Journal of Perioperative and Critical Care Sciences (JPCCS)

JPCCS is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal published biannually by BMU Ventures (Private) Limited, Pakistan. Anchored in anaesthesiology and extending across the full perioperative and critical care continuum, JPCCS publishes methodologically rigorous research that advances safer anaesthesia, better perioperative pathways, and improved outcomes in critical care, emergency and trauma care, pain medicine, resuscitation science, and perioperative nursing. The journal integrates clinical, physiological, technological, and system-level perspectives to support individualised patient care and stronger health system performance.

JPCCS follows a documented double-blind peer review model and a transparent editorial governance framework, with defined procedures for plagiarism screening, conflict-of-interest disclosure, corrections and retractions, and complaints and appeals. All articles are published with immediate, free access under CC BY 4.0, with authors retaining copyright. APCs are payable only after acceptance, and the journal documents its long-term archiving and digital preservation arrangements. Full policies are publicly available on the journal website.

Advancing anaesthesia and critical care science together — where rigorous evidence matters more than seniority or sensationalism.

JPCCS is a fully open-access journal. Published articles are immediately available online without subscription barriers. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and reuse content for any lawful purpose, provided appropriate attribution is given to the author(s) and source.

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright and grant the journal a non-exclusive licence to publish and distribute the work. The journal supports self-archiving (Green Open Access) as outlined in its official policy.

JPCCS is an anaesthesiology-anchored multidisciplinary journal. Its primary remit is the advancement of anaesthesia and perioperative medicine — from preoperative optimisation and intraoperative management through to postoperative recovery and critical care. Alongside this core, the journal actively welcomes work from allied disciplines that share the perioperative and critical care patient pathway.

The journal prioritises research that strengthens patient risk assessment, airway and haemodynamic management, intraoperative and ICU decision-making, therapeutic precision, implementation feasibility, patient safety, and translational impact.

The journal welcomes diverse study designs — randomised clinical trials, observational studies, diagnostic accuracy research, qualitative and mixed-methods work, quality improvement projects, translational research, and implementation evaluations — when supported by robust methodology and ethical compliance.

• Original Research Articles
• Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
• Brief Reports and Pilot Studies
• Case Reports and Case Series demonstrating diagnostic, therapeutic, or safety lessons of broader relevance
• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Reports (SQUIRE-compliant)
• Methodology and Protocol Papers
• Clinical Images, Waveforms, and Teaching Points (where peer-review-worthy)
• Perspectives, Editorials, and Scholarly Commentaries

All submissions undergo initial editorial screening followed by double-blind peer review by a minimum of two independent reviewers. Editorial decisions consider scientific validity, methodological rigour, ethical compliance, clarity of reporting, and alignment with scope.

JPCCS maintains structured processes for plagiarism screening, authorship verification, conflict-of-interest disclosure, correction of errors, and management of misconduct, supporting the integrity of the scholarly record. Authors are expected to follow recognised reporting frameworks — CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, CARE, SQUIRE, CHEERS, STARD, and ARRIVE — appropriate to their study design, and to prospectively register clinical trials in a recognised public registry.

The journal promotes responsible data sharing and transparent reporting consistent with ethical approvals, participant consent, and applicable regulations. Given the sensitivity of anaesthesia records, ICU monitoring data, waveforms, and linked electronic health record datasets, JPCCS expects authors to apply appropriate de-identification and to use controlled-access repositories where re-identification risk is non-trivial.

JPCCS ensures long-term preservation and accessibility through documented archiving and digital preservation arrangements, including participation in the PKP Preservation Network.

Personal data entered on the journal site is used exclusively for editorial and publication purposes — submission handling, peer review, production, publication, and journal communications. Data is not sold or shared for unrelated marketing; lawful basis, retention, security, and user rights are defined in the privacy policy.

The journal maintains a fair, confidential, and structured mechanism for handling complaints and appeals, with defined procedures and timelines. JPCCS also maintains transparency in ownership, management, and editorial governance, with full policies publicly accessible.

A complete list of editorial board members is available on the Editorial Board page.