Journal details
CRITICAL CARE
BMC · ISSN 1364-8535 · eISSN 1466-609X
SCIEScopusMEDLINEPubMedPMCDOAJ
Overview
CRITICAL CARE is a Critical Care Medicine journal published by BMC (England). Use this page to check its impact factor, JCR quartile, CAS zone and indexing before you submit. Always confirm the scope, APC and policies on the journal's official website.
Publication output
2026: 315 articles · 2025: 570 articles · 2024: 442 articles. Source: OpenAlex open data.
FAQ
What is the impact factor of CRITICAL CARE?
The impact factor recorded for CRITICAL CARE is 11.4 (2025 JCR release), JCR quartile Q1.
What is the CAS zone (Chinese Academy of Sciences ranking) of CRITICAL CARE?
CRITICAL CARE is listed in CAS Zone 1 and marked as a TOP journal.
Which databases index CRITICAL CARE?
CRITICAL CARE is indexed in SCIE, Scopus, MEDLINE, PubMed, PMC, DOAJ. Confirm on the journal website and the database itself before submitting.