Clinical Ethics

Aims & Scope

Clinical Ethics is an important journal devoted to the discussion of key issues surrounding the application of ethics in clinical practice, research and policy.

Published quarterly, the journal publishes peer-reviewed articles under the headings of Case Studies, Public Policy and Law, Empirical Ethics and Papers.

Additional material is included to help develop cross-disciplinary debate and increase the understanding of the complex ethical issues confronting providers and recipients of health care.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17232

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	171

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.282

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Medicine and Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The zone of parental discretion: An ethical tool for dealing with disagreement between parents and doctors about medical treatment for a child

  Citation: 203

  Authors: Lynn

• Beyond individualism: Is there a place for relational autonomy in clinical practice and research?

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Edward S, Susan E, Federica, Mavis, Sandi, Barbara

• Clinical ethics consultation in Europe: a comparative and ethical review of the role of patients

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Véronique, Eirini, Reidun, Gerald, Renzo, Ainsley J

• Factors affecting moral distress in nurses working in intensive care units: A systematic review

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Foroozan, Faraz, Zeynab Ahmadian, Fatemeh, Rosana Svetic

• Re-defining moral distress: A systematic review and critical re-appraisal of the argument-based bioethics literature

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Christine, Linda, Slavica, Tim, Deborah, Phyllis, Meera

• User involvement leads to more ethically sound research

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Kristina, Virginia

• Disability: a welfarist approach

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Julian, Guy

• What's in a name? Subjects, volunteers, participants and activists in clinical research

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Oonagh, Richard

• Lifestyle-related diseases and individual responsibility through the prism of solidarity

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Alena, Barbara

• Hope and terminal illness: false hope versus absolute hope

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Eve, Anthony

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