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Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Published in Association with Wilderness Medical Society

eISSN: 15451534 | ISSN: 10806032 Frequency: Quarterly
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, the official journal of the Wilderness Medical Society, is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal devoted to original scientific and technical contributions furthering research and medical practice related to remote, isolated, austere, or environmentally challenging environments and exposures. The journal is intended for clinicians, researchers, practitioners, and others interested in human health, safety, and performance in conditions often defined by natural extremes and/or limited access to resources. Examples of broad areas of interest include: mountaineering, altitude (ground and air-based), aquatic (immersion, drowning, and diving), thermal stress (heat, cold, and humidity-complicated), trauma, biological hazards (plant, animal, and infectious agents), military medicine, global health (travel, disaster, and climate change), search and rescue (standard and emerging technologies), unusual environmental stressors (natural and manufactured), and community leadership (education, standards, and best practice).

Please read the author guidelines, then visit the Journal’s submission site [https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wem] to upload your manuscript.

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, the official journal of the Wilderness Medical Society, is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal devoted to original scientific and technical contributions furthering research and medical practice related to remote, isolated, austere, or environmentally challenging environments and exposures. The journal is intended for clinicians, researchers, practitioners, and others interested in human health, safety, and performance in conditions often defined by natural extremes and/or limited access to resources. Examples of broad areas of interest include: mountaineering, altitude (ground and air-based), aquatic (immersion, drowning, and diving), thermal stress (heat, cold, and humidity-complicated), trauma, biological hazards (plant, animal, and infectious agents), military medicine, global health (travel, disaster, and climate change), search and rescue (standard and emerging technologies), unusual environmental stressors (natural and manufactured), and community leadership (education, standards, and best practice).

Please read the author guidelines, then visit the Journal’s submission site [https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wem] to upload your manuscript.

Editor-in-Chief
William D. Binder, MD Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Managing Editor
Associate Editors
Susanne J. Spano, MD UCSF - Fresno Medical education program, USA
George W. Rodway, PhD, APRN University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
Robert W. Kenefick, PhD Entrinsic Health Solutions, Norwood, MA, USA
Editor Emeritus
Paul S. Auerbach, MD (deceased)  
Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH University of Utah Health Care, USA
Robert L. Norris  
Neal W. Pollock, PhD Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
William A. Robinson, MD  
Section Editor: Biostatistics
Al M. Best, PhD Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Section Editor: Book Reviews
Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH Stanford University, CA, USA
Section Editor: Climate Change & Health
Caleb Dresser, MD, MPH Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Stefan Wheat, MD University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Section Editor: Clinical Images
Ken Zafren, MD Stanford University, CA, USA
Section Editor: Clinical Practice Guidelines
Michael Caudell, MD Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
Hillary R. Irons, MD, PhD UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
Section Editor: Education
Stephanie Lareau, MD Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
Section Editor: Environmental Medicine
Christopher Tedeschi, MD, MA Columbia University, USA
Section Editor: Lessons from History
Section Editor: Mountain Medicine
Darryl J. Macias, MD University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Jeremy Windsor, MB ChB, MD University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Ken Zafren, MD Stanford University, CA, USA
Podcast Editor
Darryl J. Macias, MD University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Section Editor: Sport & Performance
Aaron D. Campbell, MD, MHS, MBA Saint Alphonsus Medical Group, ID, USA
Kirsten E. Coffman, PhD University of Puget Sound, USA
Section Editor: Surgery
Andrea Long, MD, FACS (she/her) UCSF Fresno, CA, USA
Section Editor: Tactical & Operational Medicine
Brad L. Bennett, PhD F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University
Senior Section Editor: Toxinology
Michael Levine, MD University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Scott Weinstein, MD, MBBS, PhD Women’s and Children’s Hospital, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
Section Editor: Wilderness Essays
Judith Klein, MD UCSF–San Francisco, CA, USA
Director of Publications
Editorial Board
Howard D. Backer, MD  
Buddha Basnyat, MD, MSc Stepping down July 2023
Monika Brodmann Maeder, MD, MME Swiss Institute of Medical Education
Peter Hackett, MD Altitude Research Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Edward J. Otten, MD University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Neal W. Pollock, PhD Université Laval
Matiram Pun, MBBS, MA, MSc University of Calgary
Volker R. Schöffl, MD, PhD, MHBA Klinikum Bamberg

Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.

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