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Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine

The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WestJEM) is a premier open-access, peer-reviewed emergency medicine journal in North America dedicated to the free exchange of ideas and unrestricted access to scholarly work. The journal focuses on how systems and delivery of emergency care affect health, health disparities, and health outcomes in communities and populations worldwide, broadly emphasizing the integration of emergency care with population health. Content is indexed in major services including MEDLINE, PubMed, Medscape, EBSCO/CINAHL, SCOPUS, EMBASE, and DOAJ, and authors retain copyright while benefiting from wide digital dissemination and active publicity.

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Subject Emergency Medicine
Impact Factor 2
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1936-900X
eISSN 1936-9018
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article-processing fee applies for accepted manuscripts, with no fee for submission and waivers available for department subscribers and for first or last authors from subscribing departments.

Submission Instructions

Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must include corresponding and first author contact information, a brief justification and fit with the journal, disclosure of conflicts of interest, full contact information for all authors, 3–5 suggested qualified reviewers, any declaration of AI use, grant numbers for NIH or CDC funding, and identification of any authors who are members of sponsoring societies.
Abstract A structured abstract (max 350 words) is required and must report key quantitative findings, including sample size, response rate, descriptive statistics, and statistical comparisons of major hypotheses and findings.
Manuscript Manuscripts must not exceed 4000 words and use the section headings: ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, LIMITATIONS, CONCLUSION, REFERENCES.
References References must follow American Medical Association (AMA) style, be numbered in order of first appearance with superscript in-text citations, use abbreviated italicized Medline journal titles, and list up to three authors before et al.; no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Up to 7 figures, tables, and images combined are allowed, all embedded at first citation with legends on the same page, uploaded separately as supplemental files (images in .jpeg or .png, tables in Word), and meeting minimum resolutions of 600 DPI for line art and 300 DPI for other images.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must include corresponding and first author contact information, a brief justification and fit with the journal, disclosure of conflicts of interest, full contact information for all authors, 3–5 suggested qualified reviewers, any declaration of AI use, a list of grants with numbers for NIH or CDC funding, and identification of any authors who are members of sponsoring societies.
Abstract A structured abstract is required, with a maximum of 350 words for Systematic Review manuscripts.
Manuscript Systematic Review manuscripts must not exceed 4000 words, use bold uppercase major headings with bold title-case subheadings, include continuous line numbering, and be uploaded as a single anonymized Microsoft Word document (without title page) containing abstract, main text with embedded tables/figures in order of citation, and references.
References References must follow American Medical Association (AMA) style, be numbered in order of first appearance with superscript in-text citations after punctuation, use Medline journal abbreviations in italics, list up to three authors before et al., omit DOIs and spaces between year/volume/issue/pages, include access dates for websites, and have all citation-manager fields converted to plain text; no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Systematic Review manuscripts may include up to 5 figures, tables, and images combined, which must be embedded at first citation in the manuscript and also uploaded as separate Supplemental Files (figures as .jpeg or .png, tables as Word files, videos as .mov/.mp4/.flv) with line art at ≥600 DPI and other images at ≥300 DPI, legends placed above tables and below figures, and all items cited in order.
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Narrative Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must include corresponding and first author contact information, a brief justification of fit with the journal, disclosure of conflicts of interest, full contact information for all authors, 3–5 suggested qualified reviewers, any declaration of AI use, grant numbers for NIH or CDC funding, and identification of any authors who are members of sponsoring societies.
Abstract A structured abstract (max 350 words) is required for Narrative Reviews; specific section headings are not specified.
Manuscript Narrative Review manuscripts must not exceed 4000 words and must be organized with major section headings in bold uppercase (no colon) and subheadings in bold title case, with tables and figures embedded in the text in the order cited.
References References must follow American Medical Association (AMA) style, numbered in order of first appearance, list up to three authors before et al., use abbreviated italicized Medline journal titles, omit DOIs, include website access dates, and there is no maximum reference count indicated.
Figures & Tables Narrative Reviews may include up to 5 figures, tables, and images combined, embedded at first citation in the manuscript with legends on the same page, and uploaded additionally as separate supplemental files (images in .jpeg or .png at ≥600 DPI for line art and ≥300 DPI for other images, tables as Word files), with table legends above tables and figure legends below figures.
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Brief Research Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must include corresponding and first author contact information for all authors, a brief justification and statement of fit with the journal, disclosure of conflicts of interest, 3–5 suggested qualified reviewers, any AI use, all grant numbers for NIH or CDC funding, and identification of any authors who are members of sponsoring societies.
Abstract A structured abstract is required, with a maximum of 350 words, and must include the major quantitative findings such as sample size, response rate, descriptive statistics, and statistical comparisons of major hypotheses and findings.
Manuscript The LIMITATIONS section must appear as a separate section following the Discussion section. Brief Research Report manuscripts must not exceed 1500 words.
References No maximum reference count is indicated, but references must be converted to plain text (not citation manager fields).
Figures & Tables Brief Research Report manuscripts may include up to 2 figures, tables, and images combined.
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Educational Advance

Cover Letter The cover letter must also provide 3–5 suggested qualified reviewers.
Abstract A structured abstract (max 350 words) is required for Educational Advance papers.
Manuscript Manuscripts must be submitted as a single anonymized Microsoft Word file (without title page) with tables and figures embedded in the order cited, 12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced, with continuous line numbering and a title (max 100 characters) at the top of the first page. Educational Advance manuscripts must not exceed 4000 words.
References References must be converted to plain text (not citation-manager fields), use superscript in-text citation numbers placed after punctuation, and no maximum reference count is indicated.
Figures & Tables Each table or figure must appear on the same page as its legend and any footnotes; table legends go above tables, figure legends go below figures, and legends must be fully descriptive and define all abbreviations. Educational Advance manuscripts may include up to 5 figures, tables, and images combined.
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Editorial

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must include corresponding and first author contact information, justification and fit with the journal, conflict of interest disclosure, full contact details for all authors, 3–5 suggested qualified reviewers, declaration of AI use when applicable, grant numbers for NIH or CDC funding, and identification of any authors who are members of sponsoring societies.
Abstract Editorials do not include an abstract.
Manuscript Editorial manuscripts must not exceed 2000 words and do not follow a specified section structure beyond standard headings and subheadings (major headings in bold uppercase without a colon; subheadings in bold title case).
References Use AMA style with references numbered in order of first appearance, up to three authors listed before et al., no DOI, no spaces between year/volume/issue/pages, Medline-italicized journal abbreviations, and access dates for websites, with no maximum reference count indicated.
Figures & Tables Editorials generally do not include figures, tables, or images unless otherwise approved; when used, figures and tables must be embedded at first citation, also uploaded as separate supplemental files (images .jpeg/.png, tables Word, videos .mov/.mp4/.flv), meet minimum resolutions (600 DPI line art, 300 DPI other images), and follow the journal’s legend and layout rules.
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Recent Publications

Proportion of Emergency Department Visits for Alcohol Abuse Increased After the Arrival of COVID-19

Barnet Eskin, Claire DeLong, John Allegra

10.5811/westjem.58921
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Cluster analysis of regional use patterns among critically ill emergency patients in Korea

Sung Min Lee, Tag Heo

10.5811/westjem.58922
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Modeling Advanced Practice Provider Productivity in the Emergency Department

Bryan Stenson, David Chiu, Joshua Joseph, Leon Sanchez, Peter Antkowiak

10.5811/westjem.58923
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Impact of a Best Practice Alert on the Implementation of Expedited Partner Therapy

Andrew Gutting, Emily Ager, Fahmida Ahmed, Keith Kocher, Rachel Solnick, Roland Merchant, Zoe Curry

10.5811/westjem.58924
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Metal Detectors Improve Patients’ Sense of Safety in the Emergency Department

Devon Fiorino, Joshua Easter, William Kehr

10.5811/westjem.58925
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

The publication cycle is continuous throughout the year, with issues published every 2 months.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required for submissions and should include corresponding and first author contact information, a brief statement of justification, importance and fit with the journal’s scope, disclosure of conflicts of interest, reviewer recommendations, a declaration of AI use where applicable, grant information, and information on authors’ membership in sponsoring societies.

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What are the publication costs?

There is no fee to submit an article. An article-processing fee is charged for accepted manuscripts, which can be waived when the first or last author is from a subscribing department; departments may subscribe for $1000 per year for up to two articles, with further details provided in the journal’s article-processing fee policy.

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Research Topics

Emergency and Acute Care Studies Innovations in Medical Education Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare