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Current Opinion in Critical Care

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1900

ISSN1531-7072

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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

1.01

H-Index

123

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.129

Total Works

3,114

Total Citations

91,183

2yr Mean Citedness

1.88

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on recent advances and evidence-based practices in critical care medicine. It covers a wide range of topics including airway management, ventilator-associated pneumonia, antibiotic stewardship, hemodynamic monitoring, acute brain injury, and organ-specific critical care such as liver transplantation and cardiogenic shock. The journal also addresses critical care nutrition, diagnostic strategies for conditions like pulmonary embolism and syncope, and management in resource-limited settings.

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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 / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,114

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1531-7072

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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

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2021

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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 and Intensive Care MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care Medicine

Scopus Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentRespiratory Support and MechanismsCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyNosocomial Infections in ICUTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesAcute Kidney Injury ResearchTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances