African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Aims & Scope

The African Journal of Emergency Medicine (AfJEM) is the official journal of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine.

It is an Africa-centric, peer-reviewed journal aimed in particular at supporting emergency care across, you guessed it, Africa.

AfJEM publishes original research, reviews, brief reports of scientific investigations, case reports as well as commentary and correspondence related to topics of scientific, ethical, social and economic importance to emergency care in Africa.

Articles will be of direct importance to African emergency care, but may have originated from elsewhere in the world.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Medicine and Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Medicine and Nursing, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,550.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A hands-on guide to doing content analysis

  Citation: 1557

  Authors: Christen, Petra

• A systematic review of burn injuries in low- and middle-income countries: Epidemiology in the WHO-defined African Region

  Citation: 128

  Authors: Megan M., Jesse M., Courtney M., Shashank, Pavan A., Kamna S., Lucas C., Gabrielle A.

• Orientation among multiple truths: An introduction to qualitative research

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Christen, Petra

• Impact of lockdown measures implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic on the burden of trauma presentations to a regional emergency department in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

  Citation: 68

  Authors: David, Megan, Nicole, Anzanne, Nicholas

• Emergency care in sub-Saharan Africa: Results of a consensus conference

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Emilie, Teri, Jon Mark, Conrad, Rachel, Joseph, Lee A.

• Agar ultrasound phantoms for low-cost training without refrigeration

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Matthew, Giuliano De, Elizabeth

• Assessment of knowledge and skills of triage amongst nurses working in the emergency centres in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Robert, Sebalda, Petra

• The implementation of the South African Triage Score (SATS) in an urban teaching hospital, Ghana

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Sarah, Sue Anne, George, Patience, Rockefeller, Peter

• A critical review of child abuse and its management in Africa

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Eben

• Electronic Medical Records in low to middle income countries: The case of Khayelitsha Hospital, South Africa

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Emmanuel C., Jared, Karen, Lee A.