What is the Impact Factor of BMC Emergency Medicine?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of BMC Emergency Medicine is 3.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is BMC Emergency Medicine indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, BMC Emergency Medicine is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.845 (Q1) and an H-index of 56.

Who publishes BMC Emergency Medicine and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

BMC Emergency Medicine is published by BioMed Central. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,164 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of BMC Emergency Medicine?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of BMC Emergency Medicine is "BMC EMERG MED" with common acronym "emmd". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,364Hybrid

BMC Emergency Medicine

Acronym:emmd

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Abbreviation (ISO):BMC EMERG MED

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Identifier (ISSN):1471-227X(Print)

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Publisher:BioMed Central

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Clarivate IF (2026)

3.1↑ +0.5

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2020–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for BMC Emergency Medicine

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):3.1

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

0.845

#6,364

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

56 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate4.3%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

158articles/year

99.85% Gold OA•95.54% Original Research

Aims & Scope

BMC Emergency Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all urgent and emergency aspects of medicine, in both practice and basic research. In addition, the journal covers aspects of disaster medicine and medicine in special locations, such as conflict areas and military medicine, together with articles concerning healthcare services in the emergency departments.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine99.8%Psychology79.4%Psychiatry74.6%Internal medicine73.2%Emergency medicine71.3%Pathology71.3%Surgery64%Nursing58.8%Medical emergency52%Mathematics50.6%Emergency department48.6%Statistics47.8%Biology47.6%Political science33.2%Law33%Sociology29.1%Computer science28.4%Anesthesia28.3%Environmental health27.8%Economics27%Physics22.5%Retrospective cohort study21.6%Chemistry20.8%Radiology20.2%Demography20.1%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Emergency Medicine

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Rank14/55

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Rank8/55

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
EMERGENCY MEDICINE	JCRSCIE	14/55	Q2
EMERGENCY MEDICINE	JCISCIE	8/55	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF3.1

Articles / Year297

Total Citations33

2025

IF2.6

Articles / Year297

Total Citations720

2024

IF2.3

Articles / Year240

Total Citations1,793

2023

IF2.5

Articles / Year146

Total Citations1,544

2022

IF2.485

Articles / Year210

Total Citations2,804

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	3.1	297	33
2025	2.6	297	720
2024	2.3	240	1,793
2023	2.5	146	1,544
2022	2.485	210	2,804
2021	2.119	162	3,161
2020	1.48	96	1,854
2019	—	83	2,744
2018	—	62	1,850
2017	—	23	825
2016	—	64	1,833
2015	—	70	1,658

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,364Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2001-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.845

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.02

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,164 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,775

3-Year Documents577

Citable Documents570

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Emergency MedicineQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 4.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

2区 (Zone 2)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区EMERGENCY MEDICINE

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

BMC Emergency Medicine (acronym: emmd, abbr: BMC EMERG MED, ISSN: 1471-227X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by BioMed Central in England since 2001. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.845 (Q1), an H-index of 56.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 158 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,164 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.