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Annals of Intensive Care

Springer-Verlag GmbH and Co. KG · Germany · Est. 1964

ISSN2110-5820eISSN2110-5820

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.576

H-Index

116

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.739

Total Works

1,833

Total Citations

70,763

2yr Mean Citedness

5.76

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on critical care medicine, focusing on intensive care unit (ICU) management of critically ill patients. Topics include respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), hemodynamic monitoring, fluid therapy, acute kidney injury, and organ support. The scope also encompasses specific conditions like sepsis, cardiogenic shock, acute liver injury, and post-intensive care syndromes, as well as the application of advanced technologies and novel therapeutic strategies in critical care.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

Annual Volume~ 169 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,833

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPMCPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer-Verlag GmbH and Co. KG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2110-5820 / 2110-5820

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS, PMC, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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 MechanismsHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersNosocomial Infections in ICUTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationAcute Kidney Injury ResearchCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies