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Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Ethik

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0944-7652eISSN2949-8570

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.113

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.137

Total Works

780

Total Citations

386

2yr Mean Citedness

0.09

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on ethical considerations within healthcare, particularly concerning spiritual care, the role of religion and spirituality in resilience, and the ethical implications of interdisciplinary ethics committees. It also addresses issues of equitable access to healthcare, especially for minorities, and the professionalization of spiritual care within institutions. Furthermore, the journal examines the historical relationship between medicine and religion, the pathophysiology of suffering and death, and the ethical and legal challenges posed by healthcare system financing, resource allocation, and the integration of artificial intelligence in medicine.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications780

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0944-7652 / 2949-8570

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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2020

2021

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

PhilosophyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Ethics

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical and Health Sciences ResearchEthics in medical practiceHealth and Medical StudiesPsychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial and Demographic Issues in Germany