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Journal of Critical Care

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1960

ISSN1557-8615

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.025

H-Indexi

144

SNIPi

1.141

Total Worksi

7,330

Total Citationsi

159,457

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Critical Care publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts that aim to improve patient care by integrating new or updated information into clinical practice. It focuses on furthering the understanding of health systems research and its integration into clinical practice for treating the critically ill.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,330

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-8615

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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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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

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

297

6.1k

2019

314

8.9k

2020

237

3.4k

2021

207

2.3k

2022

221

1.7k

2023

414

1.1k

2024

358

641

2025

285

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 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 MechanismsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyNosocomial Infections in ICUAcute Kidney Injury ResearchCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsMechanical Circulatory Support Devices

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Critical Care

Is Journal of Critical Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for 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 Journal of Critical Care?

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 1.35.

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

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