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Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1747-5341eISSN1747-5341

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

0.61

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.957

Total Worksi

365

Total Citationsi

8,560

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ethics; History & Philosophy Of Science; Medical Ethics; Philosophy; History and Philosophy of Science; Health Policy; Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications365

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1747-5341 / 1747-5341

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

412

2019

224

2020

269

2021

283

2022

172

2023

2024

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Health PolicyQ2

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsHistory & Philosophy Of ScienceMedical EthicsPhilosophy

Scopus Categories

History and Philosophy of ScienceIssues, Ethics and Legal AspectsMedicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health and PsychiatryEthics in medical practiceEmpathy and Medical EducationPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsEthics in Clinical ResearchOrgan Donation and TransplantationBiomedical Ethics and RegulationEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcarePsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Is Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine?

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 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 1.53.

Is Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine?