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Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Elsevier
Clinical anaesthesia and perioperative medicine; the core of the journal is peer-reviewed original contributions on subjects relevant to clinical practice.
ISSN 0952-8180 (print)
Verified 2026-11Field-level — see each tab
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Article Fee (APC)Not published
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Overview
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia is published by Elsevier. Clinical anaesthesia and perioperative medicine; the core of the journal is peer-reviewed original contributions on subjects relevant to clinical practice.
Key information
PublisherElsevier
ISSN (Print)0952-8180
ISSN (Online)Not yet verified
Publishing modelNot yet verified
Journal websitewww.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-clinical-anesthesia
CountryNot yet verified
FrequencyNot yet verified
Subject categoryAnaesthesiology and perioperative medicine
EditorNot yet verified
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SubmissionsNot yet verified
Aims & scope
- Clinical anaesthesia and perioperative medicine
- the core of the journal is peer-reviewed original contributions on subjects relevant to clinical practice.
No per-article-type breakdown verified yet for this journal.
General formatting rules that apply across article types. Specific word, abstract, reference and figure limits vary by article type — see the Article types tab for those.
General requirements
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Manuscript template
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Information on the submission process and the ethics and publication standards Journal of Clinical Anesthesia applies.
Submission process
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Author guidelinesView on journal website
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Ethics & publication standards
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Author guidelines
Read the complete and latest author instructions on the journal website.
View author guidelinesData availability
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Document and declaration checklists (cover letter, disclosures, registration numbers, etc.) follow ICMJE recommendations generally — we have not independently itemized Journal of Clinical Anesthesia's exact required-documents list, so check the live author guidelines before submitting.
Sample articles
Recent, relevant articles published in Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. These examples help you understand the journal's scope, style and expected quality — we only list one once its title, DOI, year and article type are verified against the publisher's own page.
Editorial9 November 2026 (article 112368)
Letter9 November 2026 (vol. 116, 112366)
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- Use examples together with the Article types and Manuscript specs tabs, not as a substitute for the journal's own guidelines.
- Check article-type-specific requirements before drafting.
Title, authors, publication date, article type and DOI confirmed via the PubMed record for each article (retrieved 11 November 2026). Article type follows the PubMed publication type.
General stages a manuscript moves through at most peer-reviewed journals — this sequence is standard academic-publishing practice, not a claim we've verified against Journal of Clinical Anesthesia's own workflow. Durations below are shown only where the publisher has actually disclosed them.
Submission
Manuscript submitted via the journal's submission system.
Initial screening
Administrative and scope check by the editorial office.
Editorial decision
Editor decides whether to send the manuscript for peer review.
Peer review
External review by expert referees.
First decision
Accept, minor/major revision, or reject.
Revisions
Author submits a revised manuscript, if requested.
Final decision
Editor confirms acceptance.
Publication
Online-first, then the print/issue assignment if applicable.
Key timeline statistics
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Factors that may affect timeline
- Type and complexity of the study
- Speed of author response to reviewer comments
- Number of revision rounds
- Availability of expert reviewers
- Editorial and production workload
- Compliance with the journal's own guidelines
General tips for faster processing
- Confirm the manuscript fits the journal's scope before submitting
- Follow the author guidelines and formatting requirements closely
- Respond to reviewer comments completely and promptly
- Submit all required documents and declarations at the time of submission
The stage sequence and general tips above reflect typical academic-publishing practice, not data we've verified against Journal of Clinical Anesthesia specifically. Any duration we haven't independently confirmed from the publisher reads as "not yet verified" rather than an estimate.
Indexing and abstracting services
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PubMed returns MEDLINE-indexed citations for this journal for 2025 publication dates (checked 11 November 2026). Scopus and Web of Science not independently confirmed.
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Journal quartile
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CiteScore details (2024)
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Metric notes
- CiteScore here is an aggregate pulled from a third-party metrics site, not fetched from Scopus directly — confirm there before citing it.
- Impact Factor, SJR, SNIP, quartile, h-index and citation counts require a licensed Scopus/JCR/SCImago lookup we have not independently run for this title.
- Indexing status reflects only what we've checked against the publisher or the NLM Catalog — an item marked not-yet-verified may still index this journal.
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Publication charges and author-facing fees. Elsevier has not published a per-route APC schedule we could independently verify for Journal of Clinical Anesthesia — every amount below is honestly unknown rather than estimated, not a $0 fee.
Publication charges (APC)
Publishing routeAmountNotes
Open access (Gold OA)Not disclosed by publisherPublication and immediate open access
Hybrid (optional OA)Not disclosed by publisherOptional open access for accepted articles
Subscription (no OA)Not disclosed by publisherAccess via institutional subscription
Additional charges
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Page chargesNot disclosed by publisherNot confirmed either way for this title
Supplementary materialNot disclosed by publisherNot confirmed either way for this title
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Visit journal websiteLicence & copyright
- Publishing agreements and licence terms are set by the publisher and vary by publishing route.
- We have not independently verified Journal of Clinical Anesthesia's specific licence (e.g. a named Creative Commons variant) — confirm on the journal website before relying on it.
Based on what Elsevier has publicly stated for Journal of Clinical Anesthesia as of our last check — verify current fees and policy on the journal website before budgeting or submitting.
- Best fit for manuscripts in clinical anaesthesia and perioperative medicine; the core of the journal is peer-reviewed original contributions on subjects relevant to clinical practice. — not a narrow subspecialty-only readership.
These notes are Pubrica's own read of the journal's published guidelines, not a claim about editorial preference or acceptance likelihood.
Verified against the Elsevier guide-for-authors page (ISSN 0952-8180) and a February 2026 copy of that guide as shown in search results, plus PubMed (abbreviation, MEDLINE status, sample articles).