Annual overview of Clinical Critical Care 2025: Publication performance, scholarly trends, reviewer, and future directions

Annual overview of Clinical Critical Care 2025

Abstract

Clinical Critical Care continues to serve as an academic platform dedicated to advancing knowledge and clinical practice in critical care medicine. In 2025, the journal achieved its highest annual publication volume since its inception, reflecting sustained growth in scholarly engagement and content diversity. This editorial summarizes the journal’s background, publication statistics, and trends during the past year, highlights reviewer contributions, and outlines strategic directions aimed at maintaining publication quality and advancing toward higher international indexing databases, including Scopus. These developments underscore the journal’s commitment to scientific rigor, ethical publishing, and its role in strengthening the critical care community both nationally and internationally.