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Critical Care And Resuscitation

Critical Care and Resuscitation is the official journal of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand. It is a quarterly digital publication featuring original articles of scientific and clinical interest in the specialties of critical care, intensive care, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, and related disciplines.

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Subject Critical Care Medicine
Impact Factor 1.7
Quartile Q3
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1441-2772
eISSN 1441-2772
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Critical Care and Resuscitation will pay authors' fees for open access publication up to the end of 2024.

Submission Instructions

Critical Care And Resuscitation accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must outline special considerations, brief background on the research, any previous or concurrent submissions, reasons supporting originality or relevance, preferred or excluded reviewers (if any), and any conflicts of interest or permissions issues.
Abstract Original Articles require a structured abstract of up to 250 words with the headings Objective, Design, Setting, Participants, Interventions (if any), Main outcome measures, Results and Conclusions.
Manuscript Original Articles must follow IMRAD structure (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) and must not exceed 2700 words, with the Introduction approximately 400 words.
References Use National Library of Medicine (Vancouver/NLM) style with consecutively numbered superscript citations and a numbered reference list; no specific maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Tables must be double-spaced on separate pages (not as images), while figures require separate high-resolution files (minimum 3.5 inches at 300 dpi) in formats such as EPS, TIFF, AI, or PSD plus lower-resolution versions for review; no maximum number of figures or tables is specified.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must outline any special considerations, briefly describe the background to the work or data collection, list any previous or concurrent submissions, justify originality or relevance, indicate preferred or opposed reviewers if applicable, and note any conflicts of interest or permissions issues.
Abstract Case reports require a non-structured narrative abstract of up to 100 words summarising the case and why it is notable.
Manuscript Case reports must include an introduction of less than 100 words followed by the case report and discussion, and generally should not exceed 2500 words in total.
References Use numbered superscript in-text citations with a numbered reference list formatted according to the National Library of Medicine Style Guide, with journal titles abbreviated per Index Medicus and related sources; no overall maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Tables must be double-spaced on separate pages (not as images), numbered consecutively with brief titles, column headings and footnotes below, while figures must be submitted as separate high-resolution files (minimum 3.5 inches at 300 dpi) in acceptable formats with legends and captions supplied on separate pages; no maximum number of figures or tables is specified.
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Letter to the Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must outline special considerations, brief background to the work, any related or concurrent submissions, originality/relevance, reviewer preferences or exclusions, and any conflicts of interest or permissions issues.
Abstract Letters to the Editor must not include an abstract.
Manuscript Letters to the Editor must be in English, single-word, double-line spaced, generally no more than two A4 pages, with acknowledgements placed in a separate section at the end before the references.
References Reference style and maximum reference count are not specified.
Figures & Tables Placement, file format, resolution requirements, and maximum numbers of figures and tables are not specified for Letters to the Editor.
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Structured Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and should note any special considerations, provide brief background on the work, list any previous or concurrent submissions, support the article’s originality or relevance, suggest or exclude reviewers if desired, and highlight any conflicts of interest or permissions issues.
Abstract Structured reviews must have a structured abstract of up to 250 words with the headings: Objective, Design, Data sources, Review methods, Results and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript section structure and overall word limit are not specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References Use National Library of Medicine/Vancouver style with superscript consecutive in‑text numbering, a numbered reference list, Index Medicus journal abbreviations, and qualified handling of in‑press, web, data and institutional references; no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Tables must be double‑spaced on separate pages (not as images) and numbered consecutively, while figures must be submitted as separate high‑resolution files (minimum 3.5 inches at 300 dpi) in acceptable formats with captions and legends supplied on separate pages; no maximum number of figures or tables is specified.
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Meta-Analysis

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must outline special considerations for the paper, briefly describe the research or data collection, list any previous or concurrent submissions, justify originality or relevance, note preferred or opposed reviewers if applicable, and highlight any conflicts of interest or permissions issues.
Abstract Structured meta-analyses must include a structured abstract of up to 250 words with the headings: Objective, Design, Data sources, Review methods, Results and Conclusions.
Manuscript No specific overall word limit is specified for meta-analyses, but the article should follow a conventional structure including Title page, Abstract, main text (typically with Methods, Results and Discussion), Acknowledgements and References, prepared in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
References Use National Library of Medicine (Vancouver) style with in-text citations as consecutive superscript numbers linked to a numbered reference list; journal names must be abbreviated per Index Medicus, and no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Tables must be double-spaced on separate pages (not as images), numbered consecutively with titles, headings and footnotes; figures must be submitted as separate high-resolution files (minimum 3.5 inches at 300 dpi) in acceptable formats with captions and legends supplied on separate pages and no maximum number of figures or tables specified.
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Editorial

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must outline any special considerations, briefly describe the background of the work, list any previous or concurrent submissions, note originality or relevance, indicate preferred or excluded reviewers if applicable, and highlight any conflicts of interest or permissions issues.
Abstract Editorials must not include an abstract.
Manuscript No specific overall word limit or section structure is specified for editorials.
References Reference formatting style and any maximum reference count are not specified.
Figures & Tables Figure and table placement, file formats, resolution, and maximum allowable numbers are not specified.
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Recent Publications

Decompressive craniectomy in adults with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Marwan Bouras, Frédérique Lamothe-Boucher, Jihad Abou Jamous, Paule Lessard Bonaventure, Antoine Ouellet, Olivier Costerousse, Charles Francoeur, Ryan Zarychanski, Shane W. English, Michael Verret, François Lauzier, Alexis F. Turgeon

10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100220
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Low-intensity versus medium-intensity continuous renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients (LIMIT) trial: Protocol summary and statistical analysis plan of a randomised clinical trial

Tomoko Fujii, Yu Amemiya, Akira Endo, Naoya Iguchi, Hisashi Imahase, Yu Kawazoe, Kyohei Miyamoto, Hiraaki Okuzawa, Aiko Tanaka, Ryo Yamamoto, Makoto Chida, Megumi Furukawa, Shiro Tanaka

10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100223
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Variation in capability, organisational structure, and treatment processes for critically ill adults with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury in Australia and New Zealand

Jonathon D. Taylor, Camila R. Battistuzzo, Chien Y. Kow, James Moore, Lydia Shim, Judith Bellapart, Toby Betteridge, Robert S. Bevan, Deepak Bhonagiri, Andrew Chow, Oliver Flower, Timothy P. Haydon, Toby Jeffcote, Wei-Yun Mak, Robert McNamara, Ravi N. Mistry, Idunn S. Morris, Siva Senthuran, Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, Stephen Warrillow, Mark Weeden, Paul J. Young, Alisa M. Higgins, Colin J. McArthur, Andrew A. Udy

10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100219
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Persistent lymphopaenia in critically ill patients with and without sepsis: An Australian and New Zealand point prevalence study

Derick Adigbli, Anthony Devaux, Serena Knowles, Miranda Hardie, Chris Gianacas, Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Naomi Hammond, Simon Finfer

10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100222
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Bereavement care practices: A national survey of Australian paediatric intensive care units

Arielle N. Jolly, Kristen S. Gibbons, Ashleigh E. Butler, Simon Erickson, Kylie Davies, Kate Masterson, Jason M. Sharbanee, Fenella J. Gill

10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100221
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

The journal reports a typical submission-to-acceptance time of 64 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A covering letter must be submitted with all articles, including background to the research or data collection, any special considerations, details of previous or concurrent submissions, information supporting the submission such as originality and relevance, preferred or opposed reviewers when applicable, and disclosure of any conflicts of interest or permissions information.

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What are the publication costs?

The journal operates as an open access publication, with Critical Care and Resuscitation paying authors' open access fees up to the end of 2024.

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Research Topics

Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

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