Discipline | Medical ethics |
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Language | English |
Edited by | John McMillan |
Publication details | |
History | 1975–present |
Publisher | |
Frequency | Monthly |
4.2 (2022) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | J. Med. Ethics |
Indexing | |
ISSN |
0306-6800 (print) 1473-4257 (web) |
OCLC no. | 1838186 |
Links | |
The Journal of Medical Ethics is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of bioethics that was established in 1975 and is published by BMJ. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 4.2, ranking it second out of 16 journals in the category "Medical Ethics" [1] and sixth out of 57 journals in the category "Ethics". [2]
The editor-in-chief is John McMillan ( University of Otago). Previous editors have been: Julian Savulescu ( University of Oxford) (2011–2018 and 2001–2004), Søren Holm ( Cardiff University) and John Harris ( University of Manchester, (jointly, 2004–2011), Raanan Gillon ( Imperial College London, 1980–2001), and Alastair Campbell ( University of Edinburgh, 1975–1980, founding editor). [3]