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Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1992

ISSN1572-8633
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.07
H-Indexi
74
SNIPi
1.543
Total Worksi
1,865
Total Citationsi
31,179
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.69
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

A European Journal Publishing model : Hybrid Submit your manuscript View saved research Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy: A European Journal is the official journal of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care. It provides a forum for international exchange of research data, theories, reports and opinions on bioethics, and the philosophy of medicine and health care in general. The journal promotes interdisciplinary studies, and stimulates international exchange. Particular attention is paid to developing contributions from all European countries, and to making accessible scientific work and reports on the practice of health care ethics, from all nations, cultures and language areas in Europe. The journal covers history, ethics, anthropology, epistemology, logic, metaphysics, philosophy of science and technology, sociology and political science, law, and the philosophy of culture and religion, centered on a common object of reflection: health care, the human effort to deal with disease, illness, death as well as health, well-being and life.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1992
FrequencyThree No. A Year.
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,865
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1572-8633
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
56
1k
2019
52
1.1k
2020
73
1.3k
2021
70
910
2022
53
1k
2023
59
253
2024
73
217
2025
72
29
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.

EducationQ1
Health PolicyQ1
Health (social science)Q1
PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsHistory & Philosophy Of Science

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyHealth (social science)Health PolicyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceMental Health and PsychiatryEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcarePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPatient Dignity and PrivacyEmpathy and Medical EducationNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsEthics in Clinical ResearchBiomedical Ethics and RegulationHealthcare cost, quality, practices

Frequently asked questions about Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Is Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy: 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 Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy?

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 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 1.69.

Is Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy?

A European Journal Publishing model : Hybrid Submit your manuscript View saved research Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy: A European Journal is the official journal of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care. It provides a forum for international exchange of research data, theories, reports and opinions on bioethics, and the philosophy of medicine and health care in general. The journal promotes interdisciplinary studies, and stimulates international exchange. Particular attention is paid to developing contributions from all European countries, and to making accessi

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref