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Resuscitation Plus

Resuscitation Plus is an open access quarterly international and interdisciplinary medical journal and companion title to Resuscitation, focused entirely on cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It publishes work on the aetiology, pathophysiology and prevention of cardiac arrest, resuscitation training and simulation, clinical resuscitation, experimental resuscitation research, and animal studies relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and post-resuscitation, as well as research on traumatic cardiac arrest and haemorrhagic shock. Systematic reviews, narrative reviews, scoping reviews, case reports and methods papers relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation are particularly encouraged, serving healthcare professionals in critical care, emergency medicine, acute medicine, anaesthesia, cardiology, paediatrics, neonatology, trauma and simulation.

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Subject Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Impact Factor 2.4
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2666-5204
eISSN 2666-5204
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,740 (excluding taxes)

Submission Instructions

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

Original Paper

Cover Letter No cover letter requirements are specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract not exceeding 250 words is required, summarizing the purpose, principal results, and major conclusions while avoiding unnecessary references and non-standard abbreviations.
Manuscript Manuscript length is limited to 3000 words (excluding abstract and references); no specific section structure is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References Use Vancouver reference style with references numbered in order of appearance and cited in square brackets; all in-text citations must appear in the reference list and vice versa, with a maximum of 80 references.
Figures & Tables Submit tables as editable text and figures/images as separate files, all numbered and cited in the text with captions, with a combined maximum of 6 tables and/or illustrations.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, including whether a cover letter is required or what it should contain.
Abstract An abstract is required, unstructured, and must not exceed 250 words, briefly stating the purpose of the research, principal results, and major conclusions.
Manuscript Systematic reviews have a maximum main text length of 4000 words (excluding abstract and references); no specific section structure (e.g., IMRaD) is specified.
References Use Vancouver reference style with references numbered in order of appearance and cited in square brackets; all in-text citations must appear in the reference list and vice versa, with a maximum of 150 references.
Figures & Tables Up to 12 tables and/or illustrations are allowed in total; tables must be editable text with captions below the table body, and figures/images must be separate files, numbered and cited in the text with captions supplied in a separate file.
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Narrative Review

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, and a cover letter does not appear to be mandatory.
Abstract An unstructured abstract not exceeding 250 words is required, summarizing the purpose, principal results, and major conclusions and avoiding unnecessary references and non-standard abbreviations.
Manuscript Maximum narrative review length is 4000 words excluding abstract and references; no specific section structure is specified for the main text.
References Use Vancouver reference style with references numbered in order of appearance in square brackets, ensuring all in-text citations appear in the reference list and vice versa; maximum 100 references.
Figures & Tables Up to 10 tables and/or illustrations are allowed in total, with tables submitted as editable text and figures/images as separate files, all numbered in sequence, cited in the text, and accompanied by captions (captions for figures in a separate file).
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Scoping Review

Cover Letter No cover letter requirements are specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract not exceeding 250 words is required, summarizing the purpose of the research, principal results, and major conclusions.
Manuscript The main text is limited to 4000 words (excluding abstract and references); no specific section structure is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References Use Vancouver reference style with references numbered in order of appearance and cited in square brackets; all in-text citations must appear in the reference list and vice versa, with a maximum of 150 references.
Figures & Tables Submit tables as editable text and figures/images as separate files, all numbered and cited in the text with captions, with a combined maximum of 12 tables and/or illustrations.
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Protocol Paper

Cover Letter Cover letter must provide evidence of formal ethical approval and independent peer review from a major funding body if seeking consideration without further peer review.
Abstract An unstructured abstract not exceeding 250 words is required, briefly stating the purpose, principal results, and major conclusions while avoiding unnecessary references and non‑standard abbreviations.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3000 words (excluding abstract and references), use single-column layout for Word files (double-column only for LaTeX), and include a dedicated section titled “Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the manuscript preparation process” placed before the references when such tools are used.
References Use Vancouver reference style with references numbered in order of appearance and cited in square brackets; all in-text citations must appear in the reference list and vice versa, with a maximum of 80 references.
Figures & Tables Limit of 6 tables and/or illustrations in total; tables must be editable text, numbered and cited in order with captions below, and figures/images must be submitted as separate files, numbered and cited in order with captions in a separate file, without the use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools to create or alter images unless this is part of the described research methods.
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Case Report

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are specified, including whether a cover letter is required.
Abstract An abstract is required, unstructured, and must not exceed 250 words, summarizing purpose, principal results, and major conclusions.
Manuscript Case reports have a maximum main-text length of 1500 words (excluding abstract and references); no specific section structure is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References Use Vancouver style with references numbered in order of appearance and cited in square brackets; all in-text citations must appear in the reference list and vice versa, with a maximum of 20 references.
Figures & Tables Up to 4 tables and/or illustrations are allowed in total, with tables submitted as editable text and figures/images as separate files, all numbered and cited in sequence with captions; if provided, graphical abstracts must be at least 531 × 1328 pixels in TIFF, EPS, PDF, or MS Office formats.
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Editorial

Cover Letter No cover letter requirements are specified.
Abstract An abstract is required, unstructured, with a maximum of 250 words stating purpose, principal results, and major conclusions.
Manuscript Editorials have a maximum length of 1200 words (excluding abstract and references); no specific section structure is specified in the submission guidelines for this journal.
References Use Vancouver style with references numbered in order of appearance and cited in square brackets; all cited items must appear in the reference list and vice versa. Limit: 30 references.
Figures & Tables Maximum of 1 table and/or illustration is allowed; tables must be editable text and figures submitted as separate numbered files with captions provided separately.
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Letter To Editor

Cover Letter No cover letter requirements are specified.
Abstract An abstract not exceeding 250 words is required, stating the purpose of the research, principal results, and major conclusions in an unstructured format.
Manuscript Maximum main text length is 500 words (excluding abstract and references); no specific section structure is specified for letters to the editor.
References Use Vancouver reference style with references numbered in order of appearance and cited in square brackets; maximum 10 references.
Figures & Tables Up to 1 table and/or illustration is allowed; tables must be editable text and figures submitted as separate image files, both numbered and cited in the text with captions.
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Recent Publications

Defining Thoracic Impedance Thresholds for Rescue Ventilation: A Laboratory Study

Philip Jarrett, Rithika Prakash, Bhaskar Thakur, Jordan Thomas, Dazhe Cao, Mary Chang, Betty Yang, Sarah Shaver, Ahamed Idris

10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101284
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Investigating inequality in Advanced Life Support courses: a retrospective, single-centre, survey-based pilot study

Ahmed Elshaer, Libby Thomas

10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101283
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Nationwide Analysis of Mortality Predictors Following In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Older Thai Adults, 2016–2024

Manchumad Manjavong, Panita Limpawattana, Jarin Chindaprasirt, Watsamon Inyu, Poonchana Wareechai

10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101282
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Effect of Patient Clothing Removal with Scissors on Time to Defibrillation by Lay Rescuers: A Randomized Controlled Simulation Trial

Kentaro Omatsu, Reishin Matsuyama, Neneka Kamitani, Genjiro Muro, Azusa Tsunemoto, Gen Toyama, Yutaka Takei

10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101281
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Femoral artery M-mode visualisation of compression dynamics and ROSC transition during CPR

Mohammed Naveeth Imran, V.T. Amrithanand

10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101280
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Typical timelines are 5 days from submission to first decision, 28 days from submission to decision after review, 59 days from submission to acceptance, and 14 days from acceptance to online publication.

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Is a cover letter required?

For protocol papers reporting research that has obtained formal ethical approval and undergone independent peer review from a major funding body, authors are asked to provide evidence of funding and ethical approval in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

The primary publication cost is an Article Publishing Charge (APC) of USD 2,740, excluding taxes, for open access publication.

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Research Topics

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Emergency and Acute Care Studies Disaster Response and Management