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Ethik in der Medizin

Springer Verlag · Germany

ISSN0935-7335eISSN1437-1618

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.216

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.511

Total Worksi

1,633

Total Citationsi

4,904

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Ethik in der Medizin is dedicated to the interdisciplinary scientific examination and communication of ethics in medicine across all fields of application. It publishes original research articles and review papers, case studies and commentaries, current information and controversies, as well as book reviews. Ethik in der Medizin aims both to contribute to fundamental ethical discourse and to promote sound practical decision-making in everyday medical practice.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,633

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0935-7335 / 1437-1618

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

German

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

300

2019

187

2020

200

2021

164

2022

164

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PhilosophyQ2

Health PolicyQ4

Health (social science)Q4

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Ethics

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyIssues, Ethics and Legal AspectsHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical and Health Sciences ResearchEthics in medical practicePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPatient Dignity and PrivacyEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare

Frequently asked questions about Ethik in der Medizin

Is Ethik in der Medizin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ethik in der Medizin: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ethik in der Medizin?

Ethik in der Medizin is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.61.

Is Ethik in der Medizin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ethik in der Medizin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.