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Journal of Medical Ethics

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1971

ISSN1473-4257

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 8.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.951

H-Indexi

130

CiteScorei

8.1

SNIPi

1.306

Total Worksi

8,123

Total Citationsi

157,529

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Medical Ethics is a leading journal covering the whole field of medical ethics, promoting ethical reflection and conduct in scientific research and medical practice. It features articles on ethical aspects of health care relevant to health care professionals, members of clinical ethics committees, medical ethics professionals, researchers and bioscientists, policy makers and patients.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyMonthly, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,123

Publisher OrgBMJ

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1473-4257

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

peer review

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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?

English

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

238

4.1k

2019

353

7.8k

2020

305

5.7k

2021

202

1.8k

2022

286

2.4k

2023

214

2024

231

609

2025

103

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Health PolicyQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsMedical EthicsSocial IssuesSocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcarePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesEthics in Clinical ResearchReproductive Health and TechnologiesBiomedical Ethics and RegulationPatient Dignity and PrivacyOrgan Donation and TransplantationHealthcare cost, quality, practicesNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Ethics

Is Journal of Medical Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Medical Ethics: 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 Journal of Medical Ethics?

Journal of Medical Ethics 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 8.1.

Is Journal of Medical Ethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Medical Ethics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.