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Anesthesiology

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1882

ISSN1528-1175
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
1.65
H-Indexi
367
SNIPi
3.384
Total Worksi
57,997
Total Citationsi
1,288,368
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.24
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
19
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anesthesiology; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1882
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications57,997
Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Submission Info

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?
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1528-1175
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
596
13k
2019
566
12k
2020
444
8.9k
2021
347
3.9k
2022
384
3.4k
2023
446
2.4k
2024
567
1.3k
2025
412
82
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.

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Anesthesiology

Scopus Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesAnesthesia and Sedative AgentsAnesthesia and Pain ManagementAnesthesia and Neurotoxicity ResearchAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesRespiratory Support and MechanismsHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedical History and InnovationsCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Anesthesiology

Is Anesthesiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Anesthesiology: 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 Anesthesiology?

Anesthesiology 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 2.24.

Is Anesthesiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Anesthesiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Anesthesiology?

Subject areas: Anesthesiology; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

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