BJA Education

Aims & Scope

BJA Education, formerly Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, is a joint venture of the British Journal of Anaesthesia and The Royal College of Anaesthetists in the UK.

It is also the official journal of The Faculty of Pain Medicine, The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, The Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

BJA Education Mission Statement: Improving patient care by supporting continuing professional development in anaesthesia, critical care, pain and perioperative medicine.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.786

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6943

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	549

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

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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.

• Patient-reported outcome measures and patient-reported experience measures

  Citation: 514

  Authors: Charlotte, Sanjiv

• Chronic post-surgical pain – update on incidence, risk factors and preventive treatment options

  Citation: 175

  Authors: D.C., E.M.

• Basic pharmacology of local anaesthetics

  Citation: 161

  Authors: A., G.

• Intravenous lidocaine for acute pain: an evidence-based clinical update

  Citation: 151

  Authors: N, S, J

• Anaesthesia, analgesia, and the surgical stress response

  Citation: 149

  Authors: B., D.J.

• Statistical analysis: sample size and power estimations

  Citation: 114

  Authors: MO, MS

• Physiology of oxygen transport

  Citation: 107

  Authors: J-OC, MG, MP

• Regional anaesthesia and outcomes

  Citation: 104

  Authors: M., R., A.J.R.

• Prehabilitation

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Pele, Derek

• Pain after thoracotomy

  Citation: 89

  Authors: A, J, F

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