The Annals of Urgent Care Medicine fills a longstanding gap in the biomedical literature, providing a rigorous, society-backed venue for scholarship across all dimensions of urgent care medicine — modeled on the Annals tradition of excellence exemplified by Annals of Internal Medicine, Annals of Emergency Medicine, and Annals of Surgery.
The Annals of Urgent Care Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Academic Urgent Care Medicine (SAUCM™), advances the academic foundations of the field by publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed research, clinical guidance, and educational scholarship. With more than 160 million urgent care visits annually and a workforce spanning physician, advanced practice, and multispecialty clinicians, the field requires a dedicated, credible venue for evidence that shapes practice.
We publish work relevant to freestanding urgent care centers, health system–affiliated sites, occupational medicine, telehealth, and the continuum bridging primary and emergency care. The Annals specifically seeks submissions that challenge convention, translate research into practice, and influence policy at local, national, and international levels — consistent with the editorial standards of leading specialty Annals journals.
The Annals of Urgent Care Medicine maintains full editorial independence from SAUCM™ and its institutional partners. All editorial decisions are made solely on scientific merit, consistent with ICMJE recommendations and COPE guidelines.
The journal is committed to transparency in peer review, mandatory disclosure of conflicts of interest, and rigorous adherence to reporting standards (CONSORT, PRISMA, STROBE, SQUIRE). Statistical review is performed on all quantitative research submissions.
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Volume 1, Issue 1 establishes the Annals of Urgent Care Medicine as the first dedicated peer-reviewed venue for urgent care scholarship — spanning original research, systematic reviews, clinical guidelines, and quality improvement.
The Annals welcomes contributions from clinicians, researchers, and educators across all disciplines relevant to urgent care. Peer review is double-blind, rigorous, and constructive — modeled on the standards of leading Annals journals in medicine and surgery.
| Author Category | APC | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard submission | $1,200 | All accepted article types | |
| Founding institution authors | Waived | First 5 articles per founding institution | Founding benefit |
| CUCP/AUCM fellowship graduates | $600 | 50% discount on standard APC | Fellowship |
| Early-career researchers (<5 yrs post-training) | Discounted | Apply at submission; documentation required | |
| Low/middle-income country authors | Waived | Per HINARI eligibility criteria | Equity waiver |
| Financial hardship waiver | Available | Application with submission; merit-based review | |
| All readers worldwide | Free | Open access — no paywall for any reader |
Portal opens March 2026. Pre-submission inquiries welcome at journal@saucm.org
The Annals depends on expert volunteer reviewers — the foundation of rigorous scholarship. We seek reviewers with content depth, methodological expertise, and commitment to prompt, constructive critique consistent with the standards of leading medical Annals journals.
Interested in joining the reviewer pool? Contact the editorial office →
The Annals editorial board will comprise leading clinicians, researchers, educators, and methodologists in urgent care medicine and related disciplines — drawn from academic medicine, health systems, and national societies. Full roster announced at journal launch.
Full editorial board roster will be announced at journal launch. We are actively recruiting section editors and international advisory board members. Express interest →
The Annals of Urgent Care Medicine upholds the highest standards of research integrity, ethical publishing, and transparent peer review — fully aligned with ICMJE recommendations, COPE guidelines, and EQUATOR Network reporting standards.
The Annals has submitted or plans to submit indexing applications to major biomedical databases following inaugural issue publication. PubMed/MEDLINE indexing — the benchmark for medical journal credibility — is the primary target.
Indexing applications are submitted following demonstrated publication history. Status updated at each issue.
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Submissions open March 2026. Founding institution authors receive waived APCs for their first five articles. Join the founding cohort shaping the academic future of urgent care medicine.