Ongoing Special Issue Themes
IJAN special issues highlight focused topics in anesthesia and perioperative medicine. Themes evolve throughout the year to reflect emerging evidence, clinical needs, and new technologies.
Submit To A Theme
Check theme fit before submitting your manuscript.
- Scope aligned topics
- Peer reviewed by experts
- Open access visibility
Special Issue Focus Areas
The following themes represent current areas of editorial focus. Topics may expand as new proposals are approved.
Perioperative Safety
Medication safety, adverse event prevention, and quality improvement strategies in the operating room.
Regional Anesthesia Innovation
Ultrasound guided blocks, fascial plane techniques, and opioid sparing protocols.
Enhanced Recovery Pathways
Multimodal analgesia, ERAS protocols, and outcome optimization across surgical specialties.
Pain Medicine Advances
Interventional procedures, chronic pain strategies, and acute postoperative analgesia.
Critical Care And Airway
Ventilation, ICU sedation, and advanced airway management for complex patients.
Monitoring And Analytics
Hemodynamic monitoring, depth of anesthesia assessment, and decision support tools.
Each theme welcomes original research, reviews, and clinically relevant methods papers.
How To Align Your Manuscript
- Reference the theme name in your cover letter.
- Clarify clinical relevance and patient outcome impact.
- Highlight novelty in methods or perioperative protocols.
- Include data availability and ethics statements.
If you are unsure about theme fit, email [email protected] with a short abstract.
Submit To An IJAN Special Issue
Use ManuscriptZone for full tracking or the simple submission form to begin quickly.
How Themes Are Selected
IJAN special issue themes are selected based on clinical urgency, emerging evidence, and community input. Themes may focus on perioperative safety, pain management innovation, or new monitoring technologies. As new proposals are approved, the theme list is updated.
Authors can propose new themes by emailing a short concept note to [email protected]. Accepted proposals are announced to the community with guidance for contributors.
Choosing The Right Theme
Select the theme that best matches your study design and clinical outcomes. Manuscripts that do not align with a specific theme may be considered for regular issues to ensure appropriate peer review and reader targeting.
We encourage authors to include a brief note in the cover letter describing how the work contributes to the theme and why it is important for perioperative practice.
Confirm Theme Availability
Before submitting, confirm that the theme is active and aligned with your manuscript. The editorial office can confirm eligibility and provide guidance on submission details.
How Articles Are Released
Articles are published online as soon as they are accepted and finalized. Special issue collections are assembled as papers become available.
Rolling Publication
Special issue papers are released on a rolling basis as they are accepted and finalized, with the collection assembled over time.
Clear Relevance
Manuscripts should address the stated theme directly and explain how findings advance perioperative care.
Theme Changes
New themes are added as proposals are approved and clinical priorities shift.
Support For Contributors
Guest editors provide topic guidance and ensure thematic consistency across submissions.
