The BJA is the leading European anaesthesia journal (Impact Factor 3.827) and the second highest ranked internationally. We publish peer reviewed original scientific articles relevant to any aspect of anaesthesia, critical care or pain management or to the basic sciences underpinning them. Each issue also contains at least one scientific review article and at least one editorial. The Editor-in-Chief is happy to consider case reports but these must demonstrate originality and genuine educational value if they are to achieve priority for publication.

Readership facts & figures:

• Read in 185 countries
• More than 3,500 academic institutions with subscriptions or online access
• More than 13,000 individual subscribers
• More than 26,000 individuals receive email alerts
• More than 213,000 downloads of full-text articles each month

Why authors choose the BJA:

• Impact Factor 4.224
• Average time from submission to first decision – 28 days
• Average time from acceptance to publication – less than 5 weeks
• Wide readership
• Helpful peer review
• Reputation of journal

For further information please visit the BJA pages of our publisher, Oxford University Press