Aims & Scope

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy: A European Journal is the official journal of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care.

It provides a forum for international exchange of research data, theories, reports and opinions in bioethics and philosophy of medicine.

The journal promotes interdisciplinary studies, and stimulates philosophical analysis centered on a common object of reflection: health care, the human effort to deal with disease, illness, death as well as health, well-being and life.

Particular attention is paid to developing contributions from all European countries, and to making accessible scientific work and reports on the practice of health care ethics, from all nations, cultures and language areas in Europe.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 3.1
2024 2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.893

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 55

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 5762

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 679

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

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


Subjects & Keywords

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


Quick Facts

Current Factor
3.1
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.893
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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