Announcement

The Penelope Gray-Allan Memorial CJEM Writing Award
Call for Papers

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians and the editorial board of Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine are pleased to announce a call for papers for the second annual award in honour of CJEM’s managing editor, Penelope Gray-Allan. The writing award is open to any FRCPC or CFPC Emergency Medicine resident in Canada.

The prize will be awarded for a Humanities in Emergency Medicine article submitted to CJEM by a resident. The paper should be no more than two finished pages. All of the submissions will be
judged by either the CJEM Senior Editorial Board (SEB), or a committee established by the SEB.

The winning paper will be published in the CAEP Annual Conference edition of CJEM. The author of the winning paper will receive airfare to the annual CAEP conference, conference admission,
and 3 nights of hotel accommodations.

The author of the winning paper will receive a plaque acknowledging him/her as the recipient of the annual Penelope Gray-Allan Memorial CJEM Writing Award at the CAEP awards ceremony at
the CAEP annual conference. The award will be presented at CAEP 2012.

Papers may be submitted at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com:80/cjem

Submissions are due by January 1, 2012. Please address any questions to cjem@rogers.com

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Receives Debut Impact Factor and Top 10 Ranking

The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians and Decker Publishing are pleased to announce that the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM) received a debut impact factor of 1.515 in 2011, according to the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports®. With this rating, CJEM is ranked 10th of 23 journals in the Emergency Medicine category, which includes leading journals from around the world.

A journal’s “impact” or significance is measured annually based on the number of article citations compared to the total number of articles published. The impact factor—a quantitative measure of the frequency with which an article in a journal is cited—is used to gauge the overall influence of a journal within the scientific, professional, and academic communities. This first impact factor and ranking achieved by CJEM was based on 2010 performance.

CJEM is Canada’s only academic journal in emergency medicine. The journal publishes articles of interest to emergency care providers in rural, urban, and academic settings, and reflects the growing interest in emergency medicine both as a medical discipline and an expanding field for research. Published bimonthly and led by Editor in Chief James Ducharme, MD, CJEM is available in print and online at www.cjem-online.ca.

Both CAEP and Decker are proud of this independent measure of the journal’s excellence. We deeply appreciate the dedication of the editors and authors who contributed their efforts and research to CJEM, and the loyalty of readers who have helped CJEM become the resource that it is today.

For additional information please contact

Caroline Foote
Marketing Manager
Decker Publishing
cfoote@deckerpublishing.com

New Publisher for CJEM 

Beginning with Volume 13 (2011) Decker Publishing will assume publication of Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM), the official journal of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP).

Published by Canadian Medical Association (CMA) since 1999, CJEM will continue under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief, James Ducharme, MD and a distinguished editorial board.  CAEP extends sincere thanks to CMA publishing for their contribution to CJEM as it became a highly respected emergency medicine journal.

As Canada’s only academic vehicle in emergency medicine, CJEM publishes peer-reviewed articles of interest to emergency care providers in rural, urban or academic settings.  Each bimonthly issue provides original research, review articles, and case reports that are readily applicable to both the clinician and the researcher in the field of emergency medicine.

Dr. Ducharme stated, “All of us at CAEP and CJEM are looking forward to a great relationship with Decker, a relationship that will ensure CJEM’s continuing growth in its role as a leading emergency medicine journal.” 

CAEP Membership 

There are a variety of categories to be explored within a CAEP membership ranging from student ($75 annual fee) to active member ($440 annual fee). Being the national voice of emergency medicine for the past 30 years has lead CAEP to be an all encompassing and welcoming organization where everyone can find their place. Read more about CAEP membership.

CJEM Subscription

See our subscription page for more information.

The decision has been taken for CJEM to grow into an exclusive web offering for our valued members beginning in January 2009. Customized email updates will be sent out for our valued members and subscribers alerting them to the release of new issues. 

Over the years visitors to the CJEM website have been able to gain insight from the variety of articles of interest related to emergency medicine in rural, urban or academic settings. The electronic version of the journal will now be available publicly 12 months after its publication. We invite those interested in emergency medicine to continue receiving CJEM through membership or subscription.