Founded in 1923 one year after the first anaesthetic journal was published by the International Anaesthesia Research Society the British Journal of Anaesthesia remains the oldest and largest independent journal of anaesthesia. It became the journal of the newly formed College of Anaesthetists in 1990. The College was granted a Royal Charter in 1992. Although there are educational links between the BJA and the College the journal retains editorial independence. The BJA has an impact factor of 2.340 in the latest ISI ratings (published October 1999) making it the 4th most highly cited anaesthesia journal in the world and the most widely read anaesthetic journal in Europe. BJA publishes original articles in all branches of Anaesthesia. Submitted manuscripts are subject to stringent review to ensure that the journal only contains papers of the highest standard.

英國麻醉學雜志成立于1923年，在國際麻醉學研究學會出版第一本麻醉學雜志一年后，它仍然是最古老和最大的獨立麻醉學雜志。1990年，它成為新成立的麻醉師學院的雜志。該學院于1992年獲得皇家特許。盡管北京大學和學院之間存在教育聯系，但該雜志仍保持編輯獨立性。在最新的ISI評級（1999年10月出版）中，BJA的影響因子為2.340，使其成為世界上第四個被引用最多的麻醉雜志和歐洲最廣泛閱讀的麻醉雜志。北京藥監局在麻醉科發表原創文章。提交的稿件要經過嚴格的審查，以確保期刊只包含最高標準的論文。