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Intensive Care Medicine

Intensive Care Medicine is the official journal of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and provides a premier platform for the communication and exchange of cutting‑edge research and ideas across the field of intensive care medicine. It is intended for professionals involved in intensive medical care, including intensivists, medical specialists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, and aims to advance understanding and practice in Europe and beyond. The journal publishes a wide array of content, including review articles, original research papers, letters, reviews, debates, and more, ensuring comprehensive coverage of topics relevant to the intensive care community.

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Impact Factor 21.2
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0342-4642
eISSN 1432-1238
Invitation Only No

Submission Instructions

Intensive Care Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Paper

Cover Letter A cover letter should explain any requested exceptions to word/figure/reference limits, disclose prior conference presentations, and note trial registration and protocol details when applicable. It is not explicitly required for all submissions but is used to convey these disclosures to the editors.
Title Page Include a separate title page with the manuscript title; full author names; institutional affiliations (department, institution, city, state, country); corresponding author’s email; and ORCID iDs if available.
Abstract A structured abstract (150–250 words) is required with Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Add the trial registration number and date as the last line when applicable. A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords must be present.
Key Points Provide a 65-word Take-Home Message that succinctly states how the work advances current knowledge. This will be published with the paper.
Main Manuscript Headings No specific section headings are mandated, but a clear, logical structure is expected. Ensure methods include ethics/IRB and consent statements where applicable and RCTs conform to CONSORT.
Reference Format Use numeric in-text citations in square brackets and number the reference list consecutively; include DOI links when available and use standard journal title abbreviations. A maximum of 30 references are permitted.
Figures Embed figures within the manuscript text in sequence; if file size prevents upload, submit large figures separately. Provide high-resolution files in accepted formats (e.g., EPS/TIFF). A maximum of 5 tables and/or figures are permitted.
Tables Number tables in order and cite them sequentially in the text with descriptive titles and footnotes as needed. Prepare tables to fit within an A4 portrait width. A maximum of 5 tables and/or figures are permitted.
Additional Documents Include the appropriate EQUATOR checklist; CONSORT checklist/flow diagram for RCTs; IRB/ethics approval and informed consent statements; trial registration details and protocol citation; ICMJE disclosure forms for all authors; and permissions for reused material.
Word Count A maximum word limit of 3,000 words is permitted.
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Narrative/Scoping Reviews, Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analysis

Cover Letter A cover letter should justify any requested exceptions to length or illustration limits and may note registration and protocol details. Not explicitly required for all submissions.
Title Page Provide a title page listing the manuscript title, all authors, affiliations, corresponding author contact, and ORCID iDs if available.
Abstract An abstract of up to 250 words is required. Structure is not specified, but ensure it concisely summarizes the question, methods, and key findings. A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 keywords must be present.
Key Points Provide a 65-word Take-Home Message highlighting the key implications of the review or meta-analysis.
Main Manuscript Headings Specific headings are not mandated. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should follow PRISMA structure (e.g., Methods, Results, Discussion) and include details of registration and protocols.
Reference Format Use numeric in-text citations in square brackets with a consecutively numbered reference list; include DOI links when available. A maximum of 75 references are permitted.
Figures Embed figures within the manuscript; submit separately only if file size prevents upload. Ensure appropriate formats and resolution per artwork guidelines. A maximum of 5 tables and/or figures are permitted.
Tables Include numbered tables with captions and footnotes; cite sequentially in text and prepare to fit A4 portrait width. A maximum of 5 tables and/or figures are permitted.
Additional Documents Include PRISMA checklist/flow diagram (for systematic reviews/meta-analyses), PROSPERO registration details, appropriate EQUATOR checklist, ICMJE disclosures, and permissions for reused content.
Word Count A maximum word limit of 4,000 words is permitted.
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Editorial

Cover Letter Editorials are commissioned; if submitting an invited editorial, include any necessary disclosures in your submission correspondence.
Title Page Provide a title page with the title, author names, affiliations, and corresponding author contact details.
Abstract Abstracts are not required for Editorials.
Key Points Key points or take-home messages are not required for Editorials.
Main Manuscript Headings No specific headings are prescribed; present a concise, well-structured commentary.
Reference Format Use numeric in-text citations in square brackets with a consecutively numbered reference list (up to 15 references).
Figures Include one mandatory table or figure; embed within the manuscript or provide as a separate high-quality file per artwork specifications.
Tables One table or figure is mandatory; if using a table, number and caption it and cite it in the text.
Additional Documents ICMJE disclosure forms for all authors; permissions for any reused material.
Word Count A maximum word limit of 1,000 words is permitted.
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Recent Publications

Distinct weaning phenotypes in patients unsuccessful in weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation: a secondary analysis of the WEAN SAFE cohort

Reginald Caldecott, Yueyun Zhu, Bairbre A. McNicholas, Emanuele Rezoagli, Shaurya Taran, Tài Pham, Leo Heunks, Giacomo Bellani, Laurent Brochard, Andrew J. Simpkin, John G. Laffey, Fekri Abrough, Subhash P. Acharya, Pravin Amin, Yaseen Arabi, Irene Aragao, Philippe Bauer, Gaëtan Beduneau, Jeremy Beitler, Johan Berkius, Guillermo Bugedo, Luigi Camporota, Vladimir Cerny, Young-Jae Cho, Kevin Clarkson, Elisa Estenssoro, Ewan Goligher, Giacomo Grasselli, Alexey Gritsan, Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian, Greet Hermans, Leo M. Heunks, Bojan Jovanovic, Kiyoyasu Kurahashi, Jon Henrik Laake, Dimitrios Matamis, Onnen Moerer, Zsolt Molnar, Ezgi Ozylmaz, Bernardo Panka, Alfred Papali, Óscar Peñuelas, Sébastien Perbet, Lise Piquilloud, Haibo Qiu, Assem Abdel Razek, Nuttapol Rittayamai, Rollin Roldan, Ary Serpa Neto, Konstanty Szuldrzynski, Daniel Talmor, Dana Tomescu, Frank Van Haren, Asisclo Villagomez, Amine Ali Zeggwagh, Toshikazu Abe, Abdelrhman Aboshady, Melanie Acampo-de Jong, Subhash Acharya, Jane Adderley, Nalan Adiguzel, Vijay Kumar Agrawal, Gerardo Aguilar, Gaston Aguirre, Hernan Aguirre-Bermeo, Björn Ahlström, Türkay Akbas, Mustafa Akker, Ghamdan Al Sadeh, Sultan Alamri, Angela Algaba, Muneeb Ali, Anna Aliberti, Jose Manuel Allegue, Diana Alvarez, Joaquin Amador, Finn H. Andersen, Sharique Ansari, Yutthana Apichatbutr, Olympia Apostolopoulou, Yaseen Arabi, Daniel Arellano, Mestanza Arica, Huseyin Arikan, Koichi Arinaga, Jean-Michel Arnal, Kengo Asano, Marta Asín-Corrochano, Jesus Milagrito Avalos Cabrera, Silvia Avila Fuentes, Semih Aydemir, Gulbin Aygencel, Luciano Azevedo, Feza Bacakoglu, Julio Badie, Elias Baedorf Kassis, Gabriela Bai, Govindan Balaraj, Bruno Ballico, Valerie Banner-Goodspeed, Preveen Banwarie, Rosella Barbieri, Arvind Baronia, Jonathan Barrett, Loïc Barrot, Jesus Emilio Barrueco-Francioni, Jeffrey Barry, Philippe Bauer, Harshal Bawangade, Sarah Beavis, Eduardo Beck, Nina Beehre, Alberto Belenguer Muncharaz, Mirko Belliato, Agrippino Bellissima, Rodrigo Beltramelli, Asma Ben Souissi, Adela Benitez-Cano, Mohamed Benlamin, Abdellatif Benslama, Luis Bento, Daniela Benvenuti, Johan Berkius, Laura Bernabe, Andrew Bersten, Giacomo Berta, Pietro Bertini, Elliot Bertram-Ralph, Mohamed Besbes, Lisandro Roberto Bettini, Pascal Beuret, Jeremy Bewley, Marco Bezzi, Lakshay Bhakhtiani, Rakesh Bhandary, Kaushik Bhowmick, Shailesh Bihari, Bernie Bissett, David Blythe, Simon Bocher, Narain Boedjawan, Christine M. Bojanowski, Elisa Boni, Sabrina Boraso, Massimo Borelli, Silvina Borello, Margarita Borislavova, Karen J. Bosma, Maurizio Bottiroli, Owen Boyd, Suha Bozbay, Arturo Briva, Cédric Bruel, Andrea Bruni, Ulrike Buehner, Guillermo Bugedo, Pierre Bulpa, Karen Burt, Mathieu Buscot, Stefania Buttera, Jorge Cabrera, Roberta Caccese, Pietro Caironi, Ivan Canchos Gutierrez, Nancy Canedo, Alma Cani, Iacopo Cappellini, Jesus Carazo, Luis Pablo Cardonnet, David Carpio, Demetrio Carriedo, Ramón Carrillo, João Carvalho, Eliana Caser, Antonio Castelli, Manuel Castillo Quintero, Heloisa Castro, Nuno Catorze, Melike Cengiz, Enrique Cereijo, Helga Ceunen, Christos Chaintoutis, Youjin Chang, Gustavogcha Chaparro, Carmel Chapman, Simon Chau, Cecilia Eugenia Chavez, Cosimo Chelazzi, Jonathan Chelly, Frank Chemouni, Kai Chen, Ariel Chena, Paolo Chiarandini, Phil Chilton, Davide Chiumello, Young-Jae Cho, Yvette Chou-Lie, Nicolas Chudeau, Ismail Cinel, Gilda Cinnella, Michele Clark, Thomas Clark, Kevin Clarkson, Stefano Clementi, Luis Coaguila, Alexis Jaspe Codecido, Amy Collins, Riccardo Colombo, Juan Conde, Guglielmo Consales, Tim Cook, Andrea Coppadoro, Rodrigo Cornejo, Andrea Cortegiani, Cristina Coxo, Andrea Neville Cracchiolo, Mónica Crespo Ramirez, Philippe Crova, José Cruz, Lucia Cubattoli, Zafer Çukurova, Francesco Curto, Piotr Czempik, Rocco D’Andrea, Fernando da Silva Ramos, Laurence Dangers, Marc Danguy des Déserts, Pierre-Eric Danin, Fabianne Dantas, Cédric Daubin, Wu Dawei, Candelaria de Haro, Felipe de Jesus Montelongo, Diego De Mendoza, Raúl de Pablo, Gennaro De Pascale, Silvia De Rosa, Maxens Decavèle, Pierre-Louis Declercq, Alberto Deicas, María del Carmen Campos Moreno, Jean Dellamonica, Benjamin Delmas, Oktay Demirkiran, Hilmi Demirkiran, Tarek Dendane, Rossella di Mussi, Chrysi Diakaki, Anatilde Diaz, Willy Diaz, Yalim Dikmen, Aikaterini Dimoula, Patricia Doble, Nagwa Doha, Guilherme Domingos, Martin Dres, David Dries, Abhijit Duggal, Graeme Duke, Pavel Dunts, Knut Dybwik, Maksym Dykyy, Philippe Eckert, Serdar Efe, Souheil Elatrous, Gülseren Elay, Abubaker S. Elmaryul, Mohamed Elsaadany, Hany Elsayed, Samar Elsayed, Malo Emery, Sébastien Ena, Kevin Eng, Joshua A. Englert, Elif Erdogan, Perihan Ergin Ozcan, Ege Eroglu, Miguel Escobar, Figen Esen, Arzu Esen Tekeli, Alejandro Esquivel, Helbert Esquivel Gallegos, Hanane Ezzouine, Alberto Facchini, Mohammad Faheem, Vito Fanelli, Maria Fernanda FARINA, Muriel Fartoukh, Lutz Fehrle, Feng Feng, Yufeng Feng, Irene Fernandez, Borja Fernandez, Maria Lorena Fernandez-Rodriguez, Carlos Ferrando, Maria João Ferreira da Silva, Mireia Ferreruela, Janet Ferrier, Matias Jesús Flamm Zamorano, Laura Flood, Leda Floris, Martin Fluckiger, Catalina Forteza, Antonella Fortunato, Eric Frans, Antonella Frattari, Sebastian Fredes, Tim Frenzel, Roberto Fumagalli, Mariano Andres Furche, Maurizio Fusari, Edward Fysh, Juan Luis Galeas-Lopez, Louis-Marie Galerneau, Analía Garcia, María Fernanda Garcia, Elisabet Garcia, Pablo Garcia Olivares, Jaroslaw Garlicki, Aude Garnero, Eugenio Garofalo, Prabha Gautam, Andrey Gazenkampf, Stéphanie Gelinotte, Domenico Gelormini, Etienne Ghrenassia, Angelo Giacomucci, Robert Giannoni, Andrea Gigante, Nancy Glober, Paolo Gnesin, Yari Gollo, Dina Gomaa, Rosita Gomero Paredes, Rui Gomes, Raúl Alejandro Gomez, Oscar Gomez, Aroa Gomez, Louise Gondim, Manuel Gonzalez, Isabel Gonzalez, Alejandro Gonzalez-Castro, Orlando Gordillo Romero, Federico Gordo, Philippe Gouin, Jerónimo Graf Santos, Rooney Grainne, Matilde Grando, Sanja Granov Grabovica, Giacomo Grasselli, Salvatore Grasso, Rinaldo Grasso, Lisa Grimmer, Colin Grissom, Alexey Gritsan, Qing Gu, Xiang-Dong Guan, Fabio Guarracino, Neus Guasch, Luca Guatteri, Renaud Gueret, Claude Guérin, Emmanuel Guerot, Pierre-Gildas Guitard, Fethi Gül, Ayca Gumus, Mohan Gurjar, Patricia Gutierrez, Abdelhamid Hachimi, Adi Hadzibegovic, Samantha Hagan, Clare Hammel, Joo Han Song, Gabrielle Hanlon, Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian, Serge Heines, Johanna Henriksson, Jean-Etienne Herbrecht, Gabriel Omar Heredia Orbegoso, Greet Hermans, Andrew Hermon, Rosana Hernandez, Carmen Hernandez, Luis Herrera, Manuel Herrera-Gutierrez, Juan Hidalgo, Dianne Hill, Dagmar Holmquist, Marcela Homez, Xia Hongtao, Anil Hormis, Daniel Horner, M. Carmen Hornos, Meihong Hou, Stacy House, Brahim Housni, Keith Hugill, Sally Humphreys, Louis Humbert, Stephanie Hunter, Hwa Young Lee, Nicolas Iezzi, Santiago Ilutovich, Volkan Inal, Richard Innes, Panagiotis Ioannides, Giorgio Antonio Iotti, Mariachiara Ippolito, Hiromasa Irie, Hiroki Iriyama, Taiga Itagaki, Javier Izura, Santiago Izza, Rakhshanda Jabeen, Hamidreza Jamaati, Sunil Jamadarkhana, Amira Jamoussi, Milosz Jankowski, Luis Alberto Jaramillo, Kyeongman Jeon, Seok Jeong Lee, Deepak Jeswani, Simant Jha, Liangyan Jiang, Chen Jing, Sébastien Jochmans, Bror Anders Johnstad, Lee Jongmin, Aurélie Joret, Bojan Jovanovic, Detajin Junhasavasdikul, Maria Teresa Jurado, Elisa Kam, Hidenobu Kamohara, Caroline Kane, Iskender Kara, Sait Karakurt, Cherdkiat Karnjanarachata, Jun Kataoka, Shinshu Katayama, Shuchi Kaushik, Nermin Kelebek Girgin, Kathryn Kerr, Ian Kerslake, Prakash Khairnar, Abidi Khalid, Akram Khan, Ashish K. Khanna, Reza Khorasanee, Dieneke Kienhorst, Cenk Kirakli, Rihard Knafelj, Mark Kol Kol, Napplika Kongpolprom, Csaba Kopitko, Pervin Korkmaz Ekren, Agnieszka Kubisz-Pudelko, Zoltan Kulcsar, Junji Kumasawa, Kiyoyasu Kurahashi, Akira Kuriyama, Fernanda Kutchak, Jon Henrik Laake, Eduardo Labarca, Françoise Labat, César Laborda, Manuel Alberto Laca Barrera, Laurie Lagache, Antonio Landaverde Lopez, Michael Lanspa, Valeria Lascari, Matthieu Le Meur, Su Hwan Lee, Young Ju Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Won-Yeon Lee, Jarone Lee, Terje Legernaes, Tamaas Leiner, Virginie Lemiale, Tiago Leonor, Philipp M. Lepper, Dahuan Li, Hongbin Li, Oleg Li, Ana Raquel Lima, Dan Lind, Edward Litton, Ning Liu, Ling Liu, Jialin Liu, Jean-François Llitjos, Beatriz Llorente, Rodolfo Lopez, Claudia Elizabeth Lopez, Claudia Lopez Nava, Pablo Lovazzano, Min Lu, Francesca Lucchese, Manuela Lugano, Gustavo Lugo Goytia, Hua Luo, Ceri Lynch, Sebastiano Macheda, Victor Hugo Madrigal Robles, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore, Mònica Magret Iglesias, Peter Malaga, Harish Mallapura Maheswarappa, Guillermo Malpartida, Andrey Malyarchikov, Helena Mansson, Anaid Manzano, Ismael Marey, Nathalie Marin, Maria del Carmen Marin, Eliana Markman, Felix Martin, Alex Martin, Cristina Martin Dal Gesso, Felipe Martinez, Conchita Martínez-Fidalgo, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Arantxa Mas, Sakuraya Masaaki, Emilio Maseda, Eleni Massa, Anna Mattsson, Jessica Maugeri, Victoria McCredie, James McCullough, Shay McGuinness, Andrew McKown, László Medve, Chengqing Mei, Ricard Mellado Artigas, Vitor Mendes, Mohamed Khalaf Ebraheim Mervat, Isabelle Michaux, Michael Mikhaeil, Olga Milagros, Igor Milet, Maria Teresa Millan, Zhang Minwei, Lucia Mirabella, Sanghamitra Mishra, Giovanni Mistraletti, Katsunori Mochizuki, Onnen Moerer, Arif Moghal, Francesco Mojoli, Alexandre Molin, Zsolt Molnar, Raquel Montiel, Luca Montini, Gianmario Monza, Maria Mora Aznar, Sunthiti Morakul, Maria Morales, Daniel Moreno Torres, Diego Rolando Morocho Tutillo, Catherine Motherway, Doumiri Mouhssine, Eleni Mouloudi, Tapia Muñoz, Carlos Munoz de Cabo, Mohamed Mustafa, Radhakrishnan Muthuchellappan, Muraleekrishnan Muthukrishnan, Stefano Muttini, Isao Nagata, Dick Nahar, Misuzu Nakanishi, Izumi Nakayama, Silvio Antonio Namendys-Silva, Rahul Nanchal, Sivakumar Nandakumar, Alessandra Nasi, Kamal Nasir, Paolo Navalesi, Tayyba Naz Aslam, Thuy Nga Phan, Alistair Nichol, Shuhei Niiyama, Sofia Nikolakopoulou, Elena Nikolic, Kenichi Nitta, Marko Noc, Stephanie Nonas, Saad Nseir, Ayşe Nur Soyturk, Yukako Obata, Richard Oeckler, Moe Oguchi, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Marina Oikonomou, Agueda Ojados, Maria Teresa Oliveira, Wilson Oliveira Filho, Carlo Oliveri, Aitor Olmos, Kazuya Omura, Maria Cristina Orlandi, Francesca Orsenigo, Laura Ortiz-Ruiz De Gordoa, Kei Ota, Rainier Ovalle Olmos, Nándo Öveges, Peter Oziemski, Ozlem Ozkan Kuscu, Ezgi Özyılmaz, Fernando Pachas Alvarado, Gonzalo Pagella, Vijayanand Palaniswamy, Eugenio Luis Palazon Sanchez, Salvatore Palmese, Guojun Pan, Wensen Pan, Bernardo Panka, Metaxia Papanikolaou, Theonymfi Papavasilopoulou, Ameet Parekh, Rachael Parke, Francisco J. Parrilla, Dácil Parrilla, Taha Pasha, Laura Pasin, Luis Patão, Mayur Patel, Grisma Patel, Basanta Kumar Pati, Jayaprakash Patil, Saroj Pattnaik, Daniel Paul, Maurizio Pavesi, Vanesa Alejandra Pavlotsky, Graciela Paz, Enrique Paz, Elisabetta Pecci, Carlos Pellegrini, Andrea Gabriela Peña Padilla, Gaetano Perchiazzi, Tiago Pereira, Vera Pereira, Manuel Perez, Cesar Perez Calvo, Meisy Perez Cheng, Ronald Perez Maita, Rodrigo Pérez-Araos, Purificación Perez-Teran, David Perez-Torres, Gavin Perkins, Paolo Persona, Tananchai Petnak, Marina Petrova, Tai Pham, François Philippart, Edoardo Picetti, Elisabetta Pierucci, Edoardo Piervincenzi, Riccardo Pinciroli, Maria-Consuelo Pintado, Lise Piquilloud, Thomas Piraino, Stephanie Piras, Claudio Piras, Pattarin Pirompanich, Luigi Pisani, Enrique Platas, Gustavo Plotnikow, Willy Porras, Virginia Porta, Mariana Portilla, José Portugal, Pedro Povoa, Gwenael Prat, Romina Pratto, Gabriel Preda, Isidro Prieto, Estefania Prol-Silva, Richard Pugh, Yupeng Qi, Chuanyun Qian, Tiehe Qin, Haibo Qiu, Hongping Qu, Teobaldo Quintana, Rosari Quispe Sierra, Rocio Quispe Soto, Raihan Rabbani, Mohamed Rabee, Ahmed Rabie, Maria Augusta Rahe Pereira, Ashish Rai, Sundar Raj Ashok, Mostafa Rajab, Navin Ramdhani, Elizabeth Ramey, Marco Ranieri, Darshana Rathod, Banambar Ray, Shihan Mahmud Redwanul Huq, Adrian Regli, Rosa Reina, Natalia Resano Sarmiento, Faustine Reynaud, Gemma Rialp, Pilar Ricart, Todd Rice, Angus Richardson, Marcelo Rieder, Martin Rinket, Fernando Rios, Fernando Rios, Alejandro Risso Vazquez, Nuttapol Rittayamai, Ivano Riva, Monaly Rivette, Oriol Roca, Ferran Roche-Campo, Covadonga Rodriguez, Gabriel Rodriguez, Daniel Rodriguez Gonzalez, Xandra Yanina Rodriguez Tucto, Angela Rogers, María Elena Romano, Linda Rørtveit, Alastair Rose, Damien Roux, Anahita Rouze, Paolo Nahuel Rubatto Birri, Wang Ruilan, Aldana Ruiz Robledo, Antonio Luis Ruiz-Aguilar, Tomohito Sadahiro, Ignacio Saez, Judith Sagardia, Rajnish Saha, Rohit Saha, Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Shigeki Saito, Maie Salem, Gabriele Sales, Patricia Salgado, Srinivas Samavedam, Mhamed Sami Mebazaa, Line Samuelsson, Nandyelly San Juan Roman, Patricia Sanchez, Jesus Sanchez-Ballesteros, Yazcitk Sandoval, Emanuele Sani, Martin Santos, Carla Santos, Masamitsu Sanui, Lakshmikanthcharan Saravanabavan, Sema Sari, Agnes Sarkany, Bertrand Sauneuf, Monica Savioli, Hilal Sazak, Riccardo Scano, Francis Schneider, Frédérique Schortgen, Marcus J. Schultz, Gabriele Leonie Schwarz, Faruk Seçkin Yücesoy, Andrew Seely, Frederik Seiler, Yasemin Seker Tekdos, Kim Seok Chan, Luca Serano, Wojciech Serednicki, Ary Serpa Neto, Mariano Setten, Asim Shah, Bhagyesh Shah, You Shang, Pradeep Shanmugasundaram, Konstantin Shapovalov, Eman Shebl, Takuya Shiga, Nobuaki Shime, Phil Shin, Jack Short, Chen Shuhua, Sughrat Siddiqui, Juan Ignacio Silesky Jimenez, Daniel Silva, Betania Silva Sales, Koen Simons, Brit Ågot Sjøbø, David Slessor, Jakub Smiechowicz, Nathan Smischney, Paul Smith, Tim Smith, Mark Smith, Sarah Snape, Lindi Snyman, Filiep Soetens, Kyung Sook Hong, Miguel Ángel Sosa Medellin, Giovanna Soto, Xavier Souloy, Elsa Sousa, Stefania Sovatzis, Didem Sozutek, Savino Spadaro, Marco Spagnoli, Martin Spångfors, Nick Spittle, Mike Spivey, Andrew Stapleton, Branislava Stefanovic, Lorraine Stephenson, Elizabeth Stevenson, Kristian Strand, Maria Teresa Strano, Slavenka Straus, Chenliang Sun, Rongqing Sun, Venkat Sundaram, Tai SunPark, Elisabeth Surlemont, Yuda Sutherasan, Zsuzsanna Szabo, Konstanty Szuldrzynski, Christopher Tainter, Akihiro Takaba, Mandy Tallott, Tamasato Tamasato, Zhanhong Tang, Viratch Tangsujaritvijit, Leandro Taniguchi, Daisuke Taniguchi, Fabio Tarantino, Krittika Teerapuncharoen, Susana Temprano, Pierpaolo Terragni, Nicolas Terzi, Anand Thakur, Pongdhep Theerawit, Arnaud W. 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Frequently asked questions

Is Intensive Care Medicine open access?

Intensive Care Medicine is a hybrid journal, offering both traditional subscription-based publishing and open access options. Authors can choose to make their articles open access by paying an Article Processing Charge (APC).

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What is the impact factor of Intensive Care Medicine?

The 2024 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for Intensive Care Medicine is 21.2. The impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year, and is often used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field.

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What is the time to publication for Intensive Care Medicine?

Submission to first decision (median) is 4 days.

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Does Intensive Care Medicine require a cover letter?

Cover letters are used to communicate important disclosures and requests, such as explaining exceptions to length or figure limits, disclosing prior conference presentations, and providing trial registration/protocol details when applicable. While not explicitly required for every submission, authors are encouraged to include a cover letter to address these points and any reuse of material.

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How much does it cost to publish in Intensive Care Medicine?

The journal follows a hybrid publishing model with an optional Open Choice route. Open Choice articles remain under author copyright and are published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Specific APC amounts are not listed on this page. Color figures are published free of charge online. Authors select the publishing model and arrange any associated payments after acceptance.

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Research Topics

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy