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American Journal of Emergency Medicine

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1888

ISSN1532-8171

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.764

H-Index

147

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.002

Total Works

18,641

Total Citations

281,311

2yr Mean Citedness

1.81

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine encompasses all activities concerned with acute medical care, from pre-hospital management to in-hospital treatment. It publishes original research, reports, correspondence, and opinion relating to acute adult and internal medicine cases.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1888

FrequencyNine No. A Year, 2007-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,641

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-8171

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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

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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 MedicineQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Emergency Medicine

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Emergency Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationEmergency and Acute Care StudiesTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesPoisoning and overdose treatmentsTrauma Management and DiagnosisUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances