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Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1992

ISSN1572-8633

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

183

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 174d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.07

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1572-8633

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

998

2019

1.1k

2020

1.3k

2021

854

2022

988

2023

216

2024

142

2025

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. 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.