Emergency Medicine Journal

Emergency Medicine Journal
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Title	Emergency Medicine Journal
Discipline	Emergency medicine
Abbreviation	EMJ
Publisher	BMJ Publishing Group
Country	United Kingdom
History	1983–present
Frequency	Monthly
Openaccess	Hybrid
Issn	1472-0205

Emergency Medicine Journal

Emergency Medicine Journal is a peer-reviewed medical journal specializing in emergency medicine, acute care, and prehospital care. It serves clinicians and researchers associated with organizations such as Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Resuscitation Council (UK), British Medical Association, European Society for Emergency Medicine, and American College of Emergency Physicians and engages with interdisciplinary institutions like World Health Organization, National Health Service (England), National Institutes of Health, European Commission, and Royal Society of Medicine.

History

The journal was founded in 1983 with ties to professional bodies including the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Association of Emergency Physicians (UK), and later strengthened links with the College of Emergency Medicine. Early editorial leadership included figures active in organizations such as British Association for Immediate Care, Situation Awareness Research Group, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, and academic centers like University College London and University of Edinburgh. Its development paralleled the growth of emergency medicine as a specialty alongside milestones such as the establishment of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the founding of national training curricula by agencies including General Medical Council and Health Education England.

Scope and Content

The journal covers clinical topics relevant to specialists and trainees in emergency departments linked with hospitals such as St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and Addenbrooke's Hospital. Subject areas include resuscitation and airway management discussed by contributors from Resuscitation Council (UK), prehospital care topics involving services like London Ambulance Service, trauma systems studied by groups at Royal London Hospital and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, disaster medicine with references to events like the Grenfell Tower fire and responses coordinated by Public Health England, as well as toxicology, cardiology, and pediatric emergent care drawing on work from Great Ormond Street Hospital, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

Research formats include randomized controlled trials with methodology influenced by standards from CONSORT, systematic reviews aligning with Cochrane Collaboration expectations, meta-analyses, clinical audits shaped by Care Quality Commission frameworks, diagnostic accuracy studies referencing STARD guidelines, and qualitative research that interfaces with ethics committees such as those at NHS Research Ethics Committee and universities like University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.

Editorial and Publication Details

Published monthly by BMJ Publishing Group, the editorial structure features an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and an international editorial board with members from institutions including Massachusetts General Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Karolinska Institutet, University of Toronto, and Monash University. Peer review follows standards advocated by organizations like the Committee on Publication Ethics and editorial policies reflect guidelines from International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, with manuscript submission managed through platforms comparable to those used by Springer Nature and Elsevier. The journal collaborates with professional events including the International Conference on Emergency Medicine, national conferences of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, and specialty meetings such as the Trauma Care Conference.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in major bibliographic databases like MEDLINE, PubMed Central, EMBASE, Scopus, and the Web of Science. It is cataloged in resources used by libraries such as the British Library, Wellcome Library, and academic repositories at Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Melbourne. Citation tracking and metrics are available through services like Clarivate Analytics, Elsevier's Scopus CiteScore, and Google Scholar.

Impact and Reception

The journal's impact factor and citation metrics are reported in sources like the Journal Citation Reports produced by Clarivate, and it is frequently cited alongside landmark emergency medicine works from authors affiliated with University College London Hospitals, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Toronto General Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto). The journal's influence is noted in clinical guideline citations from bodies such as National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, policy documents by World Health Organization, and training curricula used by Royal College of Surgeons of England residents and General Medical Council regulated programs.

Notable Articles and Special Issues

Notable articles have addressed topics including major trauma systems referencing the Middlesbrough Major Trauma Network, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest linked to registries like National Cardiac Arrest Audit, pandemic preparedness related to events such as the 2009 swine flu pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic, and analgesia practice influenced by studies from Royal London Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Special issues have focused on themes aligned with conferences like the European Congress of Emergency Medicine and collaborations with organizations such as College of Emergency Medicine and Resuscitation Council (UK).

Access and Availability

As a hybrid open-access journal published by BMJ Publishing Group, content distribution occurs via subscription models used by academic consortia including Jisc, institutional access at universities like Imperial College London and King's College London, and open-access options compliant with funder mandates from Wellcome Trust and UK Research and Innovation. Libraries and clinicians access archives through platforms common to medical publishers and indexing in databases like PubMed Central and EMBASE facilitates discoverability for practitioners at institutions such as St George's Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

Category:Medical journals