Journal profile · Medicine-Emergency Medicine
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
ISSN 1049-023X · eISSN 1945-1938 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.83; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 178 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Disaster Response and Management, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Disaster Management and Resilience, together about 51.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Emergency Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM) is a peer-reviewed health and medical journal that has been published for forty years. PDM is sponsored by, and the official publication of, the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). The primary mission of the journal is to publish innovative, high-impact, evidence-based research in both prehospital and disaster medicine.PDM provides an international forum for the reporting and discussion of scientific studies, both quantitative and qualitative, that have relevance to the above practices. It is one of the few journals that maintain a global perspective in the publication of disaster health and emergency medical information. During the past two years, manuscripts submitted by authors from thirty-one countries have been published.To assure highest standards in publication of scientific content, PDM supports and follows international standards for peer review of all material that may be used as an authoritative citation or reference. It is a signatory with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Emergency Medicine
Editor-in-chief Jeffrey M. FrancPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 14, Australia 4, Israel 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions33.1%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine10.9%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences7.5%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine6.9%
- Health and Conflict StudiesHealth Professions4.5%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine3.1%
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 | Emergency Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | 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 | Emergency Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,622OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 50.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,612 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 732 | 695 | 10 |
| 2025 | 178 | 165 | 92 |
| 2024 | 83 | 49 | 408 |
| 2023 | 653 | 584 | 1,727 |
| 2022 | 248 | 184 | 1,426 |
| 2021 | 139 | 72 | 2,547 |
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.
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific research Model summary
They consist of original, succinct, authoritative, and peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific research
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1049-023X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-1938
- Society / sponsor
- World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
What CAS zone is Prehospital and Disaster Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Emergency Medicine. 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 Prehospital and Disaster Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.83; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 89.
Where are the editorial board members of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Australia (4) and Israel (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Prehospital and Disaster Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Prehospital and Disaster Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .