The Journal: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine"Wilderness & Environmental Medicine is the leading publication for cutting edge advances in the science and practice of wilderness medicine." --Paul S. Auerbach, MD
Opportunity to Publish
The Wilderness Medical Society invites submissions to our journal Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (WEM) from authors who want to take advantage of our established publication's unique scope, wide readership, and international recognition in the field of wilderness medicine.WEM is the quarterly medical journal of the Society's peer-reviewed publication dedicated to wilderness medicine topics. In 2009, WEM began its 19th year. Its audience is a diverse group of medical and and allied health professionals who choose WEM as their primary wilderness medical resource.
WEM receives cutting edge manuscripts from around the globe. Each is reviewed by a panel of the Journal's peer reviewers. The Editorial Board represents an international group of renowned experts whose focus is on the many aspects of wilderness medicine. With its full-text online access, WEM is even more accessible to its supportive readership and medical investigators.Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (WEM) journal moved to Elsevier Publishing beginning with Volume 21.1. Authors, please upload your new manuscripts to our Elsevier web address http://ees.elsevier.com/wemj; new manuscripts will be reviewed and tracked on that website. No new manuscripts are being accepted on the AllenTrack website.
Manuscripts are already in the AllenTrack manuscript tracking program at http://wem.allentrack.net will continue to be tracked and reviewed on that website through January 31, 2010.
Please contact Jonna@wms.org if you have questions.
This link will take you to the author instructions. You'll find descriptions on manuscript categories, how to format your paper, what goes on your title page, digital file requirements for figures, and a copyright release form that is required prior to publication. This link will take you to the Manuscript Template.
When your manuscript is ready to submit to Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, click here, then on the link for new authors.
WEM Web-based Manuscript Submission and Peer Review
Elsevier Editorial System (EES), our online submission and peer review program, makes WEM journal more efficient, accommodating, and accessible to authors and peer reviewers worldwide. We join many other scientific journals in becoming all electronic – submitted, reviewed, and edited in electronic formats. Online manuscript submission and peer review streamlines the editorial process and shorten publication time, making papers in both electronic format and hardcopy format available much more quickly to our worldwide readership.Authors may continue to submit their papers to Managing Editor Jonna Barry on CD or via email. Mail CD to Jonna Barry, Editorial Office, 1505 N. Royer St., Colorado Springs, CO 80907 or send via email to jonna@wms.org.. The editorial staff will place the paper into EES so the authors still benefit from its streamlined review an editorial process. Read the Author Instructions before preparing, mailing, or emailing your manuscript
WEM CME Activity*
Beginning with WEM Vol. 18, No. 1, one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 Continuing Medical Education Credit is available to Wilderness Medical Society member physicians for each of the 3 predetermined CME articles per issue (a possible 12 CME credits per Volume). Go to http://www.wms.org/members/memberlogon.asp and log in as a Member to access the CME articles.To obtain your CME credit, log-on to Members Only, use the CME link to the articles, follow the link to the online questions, answer the questions correctly, and a CME certificate will be presented at the end of the test that you can print.
CMEs for Peer Reviewers--New InformationThe Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) has revised the rules for Peer Reviewer CME credits as of August 1, 2009; therefore, this program for WEM has been placed on hold. CME credits were emailed to Peer Reviewers who reviewed manuscripts from January 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009.If you would like to be considered as a peer review for WEM journal, email a letter of introduction and your CV to bob.norris@stanford.edu and jonna@wms.org.
2010 Advertising Rates
Product print advertising: http://mediakits.elsevier.com/journalDetail.php?jrn_id=00000571&ref=projou
Recruitment / Classified print advertising: http://mediakits.elsevier.com/journalDetail.php?jrn_id=00000571&ref=recjou
Permission to Republish
Copyright clearance and permission for the Journal should be directed to www.elsevier.com*Wilderness and Environmental Medicine CME Activity
Objectives: After evaluating a specific article published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, participants in the Wilderness Medical Society journal-based CME Program should be able to demonstrate an increase in, or affirmation of, their knowledge of wilderness medicine. Participants should be able to evaluate the appropriateness of the information as it applies to the provision of patient care or counseling.
Participants: This program is designed for physicians caring for individuals with wilderness medical problems or counseling patients about avoiding wilderness-related health problems who wish to advance their knowledge of wilderness medicine.
Credits: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the sponsorship of the Wilderness Medical Society. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.