Internal and Emergency Medicine

Aims & Scope

Internal and Emergency Medicine (IEM) is an independent, international, English-language, peer-reviewed journal designed for internists and emergency physicians.

IEM publishes a variety of manuscript types including Original investigations, Review articles, Letters to the Editor, Editorials and Commentaries.

Occasionally IEM accepts unsolicited Reviews, Commentaries or Editorials.

The journal is divided into three sections, i.e., Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Clinical Evidence and Health Technology Assessment, with three separate editorial boards.

In the Internal Medicine section, invited Case records and Physical examinations, devoted to underlining the role of a clinical approach in selected clinical cases, are also published.

The Emergency Medicine section will include a Morbidity and Mortality Report and an Airway Forum concerning the management of difficult airway problems.

As far as Critical Care is becoming an integral part of Emergency Medicine, a new sub-section will report the literature that concerns the interface not only for the care of the critical patient in the Emergency Department, but also in the Intensive Care Unit.

Finally, in the Clinical Evidence and Health Technology Assessment section brief discussions of topics of evidence-based medicine (Cochrane’s corner) and Research updates are published.

IEM encourages letters of rebuttal and criticism of published articles.

Topics of interest include all subjects that relate to the science and practice of Internal and Emergency Medicine.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.856

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	67

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6145

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2128

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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

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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.

• Network meta-analysis: an introduction for clinicians

  Citation: 646

  Authors: Benjamin, Anna, Tianjing

• Gut microbiota, intestinal permeability, and systemic inflammation: a narrative review

  Citation: 564

  Authors: Federica, Angelo, Valentina, Loris Riccardo, Franco

• Hypoalbuminemia

  Citation: 337

  Authors: Angelo, Alberto, Massimo

• Overcrowding in emergency department: an international issue

  Citation: 327

  Authors: Salvatore, Lorenzo, Louella, Irene, Laura, Massimo

• A modified Khorana risk assessment score for venous thromboembolism in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: the Protecht score

  Citation: 311

  Authors: Melina, Giancarlo, Sandro, Giampietro, Roberto

• Rhabdomyolysis

  Citation: 302

  Authors: W. H., H., K. H.

• Guidelines for the management of osteoporosis and fragility fractures

  Citation: 249

  Authors: Ranuccio, Maria Luisa, Giovanni, Ombretta, Ligia, Paolo, Carmelo Erio, Giovanni, Stefania, Raffaella, Silvia, Salvatore, Maurizio, Giuseppe, Umberto, Antonella, Giovanni Carlo

• Effects on health of air pollution: a narrative review

  Citation: 241

  Authors: Pier Mannuccio, Sergio, Ida, Massimo

• The elderly in the emergency department: a critical review of problems and solutions

  Citation: 239

  Authors: F., V., A., R., G., P.

• Cardiac biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome: from history to high-sensitivity cardiac troponin

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Pankaj, Paul, Asma Lina, Sethumadhavan, Balazs, Amardeep Ghosh, Sven, Christian, Philip

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