21 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
21 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 1 are Q1 and 3 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 19% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 16 weeks. Most are published in India (8), Russia (4) and Iran (2). 86% accept manuscripts in English and 33% accept at least one other language.
All 21 free-to-publish journals in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Korean Journal of Pain 2005-9159 · 2093-0569 | Q1 | 0.881 | 40 | The Korean Pain Society | South Korea | 16 wk |
| 2 | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology 0104-0014 · 2352-2291 | Q2 | 0.537 | 19 | Elsevier | Netherlands | 51 wk |
| 3 | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia 0019-5049 · 0976-2817 | Q2 | 0.498 | 54 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 17 wk |
| 4 | Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 0970-9185 · 2231-2730 | Q2 | 0.456 | 52 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 18 wk |
| 5 | Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 0971-9784 · 0974-5181 | Q3 | 0.378 | 43 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 31 wk |
| 6 | Ağrı 1300-0012 · 2458-9446 | Q3 | 0.289 | 28 | Kare Publishing | Türkiye | 18 wk |
| 7 | Вестник интенсивной терапии 1726-9806 · 1818-474X | Q3 | 0.212 | 11 | Practical Medicine Publishing House | Russia | 9 wk |
| 8 | Амбулаторная хирургия 2712-8741 · 2782-2591 | Q3 | 0.204 | 4 | Remedium Group LTD | Russia | 8 wk |
| 9 | Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia 2220-1181 · 2220-1173 | Q3 | 0.184 | 17 | AOSIS | South Africa | 21 wk |
| 10 | Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine 2717-0616 | Q4 | 0.172 | 5 | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Press | Iran | 6 wk |
| 11 | Bali Journal of Anesthesiology 2549-2276 | Q4 | 0.17 | 5 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 18 wk |
| 12 | Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology 2422-0248 · 2256-2087 | Q4 | 0.156 | 9 | Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiología y Reanimación S.C.A.R.E | Colombia | 8 wk |
| 13 | Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care 2348-0548 · 2348-926X | Q4 | 0.153 | 6 | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. | India | 15 wk |
| 14 | Indian Journal of Pain 0970-5333 · 2321-7820 | Q4 | 0.151 | 3 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 23 wk |
| 15 | Хирургия позвоночника 1810-8997 · 2313-1497 | Q4 | 0.148 | 8 | Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Federal State Budgetary Institution "Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan" | Russia | 7 wk |
| 16 | Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care 2423-5849 | Q4 | 0.147 | 3 | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 12 wk |
| 17 | Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care 2249-4472 · 2249-9539 | Q4 | 0.147 | 3 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 29 wk |
| 18 | Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии 2078-5658 · 2541-8653 | Q4 | 0.134 | 8 | New Terra Publishing House | Russia | 8 wk |
| 19 | Indian Journal of Respiratory Care 2277-9019 · 2321-4899 | Q4 | 0.119 | 3 | Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher | India | 16 wk |
| 20 | Revista Chilena de Anestesia 0716-4076 · 0719-6792 | Q4 | 0.116 | 7 | Editorial Iku | Chile | 10 wk |
| 21 | Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology 1391-8834 · 2279-1965 | Q4 | 0.106 | 7 | College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 12 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 6
- AOSIS 1
- College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka 1
- Editorial Iku 1
- Elsevier 1
- Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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