Journal profile · EMERGENCY MEDICINE
World Journal Of Emergency Medicine
ISSN 1920-8642 · ZHEJIANG UNIV SCH MEDICINE · PEOPLES R CHINA
World Journal Of Emergency Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.77; hybrid open access; median 132 days to acceptance (120 articles, last 24 months); 116 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal Of Emergency Medicine is published by ZHEJIANG UNIV SCH MEDICINE and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Emergency Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine12.1%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine12%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine7.4%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine5.8%
- Poisoning and overdose treatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine4.6%
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine4.4%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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
- 3.77LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 334OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,136 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 72 | 15 |
| 2025 | 116 | 114 | 162 |
| 2024 | 103 | 103 | 270 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | 473 |
| 2022 | 97 | 97 | 506 |
| 2021 | 75 | 75 | 574 |
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
132 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 120 articles with submission and acceptance dates (212 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ZHEJIANG UNIV SCH MEDICINE
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- ISSN
- 1920-8642
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal Of Emergency Medicine
What CAS zone is World Journal Of Emergency Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal Of Emergency Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 World Journal Of Emergency Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.77; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at World Journal Of Emergency Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 120 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 132 days (interquartile range 101–150 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.
Which databases index World Journal Of Emergency Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal Of Emergency Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is World Journal Of Emergency Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal Of Emergency Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .