The ''British Journal of Anaesthesia'' is a monthly

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published by

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on behalf of the

Royal College of Anaesthetists The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the United Kingdom. It sets standards in anaesthesia, critical care, pain management, and for the training of anaestheti ...

(and its Faculty of Pain Medicine), the

College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (CAI; ga, Coláiste Ainéistéiseolaithe na hÉireann) is the professional association and educational institution responsible for the medical specialty of anaesthesiology throughout Ireland. It se ...

, and the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists, for all of which it serves as their official journal. The journal covers all aspects of

anaesthesia Anesthesia is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical or veterinary purposes. It may include some or all of analgesia (relief from or prevention of pain), paralysis (muscle relaxation), a ...

perioperative medicine Perioperative medicine is the medical care of patients from the time of contemplation of surgery through the operative period to full recovery. Perioperative care may be provided by an anesthesiologist, Intensivist, an internal medicine generali ...

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, and

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. The

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is Hugh C. Hemmings (

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). The journal was established in 1923, one year after the first anaesthetic journal (''

Anesthesia & Analgesia ''Anesthesia & Analgesia'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering anesthesia, pain management, and perioperative medicine that was established in 1922. It is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of the International An ...

'') was published by the

International Anaesthesia Research Society The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) is an international, professional medical society dedicated to improving Illness, clinical care, education and research in anesthesia, pain management, and perioperative medicine. It was founded ...

. The first editor-in-chief was H.M. Cohen, who edited the journal from 1923 to 1928. Recent editors-in-chief include Ravi Mahajan (

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), Charles Reilly (

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), and Jennifer Hunter (

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''BJA Education''

''BJA Education'' is a sister journal that was first established in 2001 as ''BJA CEPD Reviews''; it was later renamed to ''Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain'' in 2004, obtaining its current title in 2015.

''BJA Open''

''BJA Open'' is an

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sister journal that was established in 2021 and will cover the same subjects as the main journal. The editor-in-chief is Phil Hopkins.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 9.166.

Editors-in-chief

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief: * H.M. Cohen, 1923–1928 * J. Blomfield 1929–1948 * W. Faulkner Hill and T.C. Gray, 1948–1961 * J.E. Riding 1961–1973 * A.A. Spence 1973–1983 * W. Fitch 1983–1988 * G. Smith 1988–1997 * J.M. Hunter 1997–2005 * C.S. Reilly 2005–2013 * R. Mahajan 2013–2017 * H. Hemmings, Jr 2017–present

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:British Journal Of Anaesthesia Publications established in 1923 Anesthesiology and palliative medicine journals Monthly journals English-language journals Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies of the United Kingdom Elsevier academic journals