Open Access Emergency Medicine
Dove Medical Press Ltd · New Zealand · Est. 2009
ISSN1179-1500eISSN1179-1500
SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
53
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS ESCI+10
✓ Scopus Q2+18
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total53
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
0.572
H-Index
36
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.139
Total Works
492
Total Citations
5,944
2yr Mean Citedness
1.40
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Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch
Aims & Scope
An international, peer reviewed, open access, online journal. Publishing original research, reports, editorials, reviews and commentaries on all aspects of emergency medicine.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionNew Zealand
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications492
Publisher OrgDove Medical Press
OA Since2008
Submission Info
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~16 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
9/12 · 75%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
✅
Peer review process documented?
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
✅
Primary language documented?
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 MedicineQ2
Emergency NursingQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Emergency Medicine
Scopus Categories
Emergency NursingEmergency Medicine
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentEmergency and Acute Care StudiesSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareDisaster Response and ManagementTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsHemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
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