Journal profile · EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine
ISSN 1757-7241 · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Founded 2008
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.51; fully open access; APC about USD 2,690; median 84 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 214 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation and Emergency and Acute Care Studies, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Emergency Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The primary topics of interest in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (SJTREM) are the pre-hospital and early in-hospital diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of emergency medicine, trauma, and resuscitation. Contributions focusing on dispatch, major incidents, etiology, pathophysiology, rehabilitation, epidemiology, prevention, education, training, implementation, work environment, as well as ethical and socio-economic aspects may also be assessed for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Marius RehnPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Norway 21, United Kingdom 7, Italy 7, Denmark 5, Canada 4 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine18.7%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine15.6%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine9.3%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.9%
- Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationMedicine6.8%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions4.6%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine3.8%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic 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
- Impact factor
- 3.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,278OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 173LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,556 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 171 | 171 | 70 |
| 2025 | 214 | 214 | 722 |
| 2024 | 139 | 139 | 948 |
| 2023 | 107 | 107 | 1,252 |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | 1,424 |
| 2021 | 174 | 174 | 3,598 |
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 Crossref · to
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 100 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (429 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,290 / USD 2,690 / GBP 1,990 | Yes | CC BY, CC0 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 / GBP 1,890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,790 / USD 2,490 / EUR 2,090 | Yes | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteExcerpts 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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1757-7241
- Society / sponsor
- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine
What CAS zone is Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Emergency Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.51; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & 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 84 days (interquartile range 61–151 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Norway (21), United Kingdom (7) and Italy (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,690.
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: .