Critical Care Science
International, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing adult & pediatric critical care, emergency medicine, and intensive care worldwide.
The primary objective of the journal is to promote the dissemination of high-quality research in the fields of:
The journal encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and supports research that improves patient outcomes, healthcare systems, and critical care delivery.
Publication Frequency
Critical Care Science follows a continuous publication model, enabling accepted articles to be published online promptly after completion of the peer-review and production process. No waiting for issue compilation — content is available immediately.
Open Access Policy
Critical Care Science operates under a fully open-access publishing model, ensuring immediate and unrestricted access to all published content. Readers may freely read, download, distribute, and share published articles for lawful academic and non‑commercial purposes.
As an international online journal, Critical Care Science welcomes original contributions covering all clinical, scientific, and translational aspects of critical care medicine. The journal publishes:
- Original Research Articles
- Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
- Clinical Trials
- Case Reports & Case Series
- Editorials & Commentaries
- Short Communications
- Evidence-Based Clinical Updates
The journal encourages transparency and reproducibility in scientific research by supporting Open Science practices. Authors are encouraged to share research data, analytical methods, codes, and supplementary materials whenever applicable to enhance scientific integrity and collaboration.
Critical Care Science adheres to internationally recognized ethical publishing standards and follows established best practices for scholarly publishing. Authors are expected to maintain high standards of scientific integrity, originality, transparency, and ethical responsibility.
All submitted manuscripts should disclose potential conflicts of interest, funding sources, ethical approvals, and informed consent where applicable. Clinical trials submitted to the journal should be registered in a recognized public clinical trial registry in accordance with international publication standards.
Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting the journal the right to publish and distribute the content under an open-access license. Published articles may be shared and reused with appropriate citation and attribution to the original work and authors.
Digital Archiving & Preservation
The journal supports long-term digital preservation and archiving practices to ensure permanent accessibility and availability of scholarly content.
Indexing & Abstracting
The journal aims to maintain broad visibility and accessibility through inclusion in internationally recognized indexing and abstracting databases (Scopus, PMC, Web of Science, and others).
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All accepted manuscripts are published online without delay, ensuring rapid dissemination of critical findings to the global medical community.