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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.

12/12/2025

WestJEM 26.5 featured article by Baugh, et al, “Acute Care of Patients with Moderate Respiratory Distress: Recommendations from an American College of Emergency Physicians Expert Panel.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/44lUiPV

12/10/2025

Why Submit to Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (CPC-EM)? CPC-EM is an internationally recognized journal affiliated with WestJEM and publishes the latest in patient care case reports, images in the field of emergency medicine, and state of the art clinicopathological and medico-legal cases. CPC-EM is fully open-access, peer reviewed, and well indexed. CPC-EM encourages submissions from junior authors, established faculty, and residents of established and developing EM programs throughout the world. You can read our submission guidelines or submit a manuscript by clicking here: https://westjem.com/cpc-em

12/08/2025

WestJEM 26.5 featured article by El-Menyar, et al, “Self-Harm and Interpersonal Violence-Related Injuries: Retrospective Analysis of the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Data.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3K7IXMB

12/05/2025

WestJEM 26.5 featured article by Legome, et al, “Alcohol Intoxication in the Academic Emergency Department: Epidemiology and Facility-Fee Financial Impact.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4i5L4wW

12/03/2025

The deadline for the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WestJEM) 2026 CDEM CORD Special Issue on Educational Research and Practice has passed but you can still submit your education research for the 2027 issue.

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 2027 Special Issue.

The final deadline for acceptance for the 2027 issue is Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 11:59pm PT. There are no article processing fees when accepted to this issue.

To learn more: https://bit.ly/4cTaSZa

12/01/2025

WestJEM 26.5 featured article by Shih, et al, “Pharmacogenomic Drug-Gene Interactions in Geriatric Emergency Department Patients Who Sustained Falls: A Pilot Study.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/48o2tO4

11/26/2025

WestJEM 26.5 featured article by Kraus, et al, “Burnout in the Emergency Department: Survey of Prevalence and Modifiable Risk Factors.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/49no9ei

11/24/2025

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.

11/21/2025

WestJEM 26.5 featured article by Sheng, et al, “Five-Year Trends in Emergency Medicine Match Results and Future Outlook.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3WQFHrT

11/19/2025

The deadline for submissions to WestJEM’s special issue on “Climate Change and Its Impacts upon Delivery of Emergency Care” has been extended to December 1, 2025, 11:59pm PT. Papers will be accepted and published on a rolling basis and then collated into a special issue to be published in Winter 2026. To view full announcement and submission portal visit: https://westjem.com/climatechange

11/17/2025

WestJEM 26.5 featured article by Yu, et al, “Examining Canadian Trauma Centres’ Analgesic Protocols for Rib Fractures.” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3JzNCXk

11/14/2025

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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