BMC Medical Ethics

Published by BMC

Open access · CC BY-NC-ND · In DOAJ · United Kingdom · Ethics in Clinical Research

Journal at a glance

ISSN

1472-6939

Publisher

BMC

Country

United Kingdom

Language

en

License

CC BY-NC-ND

Also known as: BMC Med Ethics (Abbreviation), Medical ethics (Alternate title), BioMed Central medical ethics (Alternate title)

Indexing

• Web of Science (SCIE): Indexed
• Scopus: Indexed
• DOAJ: Active
• Pubmed: Active
• Medline: Active

Metrics

Subjects

• 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
• Organ Donation and Transplantation
• Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical philosophy. Medical ethics
• Medicine

Articles on PubPorta

The most recent records PubPorta holds for this journal.

• Development of an ethical resolution process and education resources: supporting equity-focused public health ethics education through community-engaged research (2026)
• European stakeholders’ views on ethics aspects of patient registries: a survey study (2026)
• Allocating a scarce medical resource: liver transplant and lay individuals’ patient prioritisation (2026)
• Social and ethical implications of AI-based facial technologies in medicine and healthcare: a scoping review (2026)
• Whistleblowing and retractions concerning Iran-affiliated medical research: motives and editorial perspectives (2026)

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Sources: DOAJ, OpenAlex, NLM Catalog, Crossref, Web of Science (Clarivate), Scopus · Last verified 2026-09-05

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