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Air Medical Journal

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1899

ISSN1532-6497

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.32

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.566

Total Worksi

4,023

Total Citationsi

13,331

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Air Medical Journal publishes research on critical care transport medicine, including the effectiveness of medical devices during transport, outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in specific populations, and the broader roles of helicopter emergency medical services beyond clinical interventions. It also features reviews of practice-changing research relevant to air medical environments and studies on pediatric airway management in prehospital settings.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1899

Annual Volume~ 143 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,023

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-6497

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

❌

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

141

808

2019

143

583

2020

141

478

2021

130

375

2022

144

293

2023

142

128

2024

142

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Scopus Categories

Emergency NursingEmergency Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationDisaster Response and ManagementTravel-related health issuesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringEmergency and Acute Care Studies

Frequently asked questions about Air Medical Journal

Is Air Medical Journal a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Air Medical Journal. It is indexed in Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 18/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Air Medical Journal?

Air Medical Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.32.

Is Air Medical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Air Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus.