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McGill Journal of Law and Health

Faculty of Law, McGill University · Canada · Est. 2009

ISSN1920-4833

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.23

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.061

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Showcasing leading scholarship from renowned academics and practitioners on current issues of health-related law and policy, all within an interdisciplinary and transsystemic framework. The Journal seeks to advance rigorous and balanced analysis of issues such as medical decision-making, health regulation, biotechnology, intellectual property, and professional responsibility, while highlighting their broader social and policy implications.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish, French

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 1 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2020)

Total Publications7

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

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?

Faculty of Law, McGill University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1920-4833

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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, French

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

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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.

Health PolicyQ3

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesEthics in medical practicePatient Dignity and PrivacyEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareEthics in Clinical ResearchReproductive Health and TechnologiesOrgan Donation and TransplantationGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesDispute Resolution and Class Actions

Frequently asked questions about McGill Journal of Law and Health

Is McGill Journal of Law and Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for McGill Journal of Law and Health: it is indexed in 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 McGill Journal of Law and Health?

McGill Journal of Law and Health is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.23.

Is McGill Journal of Law and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

McGill Journal of Law and Health is indexed in Scopus.