European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Emergency Medicine is the official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine.

It is devoted to serving the European emergency medicine community and to promoting European standards of training, diagnosis and care in this rapidly growing field.

Published bimonthly, the Journal offers original papers on all aspects of acute injury and sudden illness, including: emergency medicine, anaesthesiology, cardiology, disaster medicine, intensive care, internal medicine, orthopaedics, paediatrics, toxicology and trauma care.

It addresses issues on the organization of emergency services in hospitals and in the community and examines postgraduate training from European and global perspectives.

The Journal also publishes papers focusing on the different models of emergency healthcare delivery in Europe and beyond.

With a multidisciplinary approach, the European Journal of Emergency Medicine publishes scientific research, topical reviews, news of meetings and events of interest to the emergency medicine community.

Submitted articles undergo a preliminary review by the editor.

Some articles may be returned to authors without further consideration.

Those being considered for publication will undergo further assessment and peer-review by the editors and those invited to do so from a reviewer pool. ​

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.2
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.523

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	57

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11101

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	463

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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.

• The psychological impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak on healthcare workers in emergency departments and how they cope

  Citation: 360

  Authors: Tai W., Josephine K.Y., Cecilia L.W., Rosalie S.Y., Samuel M.Y., Chor C., Fei L., Chau H.

• Guidelines for the management of severe head injury

  Citation: 348

  Authors: R, R M, G, J, D W, R K, D W, L H, M J, J W

• Chief complaints in medical emergencies

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Martin, Julia, Reinhold, Anna, Harald, Philipp, Werner, Angela, Joern O., Matthias, Rajan

• Infodemic and the spread of fake news in the COVID-19-era

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Daniele, Nicola, Roberto, Luigi, Tiziana

• Decreased health care quality associated with emergency department overcrowding

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Ã’., M. T., S., A., M., A., J.

• Cyanide poisoning by fire smoke inhalation

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Kurt, Nicolas, Guillermo, Fabio, Götz, Peter, Yves, Marc

• Quality of work life, burnout, and stress in emergency department physicians

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Isabelle, Gilles, Richard

• Adverse events after naloxone treatment of episodes of suspected acute opioid overdose

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Ingebjørg, Anne-Cathrine, Dag, Odd

• Pyridoxine in clinical toxicology: a review

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Philippe, Andrea, Mireille

• Does the end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) concentration have prognostic value during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

  Citation: 116

  Authors: ??., P.

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