About Journal of Medical Ethics
Aims and Scope
Journal of Medical Ethics is a leading international journal that reflects the whole field of medical ethics. The journal seeks to promote ethical reflection and conduct in scientific research and medical practice. It features original articles on ethical aspects of health care, as well as case conferences, book reviews, editorials, correspondence, news and notes. To ensure international relevance JME has Editorial Board members from all around the world including the US, Europe, Australasia and Far East.
Subscribers to the Journal of Medical Ethics also receive Medical Humanities journal at no extra cost. JME is the official journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics.
Ownership
Journal of Medical Ethics is co-owned by the Institute of Medical Ethics (IME) and BMJ Group.
Journal Statistics
| Time from acceptance to publication |
35 days (online) 4 months (print) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Impact factor | 1.363 |
| Indexed by | Index Medicus (Medline), Science Citation Index, ISI Current Contents (Social & Behavioural Sciences/Clinical Medicine), Excerpta Medica (Embase), |
| Launch date | 1975 |
| ISSN of JME | 0306-6800 |
| ISSN of JME Online | 1473-4257 |
Contact Information
For all contact information please refer to the Contact Us page.
For Authors
Please refer to the Instructions for Authors
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Rights and Permissions
Affiliations
- The Journal of Medical Ethics is an official journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics (IME).
The BMJ Publishing Group is a founding member of COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics), which provides a forum for publishers and Editors of scientific journals to discuss
issues relating to the integrity of the work submitted to or published in their journals.
The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the value of medical research literature by promoting accurate, transparent
reporting of research studies. The BMJ Group is a sponsor of its activities.
Related
BMJ Group sites
BMJ
BMJ Open
Medical Humanities
Postgraduate Medical Journal
Quality & Safety in Health Care
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