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Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN1080-6032eISSN1545-1534

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.28

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.483

Total Works

3,239

Total Citations

58,763

2yr Mean Citedness

0.98

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the medical aspects of wilderness, environmental, and extreme conditions. It covers topics such as envenomations from various animals, environmental exposures like carbon monoxide poisoning at high altitudes, and medical challenges in remote or isolated settings. The journal also addresses injuries and health issues related to specific activities like rock climbing, BASE jumping, and endurance sports, as well as the medical care required for aeromedical evacuations and spaceflight.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 139 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,239

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1080-6032 / 1545-1534

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Emergency MedicineQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Sports ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthSport Sciences

Scopus Categories

Sports SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEmergency Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

High Altitude and HypoxiaTravel-related health issuesWinter Sports Injuries and PerformanceVenomous Animal Envenomation and StudiesInjury Epidemiology and Prevention