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Medical Law Review

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1993

ISSN1464-3790

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.482

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.868

Total Works

1,183

Total Citations

10,261

2yr Mean Citedness

1.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines legal and ethical issues surrounding healthcare, patient rights, and medical innovation. It addresses topics such as patient safety, medical assistance in dying, healthcare resource allocation, reproductive technologies, pharmaceutical regulation, mental capacity, organ donation, antimicrobial resistance, and intellectual property in health technologies. The journal also explores the legal status of therapeutic relationships and patient data privacy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,183

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-3790

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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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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

LawQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LawMedicine, Legal

Scopus Categories

LawMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesReproductive Health and TechnologiesPatient Dignity and PrivacyEthics in medical practiceHealthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsBiomedical Ethics and RegulationLegal principles and applicationsHomicide, Infanticide, and Child AbusePalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues