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Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia is the official journal of the Association of Anaesthetists. It is international in scope and comprehensive in coverage, publishing original, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of general and regional anaesthesia, intensive care and pain therapy, including research on equipment. Although primarily a clinical journal, it welcomes submissions of basic science papers when authors can demonstrate clinical relevance. Article commenting is available on each individual paper, allowing rapid responses to and debate on all published material.

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Subject Anesthesiology
Impact Factor 6.9
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0003-2409
eISSN 1365-2044
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open Access is available for primary research articles via an article publication charge (APC), which may be covered for eligible corresponding authors through national or institutional Transformational Agreements.

Submission Instructions

Anaesthesia accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, including whether a cover letter is required.
Abstract Original Articles must include an unstructured Summary of 250–300 words stating purpose, basic procedures, main findings with actual p values, and principal conclusions, with no abbreviations except units of measurement and no references.
Manuscript Original Articles must be 3000–4000 words and follow a structured format including Summary, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Tables, and Figure captions.
References References follow a numbered Vancouver-style system in order of appearance using Arabic numerals in square brackets (e.g. [1, 2] or [1-4]), with full journal names in italics, DOIs for journal articles, and a typical limit of 30–40 references for Original Articles.
Figures & Tables Tables must be placed after the references within the main Word file, each on a separate page and numbered consecutively, while figures must be supplied as separate high-resolution image files.
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Review Article

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, and a cover letter is not explicitly required.
Abstract A structured Summary is required (250–300 words) with the headings Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, containing no references and no abbreviations other than units of measurement.
Manuscript Review Articles should usually be around 4000–5000 words excluding references.
References No maximum or minimum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables No maximum number of figures or tables is specified.
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Editorial

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified for Editorials.
Abstract A structured Summary (250–300 words) is required with the headings Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, containing no references and no abbreviations other than units of measurement.
Manuscript Editorials are opinion pieces of around 2000 words excluding references.
References Use a numbered Vancouver-style system with Arabic numerals in square brackets in order of appearance; no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Editorials may include a maximum of one figure or table, with figures supplied as separate high-resolution image files (not embedded in the Word document) and tables placed after the references in the main text file, each with a concise explanatory caption.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, including whether a cover letter is required.
Abstract Correspondence submissions must not include an abstract.
Manuscript Correspondence submissions should be around 600 words, have no abstract, no keywords, and no section headings.
References References must be numbered consecutively in Vancouver-style numeric order using Arabic numerals in square brackets on the line (e.g. [1-4]), listed in the order cited, with full journal titles in italics and a maximum of 5 references for Correspondence.
Figures & Tables Correspondence submissions may include a maximum of one figure or one table, supplied as separate high-resolution image files (not embedded in the Word document), with tables placed after the references in the main text file.
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Science Letter

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified for Science Letters.
Abstract Science Letters must not include an abstract or structured Summary, and keywords are not permitted for this article type.
Manuscript Science Letters must present preliminary or technical observations, be concise, adhere to journal style, and must be no longer than 800 words.
References References must follow a numbered Vancouver-style system (Arabic numerals in square brackets in order of appearance, with full journal names in italics, DOIs where applicable, and author truncation to ‘et al.’ when there are seven or more authors); Science Letters may include no more than 8 references.
Figures & Tables Science Letters may include no more than one table and one figure, with tables placed after the references in the main Word file and each figure supplied as a separate high‑resolution image file (not embedded in the main document).
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Recent Publications

Issue Information – Editorial Board

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10.1111/anae.70133
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Labour epidural analgesia and early childhood behavioural outcomes: the moderating role of maternal mental health and pro‐inflammatory cytokines

Sana Asif, Hsing‐Fen Tu, Richard A. White, Birgitta Birgisdottir, Miklos Lipcsey, Martin F. Bjurström, Alkistis Skalkidou

10.1111/anae.70203
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Quality of care received by children with suspected appendicitis in the <scp>UK</scp> National Health Service

L. Amaki Sogbodjor, Cyrus Razavi, Karen Williams, Andrew Selman, Snehal M. Pinto Pereira, Mark Davenport, S. Ramani Moonesinghe

10.1111/anae.70183
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The 0.00015 degree problem: learning from the environmental debates around desflurane

Laurence Weinberg, Michael Keane, Paul Barach, Reginald Edward

10.1111/anae.70201
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Causation implies correlation: a practical guide to target trial emulation in critical care

Stella Prizeman‐Green, Annemarie Docherty

10.1111/anae.70187
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

The median time from submission to first decision is 5 days.

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What are the publication costs?

Open Access publication is supported through an Article Processing Charge (APC) model, with many corresponding authors able to have APCs covered by national or institutional Transformational Agreements.

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Research Topics

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesia and Pain Management Medical History and Innovations