIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine18.8%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine11.9%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine10.5%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine6.9%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine6.4%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine6.1%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine4%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine3.7%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · ANESTHESIOLOGY · rank 46/72
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 600OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 134 | 134 | 27 |
| 2025 | 147 | 147 | 177 |
| 2024 | 154 | 154 | 381 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | 341 |
| 2022 | 180 | 180 | 977 |
| 2021 | 108 | 108 | 607 |
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 Crossref
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (27% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 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 | INR 11,000 / USD 130 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1658-354X
- Electronic ISSN
- 0975-3125
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
What CAS zone is Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia 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.
What is the impact factor of Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 JCR quartile is Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, ANESTHESIOLOGY Q3 (46/72). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia open access, and what is the APC?
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 130.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .