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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,685CAS 3区Hybrid

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):WEST J EMERG MED
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.74•SCImago Rank: #7,685•Identifier (ISSN):1936-900X(Print)/1936-9018(Online)•Articles / Year: 184•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,229 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.3
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
65

65 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate5.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
184articles/year
82.95% Gold OA•96.92% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.985)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.453)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

WestJEM focuses on how the systems and delivery of emergency care affects health, health disparities, and health outcomes in communities and populations worldwide, including the impact of social conditions on the composition of patients seeking care in emergency departments.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.6%Psychology70.1%Psychiatry60%Nursing52.8%Internal medicine51.8%Emergency department47.1%Biology45.9%Surgery43.9%Pathology42%Emergency medicine39.5%Political science36.8%Law36.5%Medical emergency31.7%Economics28.6%Mathematics28.6%Physics26.1%Computer science24.9%Radiology24.7%Sociology23.7%Statistics23%Family medicine23%Medical education21.4%Economic growth20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,685Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.74

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
65

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.19

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,229 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,051
3-Year Documents444
Citable Documents424

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Emergency MedicineQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区EMERGENCY MEDICINE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
University of California Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
C/O SHAHRAM LOTFIPOUR, MD, MPH, 333 CITY BLVD W STE 640, RT 128-01, ORANGE, USA, CA, 92868
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
JCRSCIE
21/55Q2
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
JCISCIE
22/55Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—38713
20252378203
20241.8281261
20233.13041,292
20223.9851971,711
20212.4532232,606
2020—2215,885
2019—1573,801
2018—1824,065
2017—1745,222
2016—1543,857
2015—2565,497
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

WoS Q2
1245202120222023202420252.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 4de3fbef-28a1-4ced-8bd3-3ac2e95ecfb5
Database Updated: 2026-10-01