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BMC Medical Ethics

BioMed Central Ltd

United KingdomHealth Policy (Q1); Health (social science) (Q1); Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
72H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.017SJR (2025)
2000-2026Coverage

About BMC Medical Ethics

BMC Medical Ethics is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.017 and H-index of 72.

Coverage: 2000-2026. Research categories: Health Policy (Q1); Health (social science) (Q1); Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects (Q1).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-17. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Peer-review processOpen peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 2090 EUR; 2390 USD; 1690 GBP
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightNo
Digital preservationLOCKSS, PMC
Reported submission-to-publication time25 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2000 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

Source: DOAJ journal record. Journal metadata is distributed by DOAJ under CC0. Confirm current fees, tax, eligibility and waiver terms with the publisher.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)1472-6939
ISSN-L1472-6939
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationBioMed Central
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex1,945
Citations recorded in OpenAlex53,554
OpenAlex H-index96
Years represented in OpenAlex1973–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Ethics in Clinical Research; Ethics in medical practice; Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues; Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare; Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints; Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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