Journal profile · Nursing-Emergency Nursing
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
ISSN 2474-252X · eScholarship Publishing, University of California · United States
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine: fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 99 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 129 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine is published by eScholarship Publishing, University of California. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ultrasound in Clinical Applications, Poisoning and overdose treatments and Foreign Body Medical Cases, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (CPC-EM) is an internationally recognized journal affiliated with the MEDLINE-indexed Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WestJEM). It will offer the latest in patient care case reports, images in the field of emergency medicine (EM) and state of the art clinicopathological cases. CPC-EM is fully open-access, peer reviewed, well indexed - now in Pubmed and Pubmed Central - and available anywhere with an internet connection. CPC-EM encourages submissions from junior authors, established faculty, and residents of established and developing EM programs throughout the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Emergency Nursing
Editor-in-chief Rick McPheetersPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 3, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Türkiye 1, Israel 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine16.4%
- Poisoning and overdose treatmentsMedicine7.8%
- Foreign Body Medical CasesMedicine5.4%
- Medical Case Reports and StudiesMedicine4.8%
- Otolaryngology and Infectious DiseasesMedicine4.4%
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.2%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | Q4 | 88/111 | 21st |
| Emergency Nursing | Q4 | 25/31 | 20th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,315 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 154 | 154 | 268 |
| 2025 | 129 | 129 | 509 |
| 2024 | 110 | 110 | 620 |
| 2023 | 80 | 80 | 596 |
| 2022 | 98 | 98 | 660 |
| 2021 | 144 | 144 | 616 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 121 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (257 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- eScholarship Publishing, University of California
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2474-252X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
How long does peer review take at Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 75–121 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (3), United Kingdom (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .