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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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Recent advances in adult cardiac anesthesia

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Aims and scope

BMC Anesthesiology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of anesthesiology, critical care, perioperative care and pain management, including clinical and experimental research into anesthetic mechanisms, administration and efficacy, technology and monitoring, and associated economic issues. 

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.3
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.6
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.011
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.658

    Speed 2024
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 20
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 130

    Usage 2024
    Downloads: 2,298,029
    Altmetric mentions: 577

Peer-review Terminology

  • The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

    Identity transparency: Single anonymized

    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

    Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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