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Prehospital Emergency Care

Prehospital Emergency Care publishes peer-reviewed international research relevant to the practice, educational advancement, and investigation of prehospital emergency care.

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Subject Emergency Medicine , Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Impact Factor 2
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1090-3127
eISSN 1545-0066
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Hybrid open access with an Article Publishing Charge (APC) for optional open access; no APC for subscription (non-open-access) publication

Submission Instructions

Prehospital Emergency Care accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research Article

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements or mandatory cover letter content are specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required (max 350 words) with the headings: Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and it must state the study design.
Manuscript Manuscripts must be prepared in Word (not PDF), double-spaced with one‑inch margins, 12‑point Times New Roman or similar font, and pages numbered consecutively. Original research article submissions are typically 5000 words maximum, exclusive of front material, references, or abstract.
References References are numbered consecutively in order of first citation, listed without parentheses, and entries with more than 10 authors list the first 10 followed by “et al.”; no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Figures must be high resolution (1200 dpi line art, 600 dpi grayscale, 300 dpi color) and supplied in formats such as PS, JPEG, TIFF, or DOC/DOCX, while tables must be editable files that can be understood without reference to the text.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are indicated, including whether one is required or what it should contain.
Abstract A structured abstract of up to 350 words is required, followed by 3–6 keywords (preferably MeSH-based).
Manuscript Systematic review manuscripts should not exceed 5000 words, exclusive of front matter, abstract, references, and related material.
References References are numbered consecutively in order of first citation, use in-text digits in parentheses, and list up to 10 authors before “et al.”; no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Figures must be high quality (1200 dpi line art, 600 dpi grayscale, 300 dpi color) in formats such as PS, JPEG, TIFF, or DOC/DOCX; tables should be interpretable without the text and not duplicate text; no maximum number of figures or tables is specified.
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Special Contribution and/or Supplement

Cover Letter A cover letter is not explicitly required, but authors are encouraged to email the editor-in-chief in advance about potential special contributions or supplements.
Abstract A structured abstract (max 350 words) is required, using the headings Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions; review abstracts must also state how the literature was searched and how cited articles were chosen.
Manuscript Manuscript elements must appear in this order: Title page; abstract with 3–6 keywords; main document; acknowledgments; declaration of interest; generative AI declaration; references; appendices/supplemental materials (as appropriate); table footnotes; figure footnotes, with no overall word limit specified.
References Use a numbered (Vancouver-style) system: in-text citations as digits in parentheses in order of appearance; reference list numbered consecutively, with more than 10 authors listed as first 10 followed by “et al.” and no maximum reference count indicated.
Figures & Tables Submit each figure and table as a separate, editable file (not embedded in the main manuscript), numbered in order of appearance with titles and footnotes listed after the References; figures must be high resolution (1200 dpi line art, 600 dpi grayscale, 300 dpi color) in PS, JPEG, TIFF, or DOC/DOCX formats, and no maximum number of figures or tables is specified.
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Commentary and/or Editorial

Cover Letter No specific cover letter requirements are described, including whether a cover letter is mandatory or what it should contain.
Abstract An abstract with keywords is listed as a standard front-matter element, but abstract structure and word limit are not specified.
Manuscript No overall maximum word count is specified for commentary/editorial manuscripts.
References Bibliography entries are numbered (not in parentheses) and for works with more than 10 authors, list the first 10 followed by “et al.”; no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Figures should be high resolution (1200 dpi line art, 600 dpi grayscale, 300 dpi color) in formats such as PS, JPEG, TIFF, or DOC/DOCX, and tables must be supplied as editable files; no explicit maximum number of figures or tables is specified.
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Recent Publications

Outcome-informed Emergency Medical Services Response Planning: A Systematic Review

Richard Ferron, Jasdeep Brar, Lauren E. Griffith, Iwona A. Bielska, Gina Agarwal

10.1080/10903127.2026.2705415
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Signs of Life During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Catherine R. Counts, Katherine Sweeney, Lianne J. Kniest, Emma R. Wender, Charles Maynard, Nicholas J. Johnson, Michael R. Sayre

10.1080/10903127.2026.2706747
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National Patterns of Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization by Arrival Mode and Geographic Setting: Final Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2016–2022

Jyotsna Sanjeevi, Samantha A. Lee, Garth Meckler, Jeanne-Marie Guise

10.1080/10903127.2026.2704184
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Emergency Medical Services Physician-Led Activation for Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Stephen L. Powell, John Gaillard, Christopher A. Davis, Joseph McIlwain, Alex Vaughn, Bret Nicks, Nicklaus P. Ashburn, Michael Supples

10.1080/10903127.2026.2704728
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Differential association of prehospital physician presence with outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Secondary analysis of a nationwide registry

Naoki Kawahara, Wataru Takayama, Koji Morishita

10.1080/10903127.2026.2704730
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

The journal reports an average of 10 days from submission to first decision, 38 days from submission to first post-review decision, and 35 days from acceptance to online publication.

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What are the publication costs?

The journal operates as an Open Select hybrid journal, offering authors the option to publish open access, typically supported by an article processing charge for open access articles while also supporting subscription-based access.

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Research Topics

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency and Acute Care Studies Disaster Response and Management Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

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