Journal of the Intensive Care Society

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Intensive Care Society (JICS) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that strives to disseminate clinically and scientifically relevant peer-reviewed research, evaluation, experience and opinion to all staff working in the field of intensive care medicine.

Our aim is to inform clinicians on the provision of best practice and provide direction for innovative scientific research in what is one of the broadest and most multi-disciplinary healthcare specialties.

While original articles and systematic reviews lie at the heart of the Journal, we also value and recognise the need for opinion articles, case reports and correspondence to guide clinically and scientifically important areas in which conclusive evidence is lacking.

The style of the Journal is based on its founding mission statement to ‘instruct, inform and entertain by encompassing the best aspects of both tabloid and broadsheet'.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.616

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9406

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	356

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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 and Nursing, 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.

• The use of social media and online communications in times of pandemic COVID-19

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Adrian, Serene, Olusegun, Marta Velia, David

• The incidence of intensive care unit-acquired weakness syndromes: A systematic review

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Richard TD, John, Tara

• Catheter-related thrombosis: A practical approach

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Caroline, John, Jecko

• The Intensive Care Society recommended bundle of interventions for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Thomas P, Victoria, Peter, A John

• Instruments to measure outcomes of post-intensive care syndrome in outpatient care settings – Results of an expert consensus and feasibility field test

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Claudia D, Henning, Nicolas, Claudia, Jörn, Sophie K, Jochen, Julius J, Karin, Tuba, Kathrin, Simone, Christiane, Reinhard, Jörg, Ursula, Martin, Christian, Steffen, Björn

• Heart rate variability: Measurement and emerging use in critical care medicine

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Brian W, Richard, Anton, Ingeborg D

• A survey of moral distress in staff working in intensive care in the UK

  Citation: 84

  Authors: GA, D, S, Z, L

• Priorities for Future Intensive Care Research in the UK: Results of a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Hannah, Nishkantha, Stephen J

• A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of extracorporeal-CPR versus conventional-CPR for adult patients in cardiac arrest

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Callum J, Ben, Gareth, Simon J

• Eye care in the intensive care unit

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Benjamin J, Elewys G, Hugh, Susan L

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