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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #6,297Hybrid

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Acronym:pdm
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Abbreviation (ISO):PREHOSP DISASTER MED
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Identifier (ISSN):1049-023X(Print)/1945-1938(Online)
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Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.1↑ +1.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

WoS Q1
02460.9720181.0120191.3120202.0420212.8720222.220232.120242.520254.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.851
#6,297

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
67

67 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate9.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
127articles/year
50.54% Gold OA•86.03% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM) is an official publication of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine. Currently in its 25th volume, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine is one of the leading scientific journals focusing on prehospital and disaster health. It is the only peer-reviewed international journal in its field, published bi-monthly, providing a readable, usable worldwide source of research and analysis. PDM is currently distributed in more than 55 countries. Its readership includes physicians, professors, EMTs and paramedics, nurses, emergency managers, disaster planners, hospital administrators, sociologists, and psychologists.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine82%Medical emergency58.8%Political science40.2%Psychology39.6%Law37.3%Engineering36.3%Emergency medicine34.7%Economics32.8%Geography30%Physics27.2%Pathology25.4%Environmental health24.2%Biology22.7%Computer science22.4%Psychiatry22.4%Economic growth21.9%Business20.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Q1
Rank8/55
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Q2
Rank17/55
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.1
Articles / Year729
Total Citations9
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year178
Total Citations81
2024
IF2.1
Articles / Year83
Total Citations393
2023
IF2.2
Articles / Year653
Total Citations1,698
2022
IF2.866
Articles / Year248
Total Citations1,408

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,297Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1985-1987, 1989-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.851

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.88

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,059 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations924
3-Year Documents370
Citable Documents314

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 Rate33.6%

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
Emergency NursingQ1
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: 9.5%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (acronym: pdm, abbr: PREHOSP DISASTER MED, ISSN: 1049-023X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.10, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.851 (Q1), an H-index of 67.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 127 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,059 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013-2473

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29