BJ

British Journal of Anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia publishes high-impact original work in all branches of anaesthesia, critical care medicine, pain medicine and perioperative medicine, including fundamental, translational and clinical sciences, clinical practice, technology, education and training.

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Subject Anesthesiology
Impact Factor 9.2
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0007-0912
eISSN 1471-6771
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC: USD 4,950

Submission Instructions

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

Clinical investigation

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must specify which files are to be considered supplementary material, with these materials clearly referred to in the main article text.
Abstract A structured abstract is required <250 words.
Manuscript Use an IMRaD structure with sections Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, with a maximum of 3000 words for the main body of text, excluding title page, abstract or summary, appendices, references, acknowledgements, declarations and supplementary files.
References Reference list is limited to a maximum of 40 references; citation style is not specified.
Figures & Tables Include no more than 6 tables and figures combined (including text boxes, photographs, infographics, artwork and other non-text material), with any extra material submitted as supplementary files.
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Laboratory investigation

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted and must specify which files are to be considered as supplementary material, with corresponding references to these materials in the main text.
Abstract A structured abstract is required <250 words.
Manuscript Use an IMRaD structure with Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, and limit the main body of text to 3000 words, excluding the title page, abstract/summary, appendices, references, acknowledgements, declarations and supplementary files.
References No specific reference style is specified; limit: 40 references.
Figures & Tables Include a maximum of 6 tables and figures combined (including text boxes, photographs, infographics, artwork and other non-text material); additional tables and figures may be provided as supplementary files.
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Translational investigation

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must specify which files are to be considered as supplementary material and be clearly referred to in the main article text.
Abstract A structured abstract is required <250 words.
Manuscript Use an IMRaD structure (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) with a maximum of 3000 words for the main body of text, excluding title page, abstract or summary, appendices, references, acknowledgements, declarations and supplementary files.
References Limit: 40 references; no specific citation style is specified.
Figures & Tables Include a maximum of 6 tables and figures combined (including text boxes, photographs, infographics, artwork and other non-text material); additional material may be submitted as supplementary files.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must specify which files are to be considered supplementary material and clearly refer to this supplementary material in the main article text.
Abstract A structured abstract is required <250 words.
Manuscript Systematic reviews must not exceed 5000 words in the main body of text, excluding the title page, abstract or summary, appendices, references, acknowledgements, declarations and supplementary files; no specific section structure is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References No specific reference style is specified; systematic reviews may include up to 150 references (Limit: 150 references).
Figures & Tables Systematic reviews may include a maximum of 6 tables and figures combined, including text boxes, photographs, infographics, artwork and other non-text material (Limit: 6 total tables/figures).
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Narrative Review

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript; a conflict of interest statement must also accompany the submission.
Abstract Narrative reviews must include an unstructured summary that clearly indicates the objectives and findings using <250 words.
Manuscript Narrative reviews must not exceed 5000 words in the main body of text, excluding title page, abstract/summary, appendices, references, acknowledgements, declarations and supplementary files, and may follow any logical structure without IMRaD being required.
References Narrative reviews may include up to 150 references. No specific reference style is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
Figures & Tables Narrative reviews may include a maximum of 6 tables and figures combined, including text boxes, photographs, infographics, artwork and other non-text material; no specific placement or upload instructions are specified.
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Editorial

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript.
Abstract An unstructured summary of up to 5 sentences is required; no separate abstract word limit is specified.
Manuscript Main text must not exceed 2500 words, excluding title page, abstract/summary, appendices, references, acknowledgements, declarations and supplementary files; no specific section structure is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References Limit: 25 references; no specific reference style is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
Figures & Tables Maximum of 2 tables and figures combined (including text boxes, photographs, infographics, artwork and other non-text material); no specific placement or upload instructions are specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
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Special Article

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted with the manuscript.
Abstract An unstructured summary is required <250 words.
Manuscript Main body of text must not exceed 4000 words, excluding the title page, abstract/summary, appendices, references, acknowledgements, declarations and supplementary files; no specific section structure is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References References must not exceed 150; no specific citation style is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
Figures & Tables Maximum of 4 tables and figures combined (including text boxes, photographs, infographics, artwork and other non-text material); no specific placement or separate-upload instructions are specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must state that patient permission for the case report has been obtained and identify which files are to be considered as supplementary material, if any.
Abstract Case reports do not include an abstract or summary.
Manuscript Case reports must not exceed 1500 words in the main body of text, excluding the title page, appendices, references, acknowledgements, declarations and supplementary files; no specific section structure is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References Case reports may include up to 15 references; no specific reference formatting style is specified.
Figures & Tables Case reports may include a maximum of 1 table or figure (including text boxes, photographs, infographics, artwork and other non-text material), and additional tables or figures may only appear as supplementary material uploaded in separate files.
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Recent Publications

Postoperative hypotension in patients recovering from noncardiac surgery: from detection to clinically meaningful interpretation. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 137: 66–73

Guanghan Wu, Peipei Zhang, Yufei Li, Jianbo Wu

10.1016/j.bja.2026.08.043
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Cognitive prehabilitation in surgical patients: distinguishing adherence from efficacy. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2026; 137: 695–707

Tong Li, Shengchao Zhang, Yong Liu

10.1016/j.bja.2026.07.045
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Continuous glucose monitoring for diabetes mellitus in the perioperative and intensive care setting: a prospective observational validation study✰

Casper Pedersen, Aslak B. Johansen, Annelotte Philipsen, Kirsten Nørgaard, Theis S. Itenov, Jonas P. Eiberg, Lars N. Jørgensen, Henrik Palm, Christian S. Meyhoff, Eske K. Aasvang

10.1016/j.bja.2026.08.014
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The role of fibrinogen concentrate in the reduction of allogeneic blood product requirements: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Niels Rahe-Meyer, Roseny Rodrigues, Dietmar Fries, Dirk Steffen Schmidt, David Faraoni

10.1016/j.bja.2026.07.047
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Incidence of general anaesthesia according to urgency of surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study of 9989 Caesarean deliveries in Europe

Carolyn F. Weiniger, Adam Lustig, Arash Afshari, Oscar F.C. van den Bosch, Carolina S. Romero, Damien Hughes, Peter Kranke, Asaf Berman, Nicolas Brogly

10.1016/j.bja.2026.08.046
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Typical timelines are 2 days from submission to first decision, 25 days from submission to decision after review, and 70 days from submission to acceptance.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and must accompany submissions, including justification for exceeding recommended numbers of tables and figures and details such as patient consent for case reports and explanations when a study has been divided into multiple manuscripts.

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What are the publication costs?

The article processing charge (APC) is USD 4,950.

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Research Topics

Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Anesthesia and Pain Management Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

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