Annals of Critical Care

Aims & Scope

The Annals of Critical Care is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access journal providing original research, review articles (including systematic reviews and meta-analyses), clinical trials, surveys, case reports, short communication, educational and legal issues articles.

On exclusive basis, the Journal publishes national guidelines and critical updates (as online Supplements) of the national “Federation of Anaesthesiologists and Reanimatologists”.

The Journal caters the interests of clinicians and researchers in Russia and globally involved into critical care issues.

The Journal publishes articles reflecting various aspects of intensive care in cardiology, neurology, obstetrics, pediatrics, as well as innovations in the shock treatment, insufficiency of different organs and systems of the body, respiratory and metabolic support, infusion and hemostasis corrective therapy and pain management.

The Journal emphasizes vigorous peer-review with most rapid turnaround time possible from submission to publication.

It accepts papers in Russian and English that meet the journal’s publishing ethics and policies.

Abstracts for all papers are available both in Russian and English languages.

Apart from essential bibliometric data (e.g. author affiliation or References) the journal provides legends for pictures and tables as well as disclaimers (e.g. conflict of interests or funding) in English for better international coverage and access.

It is also indexed in the major bibliometric and archiving databases or better discovery and preservation of its articles both at abstract and full-text level.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions, Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Health Professions, Medicine and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Postoperative analgesia. Guidelines

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Aleksey M., A. Zh., A. A., A. A., D. V., I.B., A. E., V. A., A. P., V. E., D. N., G. E., R. V.

• Syndrome Effects of Intensive Therapy – Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Andrey A.

• Rehabilitation in the intensive care unit (RehabICU). Clinical practice recommendations of the national Union of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Specialists of Russia and of the national Federation of Anesthesiologists and Reanimatologists

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Andrey A., A. M., V. A., Y. B., A. N., D. V., R. A., G. P., N. A., I. A., V. I., A. V., L. Sh., V. D., V. I., R. A., I. B., O. S., V. O., Y. P., G. E., S. N., P. A., M. S., A. N., E. A., E. V., A. A., V. V., V. L., O. A., K. M., A. L., I. N., A. Yu., E. A., M. N., M. R., E. V., N. N., I. E., S. A., S. S., M. V., E. A., M. A., K. A., A. V., I. V., D. N., N. V., Y. N., V. A., Y. V., I. A., T. Yu., G. B., E. Y., A. A., A. Yu., N. A., D. V., S. P., D. Yu., A. S., D. R., V. T., S. V., S. E., Y. Yu., A. V., A. M., R. E., S. N.

• Perioperative nutritional support. Russian Federation of anesthesiologists and reanimatologists guidelines

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Ilya Naumovich, A. I., I. B., S. V., V. A., I. V., E. M., A. V., I. V., A. V., A. I.

• Perioperative nutritional support. Clinical practice recommendations of the national “Federation of Anesthesiologists and Reanimatologists”

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Ilya N., A. I., I. B., V. A., I. V., A. L., A. V., A. I.

• Septic shock in adults: guidelines of the All-Russian public organization “Federation of Anesthesiologists and Reanimatologists”

  Citation: 16

  Authors: M. Yu., V. V., D. N., A. V., M. A., B. Z., A. O., A. I., V. V., A. V., V. L., R. E., K. M., S. I., V. A., Alexey A., M. V., E. M., S. A., M. B., I. B.

• High perioperative risk patients: two approaches to stratification. Review

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Igor B., N. V.

• Analytical review on criminal cases against doctors anesthesiologists-reanimatologists for the last five years. Article

  Citation: 16

  Authors: V. I., Evgeniy S., A. I., S. A., S. M.

• The role of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in bacterial pneumonia. Review

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Elizaveta P., S. V., D. Y., A. I., A. V., А. А.

• Possibilities of preoperative assessment of the risk of an adverse outcomes after abdominal surgery: preliminary results of the multicenter STOPRISK study

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Igor B., N. V., M. A., V. G., L. Yu., S. N., A. S., E. V., S. N., Yu. P., E. A., A. A., I. Z., A. A., E. V., E. A., V. V., E. V., D. A., A. M., V. E., M. M., V. N., E. V., A. P., A. V., V. R., K. G., A. I., K. M., P. V., V. A., V. V., A. Zh., M. V., D. G., A. M., D. V., M. N., S. E., A. A., A. Zh., D. N.