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Explore open‑access interdisciplinary research on disaster medicine, emergency health services, preparedness, and response to emerging global health crises.

Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on advancing research and knowledge in disaster and emergency medicine. Led by Field Chief Editor Charles Cairns from Drexel Uni...

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Charles Cairns

Drexel University

United States

Editor-in-Chief

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Ives Hubloue

Vrije University Brussels

Belgium

Specialty Chief Editor

Disaster Medicine

Patrick Van De Voorde

Ghent University Hospital

Belgium

Specialty Chief Editor

Resuscitation and Cardiac Emergency Medicine

Theodore Chan

University of California, San Diego

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Emergency Health Services

Adriana Yock-Corrales

Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera National Children's Hospital

Costa Rica

Associate Editor

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Alaa Oteir

Jordan University of Science and Technology

Jordan

Associate Editor

Emergency Health Services

Anas Khan

King Saud University

Saudi Arabia

Associate Editor

Disaster Medicine

Andreas Follmann

University Hospital RWTH Aachen

Germany

Associate Editor

Disaster Medicine

59 editors · 0 reviewers

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Scope

Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on advancing research and knowledge in disaster and emergency medicine. Led by Field Chief Editor Charles Cairns from Drexel University, Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine welcomes research contributions in various domains of disaster and emergency medicine, aiming to bridge the gap between emergency healthcare systems and the overall health of populations affected by disasters and emergencies. Topics include, but are not limited to: disaster medicine geriatric emergency medicine pediatric emergency medicine emergency health services resuscitation and cardiac emergency medicine toxicology and emergency medicine rapid assessment and treatment of potentially life-threatening illness and injury cost-effective, rapid, and accurate diagnostic strategies reduction of unnecessary empiric treatment, ed overcrowding, and unnecessary hospitalizations systems to manage clinical information and disaster response preclinical models of time-sensitive disease states relevant to disaster and emergency medicine The journal also welcomes submissions that support and advance the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good Health and Well-being by addressing key aspects of disaster and emergency medicine relevant to enhancing health outcomes and ensuring the well-being of individuals and communities affected by disasters and emergencies. Contributions may include but are not limited to, research on improving emergency healthcare delivery systems, enhancing disaster preparedness and response strategies, optimizing clinical interventions in emergency settings, mitigating the impact of emergencies on vulnerable populations, and promoting resilience and recovery in the aftermath of disasters. All studies must contribute insights into disaster and emergency medicine relevant to clinical practice and disaster response. Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine is committed to advancing developments in the field of disaster and emergency medicine by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future. We are pleased to announce BeSEDiM (Belgian Society of Emergency and Disaster Medicine) as an affiliated partner. The goal of BeSEDiM is to promote the scientific development of emergency medicine and disaster medicine in Belgium through training, education, and clinical research. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration together.

Aims

Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on advancing research and knowledge in disaster and emergency medicine.

Led by Field Chief Editor Charles Cairns from Drexel University, Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine welcomes research contributions in various domains of disaster and emergency medicine, aiming to bridge the gap between emergency healthcare systems and the overall health of populations affected by disasters and emergencies. Topics include, but are not limited to:

disaster medicine

geriatric emergency medicine

pediatric emergency medicine

emergency health services

resuscitation and cardiac emergency medicine

toxicology and emergency medicine

rapid assessment and treatment of potentially life-threatening illness and injury

cost-effective, rapid, and accurate diagnostic strategies

reduction of unnecessary empiric treatment, ed overcrowding, and unnecessary hospitalizations

systems to manage clinical information and disaster response

preclinical models of time-sensitive disease states relevant to disaster and emergency medicine

The journal also welcomes submissions that support and advance the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good Health and Well-being by addressing key aspects of disaster and emergency medicine relevant to enhancing health outcomes and ensuring the well-being of individuals and communities affected by disasters and emergencies. Contributions may include but are not limited to, research on improving emergency healthcare delivery systems, enhancing disaster preparedness and response strategies, optimizing clinical interventions in emergency settings, mitigating the impact of emergencies on vulnerable populations, and promoting resilience and recovery in the aftermath of disasters.

All studies must contribute insights into disaster and emergency medicine relevant to clinical practice and disaster response.

Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine is committed to advancing developments in the field of disaster and emergency medicine by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

We are pleased to announce BeSEDiM (Belgian Society of Emergency and Disaster Medicine) as an affiliated partner. The goal of BeSEDiM is to promote the scientific development of emergency medicine and disaster medicine in Belgium through training, education, and clinical research. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration together.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/disaster-and-emergency-medicine/about

ISSN
2813-7302
Editor-in-Chief
Charles Cairns (Drexel University, Philadelphia, United States) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Disaster Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/disaster-and-emergency-medicine/sections/disaster-medicine

  • Emergency Health Services

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/disaster-and-emergency-medicine/sections/emergency-health-services

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/disaster-and-emergency-medicine/sections/pediatric-emergency-medicine

  • Resuscitation and Cardiac Emergency Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/disaster-and-emergency-medicine/sections/resuscitation-and-cardiac-emergency-medicine

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Classification
  • Data Report
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Data Report, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

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Affiliated societies

  • Belgian Society of Emergency and Disaster Medicine

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/disaster-and-emergency-medicine/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/disaster-and-emergency-medicine/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Articles
50
Total views
238,400
Downloads
75,200
Citations
103

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Citations
103
Time to decision
35
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-23.