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Critical Care Explorations

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN2639-8028eISSN2639-8028

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.855

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.833

Total Works

1,398

Total Citations

14,954

2yr Mean Citedness

1.91

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on critical care medicine, focusing on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), sepsis, and fluid management in critically ill patients, including pediatric populations. Articles explore diagnostic tools, treatment strategies, and the use of advanced technologies like virtual reality and artificial liver support systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,398

Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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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?

2639-8028 / 2639-8028

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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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

2019

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2025

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 MechanismsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesNosocomial Infections in ICUCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsAcute Kidney Injury Research