British Journal of Anaesthesia
Last updated ISSN 0007-0912
British Journal of Anaesthesia is published by Elsevier BV in medicine. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,450.
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What it publishes
Recent work in British Journal of Anaesthesia concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Nausea and vomiting management
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Tracheal and airway disorders
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0007-0912, 1471-6771 |
| Subject area | Medicine |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $4,450 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 30,144 |
| Publishing since | 1874 |
| Journal website | www.sciencedirect.com/journal/british-journal-of-ana |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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