Author Guidelines
To submit to Anaesthesia, please visit our Editorial Manager site. Anaesthesia Editorial Policies can be viewed here.
The Editors regret that failure to comply with the following requirements may result in a submission being returned. We strongly urge authors to use the following Checklist before submitting their work. If you experience any problems with the submission process, please contact the journal’s Editorial Office: anaesthesia@anaesthetists.org
Guidance Checklist
Please check you have:
Followed our journal style template
Included the names of all authors, their positions and institutions, on the title page (manuscripts) or text of the submission (correspondence), and that this matches what you have entered in Editorial Manager
Provided Twitter handles for all authors, where these are available. It is not a requirement to set up a Twitter account if you do not already have one
Formatted the text files in either .doc, .docx format
Included all the Tables (with their captions) and Figure captions in the main text file, not as separate files
Submitted separate Figure files in .pdf, .jpg, .tif or .ppt format (maximum size: 10MB) – Word format is not acceptable for figure files
Why publish in Anaesthesia?
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Notice to contributors
Anaesthesia is the official journal of the Association of Anaesthetists and is published monthly. It is international in scope and comprehensive in coverage. It publishes original, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of general and regional anaesthesia, intensive care and pain therapy, including research on equipment. Although primarily a clinical journal, we welcome submissions of animal or basic science papers if the authors can demonstrate their clinical relevance.
The Editorial Board of Anaesthesia supports the statement on Geopolitical Intrusion on Editorial Decisions, by the World Association of Medical Editors and is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
All authors must meet the requirements of authorship as set out in the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, i.e. all authors must have made a substantial contribution to the acquisition of data and its interpretation AND been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it. All proposed changes in authorship after submission must be explained, and any changes can only occur with the explicit permission of the Editor-in-Chief.
Anaesthesia uses iThenticate to help detect plagiarism. All submitted manuscripts are scanned and compared with the CrossCheck database. Plagiarism is when an author attempts to pass off someone else's work as his or her own. Duplicate publication, sometimes called self-plagiarism, occurs when an author re-uses substantial parts of their own published work without providing the appropriate references. This can range from getting an identical paper published in multiple journals, to 'salami-slicing', where authors add small amounts of new data to a previous paper.
When publishing their work in a journal, the author often signs over rights to the publisher; thus, copyright infringement is possible if an author re-uses portions of a previously published work. Authors can quote from portions of other works with proper citations, but large portions of text, even quoted and cited, can infringe on copyright and would not fall under copyright exceptions or fair use guidelines (iThenticate White Paper – The ethics of self-plagiarism).
Anaesthesia will only allow re-use of authors’ previously published work in the Methods section of a manuscript, and only if this is done in a manner consistent with standard scholarly conventions (e.g. by using quotations and proper paraphrasing), and it is properly attributed to the original work. Copy/pasting of large sections of a manuscript from previously published work, even in the Methods section, is not permitted and will lead to rejection.
This journal will consider articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors may also post the submitted version of their manuscript to non-commercial servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Article Preparation Support
Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as translation, manuscript formatting, figure illustration, figure formatting, and graphical abstract design – so you can submit your manuscript with confidence.
Also, check out our resources for Preparing Your Article for general guidance about writing and preparing your manuscript.
Data sharing and data accessibility
Anaesthesia encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in their paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Article Promotion Support
Wiley Editing Services offers professional video, design, and writing services to create shareable video abstracts, infographics, conference posters, lay summaries, and research news stories for your research – so you can help your research get the attention it deserves.
Author Services
For FAQs and tips about preparing and submitting manuscripts and more, please visit the Wiley Author Services website.
NIH Public Access Mandate
For those interested in the Wiley policy on the NIH Public Access Mandate, please visit our policy statement.
Open Access Plan S
You can check your personal and journal compliance with Plan S, the initiative for Open Access publishing, by clicking on the link and completing the simple questions: https://journalcheckertool.org.
Types of manuscript
Anaesthesia has the following regular sections: Editorials, Original Articles, Reviews and Correspondence. Editorials are often commissioned but authors are encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief if they wish to discuss potential topics. Authors seeking to submit official Clinical Guidelines, Consensus Statements, etc. should refer to specific guidance here.
Editorials
Most editorials are commissioned by the editorial team, but some unsolicited editorials are accepted and prior discussion with the Editor-in-Chief regarding these is encouraged. Editorials are primarily opinion pieces, although they should be backed up by evidence where available. The word count is usually around 2000 words excluding references. A figure or table may be included, and most editorials are written by 1–2 authors; more than two would be unusual.
Original articles
Original articles should be between 3000–4000 words, and contain up to 30–40 references. For further information about layout, format and style, please see below. We are predominantly a clinical journal; however we do occasionally publish laboratory and animal research, but only where there is a clear clinical focus. We also occasionally publish articles describing quality improvement exercises or audit cycles.
Reviews
Anaesthesia welcomes narrative and systematic reviews of potential interest to our readers. A narrative review should be a structured assessment of the literature, and should include a description of how articles have been selected, and a full search strategy if appropriate. It would also need some analysis and comment, not just a listing of the literature and reporting the results. It should also include an analysis of the quality of the literature. It would usually be around 4000–5000 words, excluding references.
Systematic reviews should ideally be presented according to the PRISMA statement and prospectively registered (e.g. on PROSPERO). Subgroup analyses may be performed to explore group differences, but only if there are sufficient studies. Scoring of methodological quality should be performed with the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool rather than numerical scores (e.g. Jadad score). Authors should consider how excluding low quality studies might change the overall results. Heterogeneity should be explored by consideration of individual studies, by appropriate sensitivity analysis, or by meta-regression if the number of included studies allows. For more information, please see Smith AF, Carlisle J. Reviews, systematic reviews and Anaesthesia.
The editorial team is willing to discuss suggestions of topics for reviews if contacted.
Science Letters
Anaesthesia considers Science Letters that present preliminary findings of investigations, brief technical advice or potential avenues for further investigation, but should not be the end-point of research.
Science letters should be up to 800 words, include no more than 8 references, include no more than one table and one figure, and have no more than 5 authors. They do not require an abstract or keywords, should be concise and adhere to Journal style specifications. Science Letters will undergo peer-review.
Correspondence
Correspondence should be submitted via Editorial Manager, and should normally be written by 1–2 authors, with the maximum number being 3, unless discussed in advance with the Editor-in-Chief.
Correspondence submissions should be around 600 words, with no abstract, no keywords, no section headings, a maximum of 5 references and may contain a single figure or table. Please note: you do not need to include a cover letter when submitting items of correspondence. Please review previous issues of the journal for style guidance for correspondence items. Correspondence submissions will undergo peer review. We received many Correspondence submissions and therefore sometimes it may be necessary to publish in an online only supplement – which will be fully citable.
Case Reports - please submit to Anaesthesia Reports
Authors wishing to submit a case report should do so via the Anaesthesia Reports Editorial Manager site. Anaesthesia Reports is an official journal of the Association of Anaesthetists. It is international in scope and publishes original, peer-reviewed case reports, media content, and associated papers on all aspects of anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine, intensive care and pain therapy. For more information, please contact the Editor at anaereportseditor@anaesthetists.org
Role of the submitting author and the corresponding author
Each manuscript must have a single Submitting Author and a single Corresponding Author; one author may take on both these responsibilities.
Submitting author
The submitting author is the one who takes primary responsibility for communication with Anaesthesia during the manuscript submission, peer review and publication process, and ensures all the journal’s policies and administrative requirements are met and properly completed.
The submitting author is required to attest to the validity and legitimacy of the data and interpretation, on behalf of all authors (who are also responsible for this). The submitting author is responsible for ensuring all authors meet the criteria for authorship, and have reviewed and approved the manuscript. If the manuscript is accepted, the same submitting author will be the primary contact during the production and publication stages, including reviewing and approving the typeset proof and all other publication matters.
The role of the submitting author is one of scholarly integrity, in which the submitting author makes a number of statutory and ethical statements on behalf of all authors. Although there are certain administrative roles of the submitting author, these cannot be separated from the other responsibilities, or delegated.
Corresponding Author
The corresponding author must be available after publication to respond to critiques of the work and to cooperate with any requests from the journal for data or additional information should questions about the manuscript arise after publication. This latter responsibility is an enduring one, as questions may arise years after the submission and publication of a manuscript. The corresponding author should have sufficient and ongoing accountability and availability for the research and publication.
Correction to Authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, Anaesthesia will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a change to the author list, please complete the Request for Changes to a Journal Article Author List Form and contact either the journal’s editorial or production office, depending on the status of the article. Authorship changes will not be considered without a fully completed Author Change form. [Correcting the authorship is different from changing an author’s name; the relevant policy for that can be found in Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines under “Author name changes after publication.”]
Review and publication process
All submitted papers, editorials and correspondence are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and at least one Editor, plus external reviewers as deemed appropriate. The Editor-in-Chief’s verdict on acceptance or rejection is final. Papers submitted with one of the Editorial Board members as an author will undergo an additional external review before acceptance. The time from full acceptance to online publication is usually 1–2 months and to print publication is usually 2–3 months.
Once accepted for publication, the manuscript will be sub-edited by the Handling Editor; this usually involves alterations to clarify points and maintain journal style. Rather than be excessively prescriptive, the editorial team tries to be as helpful as possible at this stage – with the aim of improving a paper and its readability. The article is then sent to the publishers who will send a set of PDF proofs to the corresponding author, Handling Editor and finally the Editor-in-Chief. Changes by the authors at proof stage should be kept to a minimum.
When a paper is accepted and sent to the publisher, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log on to Author Services, where they should complete a copyright form or licence agreement on behalf of all authors via the Wiley Author Licensing Service. The type of licence/agreement will depend on whether the paper is to be published Open Access, and whether (and by whom) the study has been funded. More details can be obtained here.
Authors who request to withdraw their manuscript at any stage after submission are required to email the Editor-in-Chief (anaesthesia@anaesthetists.org) stating the reason for the request. All authors will be contacted to confirm they agree with the request, and with the stated reason. Please note that a manuscript can only be considered as no longer under consideration by Anaesthesia when this has been confirmed by the Editor-in-Chief.
Open Access
This is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With Open Access the author, the author’s funding agency, or the author’s institution pays a fee to ensure the article is made available to non-subscribers upon publication via Wiley Online Library, as well as deposited in the funding agency’s preferred archive. For the full list of terms and conditions, click here. There is no requirement to inform the Editorial Office before acceptance that you intend to publish your paper Open Access. All Open Access articles are treated in the same way as any other submission.
Disclaimer
The Publisher, Editorial Board, Editors and Association of Anaesthetists cannot be held responsible for errors or any consequences arising from the use of information contained in the journal. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher, Editorial Board, Editors or Association of Anaesthetists, neither does the publication of advertisements constitute any endorsement by the Publisher, Editorial Board, Editors or Association of Anaesthetists of the products advertised.
Preparation of material
The manuscript (including Tables) should be formatted in Calibri 11 font. A manuscript style template can be found here.
A typical manuscript will have the following sections in the following order:
Title page (as the first page of the main document)
Title should not state a conclusion or pose a question*
A. B. Author,1 C. D. Author2 and E. F. Author3
1 Position/designation of 1st author, primary institution, city, country, Twitter handle.
2 Position/designation of 2nd author, primary institution, city, country, Twitter handle.
3 Position/designation of 3rd author, primary institution, city, country, Twitter handle.
Correspondence to: Dr Corresponding Author (full postal address including e-mail address)
*footnote if presented in part at any national or international meetings, with details including location and date.
The title should describe the purpose and content of the paper; in general, this should not exceed 20 words. Include relevant words such as ‘randomised controlled trial’, ‘prospective’, ‘observational’, etc.
The maximum number of authors is 9; if there are additional contributors, they can be acknowledged in an Appendix to the published paper and their names will be indexed appropriately on PubMed.
Please do not include authors’ qualifications. Note that statements such as 'Author XX and Author YY both contributed equally to this work' must not be used on the title page – this statement can go in the Acknowledgments.
Short title of up to 60 characters suitable for a running header
Keywords
Each manuscript should have 3–5 keywords on the title page. . You can generate keywords via MeSH on Demand.
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