DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000497
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PMID: 28841591
Issn Print: 0969-9546
Publication Date: 2017/10/01
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There are other critically important tasks in emergency care, though education is vital 6,7; clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological research is not only strategically important but also time consuming 8,9 and the need to disseminate that newly discovered information, through conferences and journals, also consumes valuable time 10,11.
As I write, preparations for the next EuSEM Congress in Athens are coming to fruition, and we are all looking forward to another very high-quality conference. The large number of delegates speaks for itself, confirming that the EuSEM Congress is the most important annual meeting for emergency care clinicians in Europe.
The European Journal of Emergency Medicine currently receives over 500 submissions a year, more than double the number received 10 years ago. The quality of the submitted papers also continues to improve significantly, and the editorial team finds itself having to make ever more difficult decisions on submitted papers. We try to have at least three expert reviewers look into each paper that is being seriously considered for publication, but we know that the reviewers themselves are under pressure 12 and this can become a source of delay.
The Journal’s impact factor has remained virtually identical for 2016 compared with 2017, and we remain in the top 10 journals in our field despite increasing competition. I am very grateful to all our editorial staff (past and present), our publisher, our reviewers, our authors, and, most importantly, our readers, for all your help and support.
I have previously discussed the threats to our sustainability in the clinical setting 13,14. Given that the same risks apply to editors, I am pleased to report the appointment of two new Deputy Editors for the Journal: Mikkel Brabrand from Denmark and Yonathan Freund from France. They both have served as excellent and thoughtful reviewers for many years for the Journal, and I am sure they will make great contributions in their new role. I wish them every success in taking the Journal to new heights as a part of the editorial team.
