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Australian Critical Care

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland

ISSN1036-7314eISSN1878-1721

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.762

H-Index

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.979

Total Works

3,715

Total Citations

25,704

2yr Mean Citedness

1.47

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on critical care, particularly intensive care units (ICUs). It examines patient outcomes, including survival rates, post-ICU challenges like physical and psychological distress, and quality of life. The scope also includes the management of critical conditions such as hypotension and sepsis, and interventions like respiratory physiotherapy and inspiratory muscle training. Furthermore, it addresses healthcare delivery aspects such as ICU follow-up services, communication between ICU staff and general practitioners, and the role of nurses in patient care, including end-of-life care and voluntary assisted dying.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,715

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1036-7314 / 1878-1721

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Critical Care NursingQ1

Emergency NursingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care MedicineNursing

Scopus Categories

Critical Care NursingEmergency Nursing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersRespiratory Support and MechanismsSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues