European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Anaesthesiology (EJA) publishes original work of high scientific quality in the field of anaesthesiology, pain, emergency medicine and intensive care.

Preference is given to experimental work or clinical observation in man, and to laboratory work of clinical relevance.

The journal also publishes commissioned reviews by an authority, editorials, invited commentaries, special articles, pro and con debates, and short reports (correspondences, case reports, short reports of clinical studies).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.8
2024	4.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3300

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1579

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.250

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	94

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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
• Medline
• Embase

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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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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.

• European Society of Anaesthesiology evidence-based and consensus-based guideline on postoperative delirium

  Citation: 845

  Authors: César, Gabriella, Federico, Robert D., Riccardo, Anastasia, Antonio, Christina, Henrik, Alasdair, Finn, Florian, Arjen J.C., Francis, Sylvia, Bruno, Bjoern, Claudia D.

• Perioperative fasting in adults and children

  Citation: 749

  Authors: Ian, Peter, Isabelle, Andrew, Geraldine, Eldar, Claudia, Bas

• Standards for definitions and use of outcome measures for clinical effectiveness research in perioperative medicine

  Citation: 739

  Authors: Ib, Nadine, Michael, Andrew, Marcus J., Paolo, Brigitte, Andrew, Andreas, Bernhard, Michelle S., Rupert M.

• Management of severe perioperative bleeding

  Citation: 677

  Authors: Sibylle A., Arash, Pierre, Cesar Aldecoa Alvarez, Edoardo, Daniela C., Dietmar, Klaus, Thorsten, Georgina, Matthias, Marcus, Juan, Sue, Jens, Niels, Charles Marc, Andrew, Cristina, Philippe, Anne Juul, Patrick, Piet

• Management of severe perioperative bleeding

  Citation: 671

  Authors: Sibylle A., Aamer B., Arash, Pierre, Cesar, Guidrius, Edoardo, David, Daniela C., Dietmar, Thorsten, Matthias, Marcus D., Juan V.L., Susan, Jens, Zsolt L., Niels, Charles M., Jakob, Philippe J.F., Anne J., Patrick, Piet, Kai

• Chronic postsurgical pain in Europe

  Citation: 503

  Authors: Dominique, Ulrike M., Esther, Ruth, Narcis Valentin, Christophe, Peter, Marcus, Thomas, Winfried

• Regional anaesthesia and antithrombotic agents: recommendations of the European Society of Anaesthesiology

  Citation: 444

  Authors: Wiebke, Erik, Hugo, Sibylle, Juan V, Charles M

• Current issues in postoperative pain management

  Citation: 366

  Authors: Narinder

• The prevalence of postoperative pain in a sample of 1490 surgical inpatients

  Citation: 353

  Authors: M., J. M., M., A. G. H., M. L., J. W. J. M., H.-F., M. A. E.

• 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Steen Dalby, Juhani, Antti, Stefan, Hans Erik, Stefan, Ian, Jose Ramón Gonzalez, Bulent, Guy Robert, Andreas, Kurt, Bernard, Keld Per, Dan, Thomas F., Luc, Stuart, Susanna, Marco, Per Anton, Miguel Sousa, Vasilis, Christian

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