The Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (ISSN 0019-5049) or IJA, is the official scientific journal of the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists, which at a membership strength of nearly 20000 is the 2nd largest society of anaesthesiologists in the world. The Indian Journal of Anaesthesia was first published in 1953 by Dr. M.C. Ganguly as its Editor. The IJA which is an indexed, peer reviewed journal, originated as a platform for the scientific expression of the ISA which is the umbrella society to which almost all anesthesiologists in India belong. However it has grown over the years to be international in its scope, also accepting selected articles of merit from contributors all over the world. IJA is published Monthly.
The objective is to provide opportunities for free exchange of ideas and information. The society or the editorial board accept no responsibility for any statements published in the journal. These statements are solely attributable to the authors; they are not necessarily indicative of the policies of the society or the editorial board.
Abstracting and Indexing Information
The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:
Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing’s Electronic Databases, Ex Libris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, National Science Library, ProQuest, TDNet, Wanfang Data
The journal is indexed with, or included in, the following:
DOAJ, EMBASE/ Excerpta Medica, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Indian Science Abstracts, IndMed, PubMed Central, Scimago Journal Ranking, SCOPUS, Web of Science.