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American Journal of Critical Care

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · United States

ISSN1062-3264eISSN1937-710X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.572
H-Indexi
121
SNIPi
0.87
Total Worksi
3,068
Total Citationsi
75,692
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.43
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

A bimonthly scientific journal, AJCC offers the latest advances in clinical research, with features that highlight bedside applications of select research articles.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencySix No. A Year
StatusActive
Total Publications3,068
Publisher OrgAmerican Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1062-3264 / 1937-710X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
89
1.1k
2019
105
1.3k
2020
101
1.6k
2021
90
498
2022
81
458
2023
78
221
2024
95
123
2025
55
15
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Critical Care NursingQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care MedicineNursing

Scopus Categories

Critical Care NursingMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesRespiratory Support and MechanismsCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Critical Care

Is American Journal of Critical Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Critical Care: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Critical Care?

American Journal of Critical Care is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.43.

Is American Journal of Critical Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Critical Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Critical Care?

A bimonthly scientific journal, AJCC offers the latest advances in clinical research, with features that highlight bedside applications of select research articles.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref