Aims & Scope

The Journal of Collegiate Emergency Medical Services (JCEMS) addresses the distinct needs of clinicians in collegiate-based emergency medical services (CBEMS), medical directors, and their university partners. The field of campus-based prehospital emergency care is concerningly underrepresented in the scholarly literature and in popular sources. We strive to provide a voice to the collegiate EMS community and to spur a revolution in collegiate EMS research. Established in 2017 and published by the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF, NCEMSF.org, New York, USA), the journal is oriented for clinicians and researchers alike. JCEMS publishes the only scholarly journal and news source dedicated exclusively to the collegiate EMS community.

This peer-reviewed, open-access journal provides readers with critical Case Reports, Clinical Reviews, and Original Research. We also consider timely Advice and Practices, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, News and Commentaries, Perspectives and Opinions, and Training Materials. JCEMS prioritizes manuscripts that present original research findings and/or offer a novel approach or perspective on underexplored issues in collegiate EMS.

All topics of relevance to the collegiate EMS community are welcome, including, but not limited to:

• administration, leadership, and management

• agency development

• campus public health and safety

• career and alumni resources

• clinical medicine and patient care

• dispatch and communications

• equipment and vehicles

• fundraising

• networking and collaboration

• operations

• training and education

JCEMS publishes editions twice a year in print and electronic formats. JCEMS publishes individual articles in electronic format on a rolling basis. JCEMS promotes unrestricted, universal access to all the journal’s published content. JCEMS publishes all published content in electronic form via its open-access website, CollegeEMS.com. Open-access publication of our content ensures it reaches the widest audience and has the greatest impact. Authors and readers can access, share, print, and distribute JCEMS content for free, provided the authors and JCEMS are appropriately cited.

To remove barriers to publication for JCEMS authors, we have waived our article processing charge (APC). JCEMS does not charge authors to submit or publish articles. Individuals can request a print subscription quote for the hard-copy edition from the editors by emailing JCEMS@JCEMS.org.