Anesthesia & Analgesia
Encyclopedia
Anesthesia & Analgesia is a monthly peer review
ed medical journal
covering anesthesia
, pain management
, and perioperative medicine
that was established in 1922. It is the first journal ever to be published in Anesthesiology. Anesthesia & Analgesia is owned by the International Anesthesia Research Society
. According to the Journal Citation Reports
, its 2009 impact factor
is 3.083. The Editor-in-Chief is Steven L. Shafer (Columbia University
). Anesthesia & Analgesia is published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
ed medical journal
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
covering anesthesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, or anaesthesia , traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away...
, pain management
Pain management
Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with pain. The typical pain management team includes medical practitioners, clinical psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists,...
, and perioperative medicine
Perioperative medicine
The term perioperative medicine describes the consultation, care, or co-management of a patient undergoing surgery that is provided by an anesthesiologist, an internal medicine generalist or hospitalist.-Background:...
that was established in 1922. It is the first journal ever to be published in Anesthesiology. Anesthesia & Analgesia is owned by the International Anesthesia Research Society
International Anesthesia Research Society
The International Anesthesia Research Society is an international, professional medical society dedicated to improving clinical care, education and research in anesthesia, pain management, and perioperative medicine.-Overview:...
. According to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
, its 2009 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
is 3.083. The Editor-in-Chief is Steven L. Shafer (Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
). Anesthesia & Analgesia is published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.