BMC Medical Ethics

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

BMC Medical Ethics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the ethical aspects of biomedical research and clinical practice, including professional choices and conduct, medical technologies, healthcare systems and health policies. BMC Medical Ethics (ISSN 1472-6939) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, Cinahl, PsycINFO, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.

About BMC Medical Ethics

BMC Medical Ethics is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Health Policy (Q1); Health (social science) (Q1); Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects (Q1). It is published by BioMed Central Ltd. The overall rank of BMC Medical Ethics is 4232. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.082. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 66. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of BMC Medical Ethics journal is 14726939. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. BMC Medical Ethics is cited by a total of 1835 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

BMC Medical Ethics Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of BMC Medical Ethics is 3.52, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. BMC Medical Ethics IF is increased by a factor of 0.15 and approximate percentage change is 4.45% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

BMC Medical Ethics Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of BMC Medical Ethics is 3.52. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

BMC Medical Ethics h-index

 

BMC Medical Ethics has an h-index of 66. It means 66 articles of this journal have more than 66 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

BMC Medical Ethics ISSN

The ISSN of BMC Medical Ethics is 14726939. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

BMC Medical Ethics Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of BMC Medical Ethics is 4232. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.082. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of BMC Medical Ethics by Year

Ranking of BMC Medical Ethics by Year

BMC Medical Ethics Publisher

BMC Medical Ethics is published by BioMed Central Ltd. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 2000-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of BMC Medical Ethics is BMC Med. Ethics. This abbreviation ('BMC Med. Ethics') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in BMC Medical Ethics

If your research field is/are related to Health Policy (Q1); Health (social science) (Q1); Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/