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Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0956-2737eISSN1572-8498

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.496

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.943

Total Works

1,338

Total Citations

10,327

2yr Mean Citedness

1.34

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores ethical considerations within healthcare, focusing on patient participation in clinical ethics support, organ donation practices, and the ethical implications of healthcare organizational structures. It also addresses ethical challenges in pediatric end-of-life care, the use of medical acronyms, and advanced therapies like CAR-T cell therapy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,338

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0956-2737 / 1572-8498

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Health (social science)Q2

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ2

Health PolicyQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ethics

Scopus Categories

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsMedicine (miscellaneous)Health PolicyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcarePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPatient Dignity and PrivacyMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues