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Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. Submit your scholarly work at www.westjem.org.

If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, please email your CV to editor@westjem.org.

07/25/2025

WestJEM 26.3 featured article by Vorce, et al, “Field vs. Emergency Department Intubation: A Retrospective Review of Hospital Outcomes of Trauma Patients.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/46ma3It

07/23/2025

https://westjem.com/climatechange

07/21/2025

WestJEM 26.3 featured article by Ahmed, et al, “Civil Monetary Penalties from Violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act for Patients Arriving or Leaving with Law Enforcement.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4lB9qiP

07/17/2025

WestJEM 26.3 featured article by Durant, et al, “Diagnostic delays are common and classic presentations are rare in spinal epidural abscess.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3ZW07Bw

07/15/2025

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

The Editors of Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (CPC-EM) are seeking Decision Editors to render decisions on papers submitted to the journal.

Decision Editors receive approximately one paper per week and are responsible for assessing the manuscript’s reviews and recommend whether a paper is suitable for publication. Decision Editors are also responsible for synthesizing the important points from two peer reviews into a draft message for the authors. At times, Decision Editors serve as primary reviewers on submitted papers as well.

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗖𝗣𝗖-𝗘𝗠 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
• Board certified, or eligible, in emergency medicine
• Academically affiliated with a university or institution with a faculty-level appointment
• Significant research and publication experience
• Previous service as a journal reviewer

To apply, please email the following materials to the CPC-EM Editorial Team at editor@cpcem.org:
• Curriculum vitae
• Brief letter of interest that includes the specific area(s) of expertise you would like to serve.

If you would like to provide a nomination for this position, please email their contact information to the Editorial Office.

07/11/2025

Submit your education research to the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WestJEM) 2026 CDEM CORD Special Issue on Educational Research and Practice. Papers are accepted on a rolling basis. All accepted papers for this issue will be published online within two weeks of receiving the final version and then collated into the January 2026 Special Issue. The final deadline for acceptance for the 2026 issue is Wednesday, October 1, 2025. There are no article processing fees when accepted to this issue. To learn more: https://bit.ly/4cTaSZa

07/09/2025

WestJEM 26.3 featured article by Torchiano, et al, “Effects of Emergency Department Training on Buprenorphine Prescribing and Opioid Use Disorder-Associated ED Revisits: Retrospective Cohort Study.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4ketnL7

07/07/2025

The WestJEM 2025 Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) Advances in Education Research and Innovations Abstracts Special Issue is out now: https://escholarship.org/uc/westjem/26/3.1

07/03/2025

WestJEM 26.3 featured article by Ibiebele et al, “A Review of Sports-Related, Life-Threatening Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments, 2009-18.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3ZQkpMR

07/01/2025

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗝𝗘𝗠 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WestJEM) is currently recruiting Reviewers.

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗝𝗘𝗠 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿
• You will be on the cutting edge of research in emergency medicine.
• Receive a yearly thank you letter from WestJEM you can use for promotion in your department.
• Acknowledgement of best reviewers for quantity and quality each year.
• Strong reviewers are eligible to become Section Editors.

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• WestJEM reviewers are expected to complete 5-10 reviews a year (a quality review commonly takes 1-2 hours to complete).
• Once a review request is accepted, the review is expected to be completed within 14 days.

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• Must be board certified, or eligible, in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine.

If you are interested in becoming a WestJEM reviewer or have questions, please email us at editor@westjem.org.

06/27/2025

WestJEM 26.3 featured article by Schreyer et al, “Emergency Physician Assessment of Productivity and Supervision Practices.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4kO2Kh6

06/25/2025

Why submit to the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WestJEM)? WestJEM is the premier open-access emergency medicine journal in North America, consistently ranked among the best in the world in multiple journal ranking systems. WestJEM is fully open-access, peer reviewed, and indexed in all major indexing services. You also can publish without fee (free) if your department is a subscriber to the journal. You can read our submission guidelines or submit a manuscript by clicking here: https://westjem.com/

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