Journal profile · Surgery
Shock
ISSN 1073-2322 · eISSN 1540-0514 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1994
Shock: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.68; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 62 days to acceptance (18 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 236 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Shock is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Immune Response and Inflammation and Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation, together about 36.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SHOCK®: Injury, Inflammation, and Sepsis: Laboratory and Clinical Approaches includes studies of novel therapeutic approaches, such as immunomodulation, gene therapy, nutrition, and others. The mission of the Journal is to foster and promote multidisciplinary studies, both experimental and clinical in nature, that critically examine the etiology, mechanisms and novel therapeutics of shock-related pathophysiological conditions. Its purpose is to excel as a vehicle for timely publication in the areas of basic and clinical studies of shock, trauma, sepsis, inflammation, ischemia, and related pathobiological states, with particular emphasis on the biologic mechanisms that determine the response to such injury. Making such information available will ultimately facilitate improved care of the traumatized or septic individual.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Daniel G. RemickPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine15.6%
- Immune Response and InflammationImmunology and Microbiology13.2%
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine7.6%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine6.7%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine4.8%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine4.1%
- Cardiac Ischemia and ReperfusionMedicine3.9%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine3.6%
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 | Hematology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 | Hematology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Hematology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Peripheral Vascular Disease | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Critical Care Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE · rank 30/66
- JCR Q2 · HEMATOLOGY · rank 46/103
- JCR Q2 · PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE · rank 48/100
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 73/321
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
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
- 2.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,656OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 169LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,915 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 159 | 55 | 36 |
| 2025 | 236 | 82 | 427 |
| 2024 | 236 | 77 | 949 |
| 2023 | 232 | 95 | 2,037 |
| 2022 | 164 | 88 | 1,804 |
| 2021 | 192 | 65 | 2,915 |
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 · to
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 87 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (17 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 85 days
- Sample
- 18 articles with submission and acceptance dates (196 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1073-2322
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-0514
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 66, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Shock
What CAS zone is Shock in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Shock is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Hematology / Peripheral Vascular Disease / Surgery / 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 Shock?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.68; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at Shock?
Based on the dates recorded on 18 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 47–87 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 Shock in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Q2 (30/66), HEMATOLOGY Q2 (46/103), PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE Q2 (48/100), SURGERY Q1 (73/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Shock?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Shock is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Shock open access, and what is the APC?
Shock 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .