Annals of Emergency Medicine

Annals of Emergency Medicine
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Title	Annals of Emergency Medicine
Discipline	Emergency medicine
Abbreviation	Ann. Emerg. Med.
Editor	William A. Brady
Publisher	Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Emergency Physicians
Country	United States
Frequency	Monthly
History	1972–present
Impact	6.5
Impact-year	2023

Annals of Emergency Medicine Annals of Emergency Medicine is a peer-reviewed medical journal publishing clinical research, policy analysis, and reviews relevant to acute care. It serves clinicians, researchers, and policymakers linked with institutions such as the American College of Emergency Physicians, the National Institutes of Health, and academic centers including Johns Hopkins University, Harvard Medical School, and Stanford University. The journal interfaces with organizations like the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Medical Association in disseminating guidelines, trials, and consensus statements.

History

The journal was established in 1972 amid developments represented by the founding of the American College of Emergency Physicians and parallels with specialty formation at institutions such as Massachusetts General Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, and the Mayo Clinic. Early editorial oversight involved figures associated with Baylor College of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and Mount Sinai Health System. Its evolution reflects broader shifts seen in the history of medicine alongside landmark initiatives from the National Academy of Medicine, the Institute of Medicine, and federal programs at the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Editorial leadership transitions connected to universities like the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and the University of Michigan influenced content, while collaborations with publishers such as Elsevier and academic societies including the American College of Emergency Physicians shaped distribution.

Scope and Content

Annals publishes original investigations, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical trials, practice guidelines, case reports, and policy analyses relevant to emergency departments at centers such as Massachusetts General Hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and UCLA Health. Articles often address topics intersecting with cardiology at institutions like the American Heart Association and interventional centers such as Cleveland Clinic, neurology departments like Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, and trauma systems coordinated through organizations such as the American College of Surgeons. Content spans resuscitation science with ties to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, infectious disease response connected to the World Health Organization and CDC, disaster medicine linked to FEMA and the Red Cross, and health policy interactions with Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services, and state health departments.

Editorial Board and Publication Details

The editorial board comprises clinicians and researchers affiliated with prominent hospitals and universities including Johns Hopkins Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and University of California, San Diego. Editors collaborate with statistical reviewers and methodologists from institutions like the Cochrane Collaboration, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The publisher, Elsevier, distributes the journal in print and on platforms used by libraries such as the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine, PubMed Central, and institutional repositories at Yale University, Princeton University, and University of Toronto. Publication policies reflect standards promulgated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, the Committee on Publication Ethics, and the CONSORT and PRISMA statements.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in major bibliographic databases and indexing services including MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and CINAHL. Its records are cataloged by the National Library of Medicine and discoverable via platforms used by academic centers such as Harvard Library, Oxford University Libraries, and the British Library. Citation tracking appears in services provided by Clarivate Analytics, Elsevier’s ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar, and bibliometric analyses are undertaken by groups at institutions like Leiden University and the Institute for Scientific Information.

Impact and Reception

Annals has been cited in guidelines and statements from professional organizations including the American Heart Association, the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Emergency Nurses Association. Its impact factor and citation metrics are monitored by Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports and evaluated in academic assessments at universities such as Columbia University, University of Chicago, and Imperial College London. Reception among clinicians is reflected in readership at large health systems including Kaiser Permanente, Veterans Health Administration, and Mount Sinai Health System, and in continuing medical education activities certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Notable Articles and Contributions

The journal has published influential trials and reviews cited by the American Heart Association, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and studies authored by investigators from institutions such as Harvard Medical School, University of California, San Francisco, and Stanford University. Contributions include work informing cardiac arrest management used by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, sepsis recognition protocols adopted by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and triage strategies influencing the American College of Emergency Physicians. Other notable pieces have informed disaster response efforts coordinated with FEMA, pandemic preparedness guidance referenced by the World Health Organization, and emergency department crowding analyses utilized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

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