Journal of Medical Ethics

is a leading journal covering the whole field of medical ethics, promoting ethical reflection and conduct in scientific research and medical practice.

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Journal of Medical Ethics is an official journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics and a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.

JME features articles on ethical aspects of health care relevant to health care professionals, members of clinical ethics committees, medical ethics professionals, researchers and bioscientists, policy makers and patients. It also publishes an associated forum.

The Editor-in-Chief is Professor John McMillan (University of Otago), who leads an international editorial team.

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The Journal of Medical Ethics accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, reviews and feature articles.

The Author Information section provides specific article requirements to help you turn your research into an article suitable for JME.

Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.

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Latest Articles

Commentary:

ICoME and the legitimacy of professional self-regulation

6 December 2023

Commentary:

ICoME and the moral significance of telemedicine

6 December 2023

Current controversy:

Abortion restrictions and medical residency applications

5 December 2023

Extended essay:

The misplaced embryo: legal parenthood in 'embryo mix-up cases

1 December 2023

Student essay:

Should vaccination status be a consideration during secondary triage?

29 November 2023

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Extended essay:

COVID-19 vaccine boosters for young adults: a risk benefit assessment and ethical analysis of mandate policies at universities

5 December 2022

Original research:

An autonomy-based approach to assisted suicide: a way to avoid the expressivist objection against assisted dying laws

7 September 2022

Extended essay:

Vaccine mandates for healthcare workers beyond COVID-19

21 February 2023

Original research:

Blaming the unvaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of political ideology and risk perceptions in the USA

9 June 2023

Feature article:

The unnaturalistic fallacy: COVID-19 vaccine mandates should not discriminate against natural immunity

23 May 2022

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COVID-19 vaccine boosters for young adults: a risk benefit assessment and ethical analysis of mandate policies at universities
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Reconsidering fetal pain
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Forever young? The ethics of ongoing puberty suppression for non-binary adults
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Ethics of college vaccine mandates, using reasonable comparisons
30 March 2023

Blaming the unvaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of political ideology and risk perceptions in the USA
9 June 2023

What’s yours is ours: waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines
7 July 2021

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