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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

University of California, Los Angeles · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1936-9018

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.76

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.896

Total Works

3,338

Total Citations

44,653

2yr Mean Citedness

0.30

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine publishes research on emergency medicine, including pediatric readiness in emergency departments, simulation-based training for critical procedures like awake fiberoptic intubation and vascular access, management of poisoning cases, suicide risk assessment and intervention in emergency settings, diagnostic accuracy of imaging for conditions like ovarian torsion, and factors influencing emergency medicine residency selection, such as LGBTQIA+ identity.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyBimonthly, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,338

Publisher OrgeScholarship Publishing, University of California

OA Since1995

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Scholars PortalPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California, Los Angeles

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1936-9018

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

Scholars Portal, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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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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)

Emergency and Acute Care StudiesInnovations in Medical EducationSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationHospital Admissions and OutcomesUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsDiversity and Career in MedicineClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsDisaster Response and Management