Journal profile · NURSING
International Emergency Nursing
ISSN 1755-599X · eISSN 1878-013X · Elsevier BV · ENGLAND
International Emergency Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 160 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 134 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Emergency Nursing is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Emergency and Acute Care Studies, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Disaster Response and Management, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Emergency Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An official publication of the European Society of Emergency Nurses (EuSEN) and officially recognised by the National Emergency Nurses Affiliation Inc. (Canada) (NENA)International Emergency Nursing is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to nurses and other professionals involved in emergency care. It aims to promote excellence through dissemination of high quality research findings, specialist knowledge and discussion of professional issues that reflect the diversity of this field. With an international readership and authorship, it provides a platform for practitioners worldwide to communicate and enhance the evidence-base of emergency care.The journal publishes a broad range of papers, from personal reflection to primary research findings, created by first-time through to reputable authors from a number of disciplines. It brings together research from practice, education, theory, and operational management, relevant to all levels of staff working in emergency care settings worldwide.Publication Ethics: This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics. This code will guide the editorial board and reviewers in their approach to any ethical issues arising in respect of papers submitted to International Emergency Nursing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 15, Australia 8, United States 6, South Africa 3, Sweden 2 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine17.1%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine8.2%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions5.8%
- Nursing education and managementNursing5.6%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions4.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.7%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 584OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 146 | 58 | 45 |
| 2025 | 134 | 48 | 232 |
| 2024 | 125 | 55 | 614 |
| 2023 | 105 | 44 | 820 |
| 2022 | 88 | 30 | 879 |
| 2021 | 111 | 37 | 1,662 |
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
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 116 days – 280 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (300 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
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 120 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 191 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,710 / GBP 2,320 / JPY 359,690 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- case studyTypes of contributions International Emergency Nursing publishesOriginal Research articlesReviewsCase StudiesQuality/Service Improvement ProjectsContemporary Is…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- editoriallished more than six months previously. Editorials - 1,000-2,000 words Authors who have ideas for editorials which address issuesmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- letters to the editornline in the usual way for the journal. Letters to the Editor (up to 1,000 words) As is common in journals the Editorial Board welcomes critmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- literature reviewTypes of contributions International Emergency Nursing publishesOriginal Research articlesReviewsCase StudiesQuality/Service Improvement ProjectsContemporary Is…Length not stated
- original research articleTypes of contributions International Emergency Nursing publishesOriginal Research articlesReviewsCase StudiesQuality/Service Improvement ProjectsContemporary Is…Length not stated
- research paperTypes of contributions International Emergency Nursing publishesOriginal Research articlesReviewsCase StudiesQuality/Service Improvement ProjectsContemporary Is…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewTypes of contributions International Emergency Nursing publishesOriginal Research articlesReviewsCase StudiesQuality/Service Improvement ProjectsContemporary Is…main text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Manuscripts are required to adhere to recognized reporting guidelines relevant to the research design used. These identify matters that should be addressed in your paper. These are not quality assessment frameworks and your study need not meet all the criteria implied in the reporting guideline to be worthy of publication in the journal. The checklists identify essential matters that should be con…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1755-599X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-013X
- Society / sponsor
- European Society of Emergency Nurses
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Emergency Nursing
What CAS zone is International Emergency Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Emergency Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Emergency Nursing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.2; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at International Emergency Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 116–280 days). 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 International Emergency Nursing based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (15), Australia (8) and United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Emergency Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Emergency Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Emergency Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
International Emergency Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .