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Top 10 Open Access Critical Care Medicine Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Critical Care Medicine journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights details authors often need when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

#1
CC
JIF 9.3
Q1
Open

Critical Care is a high-quality, peer-reviewed, international clinical medical journal that aims to improve the care of critically ill patients by acquiring, discussing, distributing, and promoting evidence-based information relevant to intensivists. The journ...

Identifiers

ISSN 1364-8535
eISSN 1466-609X

Publication Cost

APC: £2,990 / $4,190 / €3,490 (plus applicable taxes)

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 4; Submission to acceptance (median days): 51
#2
AO
JIF 5.5
Q1
Open

Annals of Intensive Care is an online, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality original research and review articles in intensive care medicine. It serves the entire critical care community—including attending physicians, fellows, residents, nurses,...

Identifiers

ISSN 2110-5820
eISSN 2110-5820

Publication Cost

APC: $3,490 / £2,590 / €2,990 (plus applicable taxes)

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median): 7 days; Submission to acceptance (median): 105 days
#3
JO
JIF 4.7
Q1
Open

Journal of Intensive Care is an open access journal covering all aspects of intensive care medicine, including intensive and critical care, trauma and surgical intensive care, pediatric intensive care, acute and emergency medicine, perioperative medicine, resu...

Identifiers

ISSN 2052-0492
eISSN 2052-0492

Publication Cost

The current Article Processing Charge, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable, is: £1956.00/$2577.00/€2163.00

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median): 4 days; Submission to acceptance (median): 76 days
#4
JO
JIF 3.3
Q2
Open

Journal of Intensive Medicine is an open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality review papers and original research articles related to the latest trends and advances covering all aspects of intensive care medicine. It is sponsored and owned...

Identifiers

ISSN 2097-0250
eISSN 2667-100X

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,000 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

3 days submission to first decision; 35 days submission to decision after review; 77 days submission to acceptance
#5
IC

Intensive Care Medicine Experimental (ICMx) is an open access journal dedicated to translational research that bridges basic science and clinical practice in critical care and emergency medicine. The journal focuses on physiology and pathophysiology relevant t...

Identifiers

ISSN 2197-425X
eISSN 2197-425X

Publication Cost

Article processing charge (APC); ESICM members may receive a discount.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median): 6 days; Submission to acceptance (median): 82 days
#6
RP
JIF 2.4
Q2
Open

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 a...

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-5204
eISSN 2666-5204

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,740 (excluding taxes)

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision: 5 days; Submission to decision after review: 28 days; Submission to acceptance: 59 days; Acceptance to online publication: 14 days
#7
TS

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open is the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma’s open access journal dedicated to the rapid publication of peer-reviewed, high-quality trauma and acute care research. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for global iss...

Identifiers

eISSN 2397-5776

Publication Cost

Article Processing Charge (APC) of $3,180; APC for Challenges in Acute Care Surgery of $960; discounted APC of $1,895 for eligible affiliated society members; no submission, color, or page charges

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision without review: 4 days (median); Time to first decision with review: 36 days (median); Time from acceptance to publication: 24 days (median)
#8
AA

KOREAN SOC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

JIF 2
Q3
Open

Acute and Critical Care is an international, peer-reviewed open-access journal of the Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine dedicated to improving the care of critically ill patients. It publishes high-quality, evidence-based research spanning basic science...

Identifiers

ISSN 2586-6052
eISSN 2586-6060

Publication Cost

No APC; fees for reprints or color prints may apply

Publishing Timeline

First decision: 61 days; Publication after acceptance: 40 days; Submission to publication: 122 days
#9
CC

Critical Care Research and Practice is an open access journal publishing articles related to anesthesiology, perioperative and critical care medicine, and the integration of intraoperative management in preparation for postoperative critical care management.

Identifiers

ISSN 2090-1305
eISSN 2090-1313

Publication Cost

Article processing charges (APCs) are required to publish, supporting immediate open access to all articles.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision: 37 days (median)
#10
CC
JIF 1.7
Q3
Open

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...

Identifiers

ISSN 1441-2772
eISSN 1441-2772

Publication Cost

Critical Care and Resuscitation will pay authors' fees for open access publication up to the end of 2024.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to acceptance: 64 days
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