Journal profile
Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine
ISSN 2694-4715 · Advocate Aurora Health · United States
Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: JGEM is no longer accepting new submissions and this site is no longer active. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine is published by Advocate Aurora Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Emergency and Acute Care Studies, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Frailty in Older Adults, together about 46.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of JGEM is to improve emergency health care for older adults by providing an open-access, peer-reviewed, quality education and dissemination platform giving providers in all disciplines the evidence they need to enhance emergency care for older adults. JGEM is the unique repository for all providers of geriatric emergency care including emergency nurses, emergency physicians, emergency services, geriatricians, pharmacists, primary care providers, physical therapists, psychiatrists, social services, care managers, and surgeons. Older adult emergency care is complex and often requires a team approach, referral, and follow-up. As the centralized repository for the many providers supporting excellence in older emergency care JGEM informs and connects these many disciplines in the provision of evidence based excellent and coordinated care needed for this population from an emergency care perspective.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Michael L. MalonePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine22.5%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions14.3%
- Frailty in Older AdultsMedicine9.9%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions6.6%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine5.5%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicine5%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine5%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine3.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPMCPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 85 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 60 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 52 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
JGEM supports the growing movement to make research more open. This leads to a fairer, more efficient, and more accountable research landscape, ultimately driving a more effective and faster pace of discovery. We are committed to improving the openness, transparency, and reproducibility of research. We support a standard-level policy of “ENCOURAGES” data. JGEM encourages authors to share data supp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
All articles accepted in JGEM are published under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Peer review: minimum two anonymous reviewers Model summary
Editors review each new submission to determine if the manuscript will proceed to the next step of the peer review process. Every submission is moved forward and sent to a minimum of two anonymous reviewers. The names of peer reviewers are blinded to all authors. Once all reviews have been received by the editors, the corresponding authors are sent an editorial decision letter along with the blind…
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
- Advocate Aurora Health
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2694-4715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine
How long does peer review take at Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Which databases index Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .