Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Aims & Scope

For four decades, The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy has been the flagship scholarly journal in bioethics and the philosophy of medicine.

Its contributors and focus are international, addressing bioethical concerns across the world.

Significant attention has been given to bioethics and foundational issues in health care policy in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

The journal’s concerns range from clinical bioethics to studies in the philosophy of medicine such as explorations of the nature of concepts of health and disease, as well as the character of medical explanation.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.663

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	61

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8631

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	284

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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
• Web of Science

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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.

• A Critique of Principlism

  Citation: 324

  Authors: K. D., B.

• The Clinical Application of the Biopsychosocial Model

  Citation: 260

  Authors: G. L.

• The Brain and Somatic Integration: Insights Into the Standard Biological Rationale for Equating Brain Death With Death

  Citation: 253

  Authors: D. Alan

• The Best-Interests Standard as Threshold, Ideal, and Standard of Reasonableness

  Citation: 196

  Authors: L. M.

• The Internal Morality of Clinical Medicine: A Paradigm for the Ethics of the Helping and Healing Professions

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Edmund D.

• A Second Rebuttal On Health

  Citation: 180

  Authors: C.

• The Social Model of Disability: Dichotomy between Impairment and Disability

  Citation: 179

  Authors: D., J. M.

• The Meaning of Illness: A Phenomenological Approach to the Patient-Physician Relationship

  Citation: 161

  Authors: S. K.

• What Kind Of Expert Should A System Be?

  Citation: 161

  Authors: P. E.

• Toward a Reconstruction of Medical Morality: The Primacy of the Act of Profession and the Fact of Illness

  Citation: 152

  Authors: E. D.

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