Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Aims & Scope

CJEM is a peer-reviewed journal owned by CAEP.

CJEM is published every 2 months (January, March, May, July, September and November).

CJEM presents articles of interest to emergency care providers in rural, urban or academic settings.

Publishing services are provided by the Canadian Medical Association.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.709

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	58

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7965

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	586

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Understanding receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves

  Citation: 649

  Authors: Jerome, Suneel, Andrew

• The Twitter pandemic: The critical role of Twitter in the dissemination of medical information and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Hans, Shahbaz, Salim

• Emergency medicine: A practice prone to error?

  Citation: 202

  Authors: Pat, Douglas

• Revisions to the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) adult guidelines

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Michael J., Bernard, Julie, Eric

• Revisions to the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) Guidelines 2016

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Michael J., Erin, David, Bernard, Thora, Rob, Etienne, Janel

• Analysis of factors influencing length of stay in the emergency department

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Philip, Ivan, Gilles

• Revisions to the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale Implementation Guidelines

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Michael, Michael, Eric

• Emergency department overcrowding and access block

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Andrew, Paul, Alan, Brian H., Howard J.

• Revisions to the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale Paediatric Guidelines (PaedCTAS)

  Citation: 146

  Authors: David W., Anna, Louise, Jocelyn

• Diagnostic accuracy of eFAST in the trauma patient: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Stuart, Velimir, Mark, Philip J.

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