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Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN2731-3786eISSN2731-3786

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.918

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.995

Total Worksi

375

Total Citationsi

2,172

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anesthesiology; Critical Care Medicine; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 79 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications375

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-3786 / 2731-3786

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS

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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

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

231

2021

822

2022

638

2023

648

2024

102

343

2025

120

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

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnesthesiologyCritical Care Medicine

Scopus Categories

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anesthesia and Pain ManagementCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesRespiratory Support and MechanismsSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyAnesthesia and Sedative AgentsNausea and vomiting managementCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationPain Management and Opioid Use

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care

Is Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care?

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and 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 2.87.

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

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care?