Journal profile · EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
ISSN 2452-2473 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.6 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 104 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Emergency Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TJEM aims to distribute and expand medical data and build a supportive and vibrant community of scholars to connect and explore ideas by publishing articles within our scope. We are committed to publication of high-quality research, educational material, and perspective that will be of interest to a broad audience of emergency practitioners, including physicians, nurses, and paramedics, within different settings and in different countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Nese ColakPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine10.1%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine6.3%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine6.2%
- Poisoning and overdose treatmentsMedicine6%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.1%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · EMERGENCY MEDICINE · rank 3/55
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 900 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 8 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 102 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 397 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 1,094 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 385 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 238 |
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
104 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 118 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 220 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (90 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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2452-2473
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
What CAS zone is Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Turkish Journal of Emergency 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 104 days (interquartile range 82–135 days); authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
What JCR quartile is Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, EMERGENCY MEDICINE Q1 (3/55). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Turkish Journal of 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .