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Journal Of Critical & Intensive Care

Journal of Critical and Intensive Care (J Crit Intensive Care) is the scientific and official publication of the Society of Turkish Intensivists (STI). It is an international open access journal published three times a year and uses an independent, unbiased, double-blinded peer review process for manuscript evaluation. The journal is indexed in Web of Science – Emerging Sources Citation Index and TUBITAK ULAKBIM TR index, and its articles are available through Web of Science.

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Subject Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Quartile Q4
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2717-6428
eISSN 2717-6428
Invitation Only No
Cost Range No fee for submission or for articles accepted for publication

Submission Instructions

Journal Of Critical & Intensive Care accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter A separate cover letter is required stating that the manuscript is original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere; any use of AI-assisted technology must also be described in the cover letter.
Abstract A structured abstract is required (max 250 words) with the subheadings aim, study design, materials and methods, results, and conclusion.
Manuscript Original Articles must not exceed 4000 words and the main text must be structured into Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion (including a limitations section), and Conclusion.
References References follow a numbered Vancouver style cited in order of appearance, with specific formatting for journals and books, Index Medicus abbreviations for journal titles, and a maximum of 35 references.
Figures & Tables Tables must appear after the references (each on a separate page) and figures must be submitted as separate JPG or TIFF files; Original Articles may include a combined maximum of 6 tables and/or figures in total.
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Review Article

Cover Letter A separate cover letter is required, stating that the manuscript is original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere; any use of AI-assisted technology must also be described in the cover letter.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required, with no subheadings and a maximum length of 250 words.
Manuscript Review articles must not exceed 5000 words, must include a title, author details and corresponding author contact information, use appropriate subheadings, and contain a Conclusion section summarizing the main inference in one or two sentences.
References References must follow a numbered Vancouver style (in order of appearance, cited in the text with Arabic numerals in brackets, journal titles abbreviated per Index Medicus, author listing rules applied); limit: 70 references.
Figures & Tables Tables, figures, and figure legends must follow the formatting rules for original research articles and are limited to a combined maximum of 6 tables and/or figures in total.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A separate cover letter is required stating that the manuscript is original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere, and must describe any use of AI-assisted technology.
Abstract An unstructured abstract (no subheadings) is required, with a maximum of 150 words for case reports and case series.
Manuscript Case reports must follow this structure: Introduction, Case(s), Discussion, and Conclusion, with a maximum of 1500 words including no more than 15 references and 2 tables and/or figures in total.
References References must be numbered in order of appearance using Arabic numerals in brackets, follow Index Medicus journal title abbreviations, list all authors if ≤3 or first 3 plus “et al.” if ≥4, and are limited to 15 references for case reports and case series.
Figures & Tables Case reports and case series may include a maximum of 2 tables and/or figures in total, prepared (including legends) according to the formatting rules for original research articles.
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Case Series

Cover Letter A separate cover letter is required, stating that the manuscript is original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere; any use of AI-assisted technology must also be described in the cover letter.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required with no subheadings, with a maximum length of 150 words for case series.
Manuscript Case series must follow this structure: Introduction, Case(s) (each case numbered, e.g., Case 1), Discussion, and Conclusion, with a maximum total length of 1500 words.
References Use numbered references in order of appearance with Arabic numerals in brackets, formatted in Index Medicus–style journal abbreviations and standard journal/book chapter elements; maximum 15 references for case series, with all authors listed if ≤3 and first 3 plus “et al.” if ≥4.
Figures & Tables For case series, a maximum of 2 tables and/or figures in total is allowed, prepared (including legends) according to the rules for original research articles.
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Editorial

Cover Letter A separate cover letter is required, confirming the work is original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere; any use of AI-assisted technology must also be described.
Abstract Editorials do not require an abstract.
Manuscript Editorials are brief evaluations of published manuscripts written by an invited authority, may include subheadings, and must not exceed 500 words.
References References are numbered in order of appearance using a Vancouver-like style with Index Medicus journal abbreviations; list all authors if three or fewer, the first three plus “et al.” if four or more, and include full publication details. Limit: 10 references for editorials.
Figures & Tables Editorials must not include any tables or figures.
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Letter to the Editor

Cover Letter A separate cover letter is required, stating that the submission is original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere, and describing any use of AI-assisted technology.
Abstract Letters to the Editor do not include an abstract.
Manuscript Letters to the Editor must be in English, not exceed 500 words, begin the main text with the statement “To the Editor”, and include a separate title page with full author details and corresponding author contact information.
References References must be prepared as for original research articles, numbered in order of appearance using Arabic numerals in brackets with Index Medicus journal abbreviations; maximum 5 references and unpublished data cited in text only as “name(s), unpublished data”.
Figures & Tables Letters to the Editor may include only 1 table or 1 figure, formatted according to the rules for original research articles.
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Letters to the editor submitted within 2 months after publication of an original article may be considered for publication soon after or in the subsequent volume.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required for all submissions, stating that the manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration elsewhere, and it must be uploaded as a separate file.

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What are the publication costs?

Articles published in the journal are made available under a CC BY-NC open access license, indicating that content is freely accessible to readers without subscription fees.

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