Open Access & License

Emergency Medicine and Health Care is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available immediately upon publication and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Publication Criteria

• Original research articles, reviews, case reports, short communications and editorials relevant to emergency medicine and acute care.
• Manuscripts must represent work that has not been published previously and is not under consideration elsewhere.
• Articles should adhere to recognized ethical standards, including informed consent and institutional review board approval where applicable.

Benefits of Publishing with Us

• Rapid and rigorous peer review by experts in emergency medicine.
• High visibility and global dissemination through open access.
• Retention of copyright by authors, with permission to reuse and distribute their work.
• No subscription barriers, ensuring that research is accessible to clinicians, researchers and the public worldwide.

Article Processing Charges

To support open access publishing, authors may be asked to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) upon acceptance. The APC covers the cost of editorial workflow, online hosting and archiving. Waivers or discounts may be available in cases of financial need; please contact the editorial office for more information.

For questions about the journal’s open access policy or licensing, please contact editorialemhc@hoajonline.com or our support team at info@hoajonline.com.