Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

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Impact factor
1.7
SJR
0.544
CiteScore
2.4
Categories
Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects
Health Policy
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Areas
Medicine
Nursing
Years of issue
1973-2025
journal names
Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
J LAW MED ETHICS
Publications
3 324
Citations
32 842
h-index
66
Publications
599
Citations
13 003
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (38 publications)
Georgetown University
Georgetown University (25 publications)
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota (19 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (38 publications)
Georgetown University
Georgetown University (24 publications)
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota (18 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (152 publications)
Canada (19 publications)
United Kingdom (11 publications)
USA (137 publications)
Canada (15 publications)
United Kingdom (11 publications)

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Springer Nature
5426 citations, 16.52%
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4824 citations, 14.69%
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3860 citations, 11.75%
Taylor & Francis
2661 citations, 8.1%
Wiley
2657 citations, 8.09%
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1034 citations, 3.15%
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1018 citations, 3.1%
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391 citations, 1.19%
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312 citations, 0.95%
JMIR Publications
276 citations, 0.84%
American Public Health Association
232 citations, 0.71%
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221 citations, 0.67%
Annual Reviews
180 citations, 0.55%
IGI Global
180 citations, 0.55%
American Medical Association (AMA)
162 citations, 0.49%
American Academy of Pediatrics
147 citations, 0.45%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
127 citations, 0.39%
Massachusetts Medical Society
108 citations, 0.33%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
101 citations, 0.31%
University Pub. Group
96 citations, 0.29%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
91 citations, 0.28%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
84 citations, 0.26%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
79 citations, 0.24%
Duke University Press
74 citations, 0.23%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
71 citations, 0.22%
American College of Physicians
68 citations, 0.21%
S. Karger AG
67 citations, 0.2%
F1000 Research
60 citations, 0.18%
Walter de Gruyter
53 citations, 0.16%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
52 citations, 0.16%
American Psychological Association (APA)
52 citations, 0.16%
SciELO
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
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39 citations, 0.12%
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IOP Publishing
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Guilford Publications
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Editions E D K
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World Health Organization
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
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European Molecular Biology Organization
9 citations, 0.03%
World Scientific
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8 citations, 0.02%
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8 citations, 0.02%
Academy of Management
8 citations, 0.02%
American Economic Association
8 citations, 0.02%
American Roentgen Ray Society
8 citations, 0.02%
Bristol University Press
8 citations, 0.02%
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8 citations, 0.02%
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7 citations, 0.02%
7 citations, 0.02%
American Society of Nephrology
7 citations, 0.02%
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7 citations, 0.02%
Dietitians of Canada
7 citations, 0.02%
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Harvard University
38 publications, 1.14%
Georgetown University
25 publications, 0.75%
University of Minnesota
19 publications, 0.57%
Johns Hopkins University
17 publications, 0.51%
Arizona State University
15 publications, 0.45%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
15 publications, 0.45%
Boston University
12 publications, 0.36%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11 publications, 0.33%
Yale University
9 publications, 0.27%
New York University
9 publications, 0.27%
Georgia State University
8 publications, 0.24%
University of Southern California
7 publications, 0.21%
University of Pennsylvania
7 publications, 0.21%
Massachusetts General Hospital
6 publications, 0.18%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
6 publications, 0.18%
University of Liverpool
5 publications, 0.15%
George Washington University
5 publications, 0.15%
University of Michigan
5 publications, 0.15%
McGill University
5 publications, 0.15%
University of British Columbia
5 publications, 0.15%
University of Maryland, College Park
5 publications, 0.15%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
5 publications, 0.15%
Michigan State University
4 publications, 0.12%
Dalhousie University
4 publications, 0.12%
Duke University
4 publications, 0.12%
University of Washington
4 publications, 0.12%
University of Arizona
4 publications, 0.12%
Emory University
4 publications, 0.12%
Temple University
4 publications, 0.12%
University of Toronto
4 publications, 0.12%
Saint Louis University
4 publications, 0.12%
University of Salerno
3 publications, 0.09%
Oregon Health & Science University
3 publications, 0.09%
Mass General Brigham
3 publications, 0.09%
University of California, Los Angeles
3 publications, 0.09%
University of California, San Francisco
3 publications, 0.09%
Wayne State University
3 publications, 0.09%
Brown University
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Amsterdam
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Ottawa
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Miami
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Florida
3 publications, 0.09%
Louisiana State University
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Utah
3 publications, 0.09%
University College Dublin
3 publications, 0.09%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
3 publications, 0.09%
Medical University of South Carolina
3 publications, 0.09%
Université de Montréal
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Virginia
3 publications, 0.09%
Rochester Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.09%
University of Zurich
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.06%
King's College London
2 publications, 0.06%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.06%
Drexel University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Strathclyde
2 publications, 0.06%
University of the Witwatersrand
2 publications, 0.06%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.06%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2 publications, 0.06%
West Virginia University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of California, Berkeley
2 publications, 0.06%
Tufts University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Chicago
2 publications, 0.06%
University of South Florida
2 publications, 0.06%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Groningen
2 publications, 0.06%
Cardiff University
2 publications, 0.06%
Medical College of Wisconsin
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.06%
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Louisville
2 publications, 0.06%
Wake Forest University
2 publications, 0.06%
Cleveland Clinic
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Connecticut
2 publications, 0.06%
Suffolk University
2 publications, 0.06%
University of Pittsburgh
2 publications, 0.06%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
1 publication, 0.03%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.03%
Near East University
1 publication, 0.03%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
1 publication, 0.03%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Nantes
1 publication, 0.03%
Delft University of Technology
1 publication, 0.03%
University College London
1 publication, 0.03%
Aalborg University
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.03%
Liverpool John Moores University
1 publication, 0.03%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.03%
Maastricht University Medical Center+
1 publication, 0.03%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.03%
Stony Brook University
1 publication, 0.03%
Taipei Medical University
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Camerino
1 publication, 0.03%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.03%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.03%
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Harvard University
38 publications, 6.34%
Georgetown University
24 publications, 4.01%
University of Minnesota
18 publications, 3.01%
Johns Hopkins University
15 publications, 2.5%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
15 publications, 2.5%
Arizona State University
14 publications, 2.34%
Boston University
12 publications, 2%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11 publications, 1.84%
Yale University
9 publications, 1.5%
New York University
9 publications, 1.5%
Georgia State University
8 publications, 1.34%
University of Southern California
7 publications, 1.17%
University of Pennsylvania
7 publications, 1.17%
Massachusetts General Hospital
6 publications, 1%
University of Liverpool
5 publications, 0.83%
University of British Columbia
5 publications, 0.83%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
5 publications, 0.83%
Michigan State University
4 publications, 0.67%
George Washington University
4 publications, 0.67%
Dalhousie University
4 publications, 0.67%
Duke University
4 publications, 0.67%
University of Washington
4 publications, 0.67%
University of Arizona
4 publications, 0.67%
University of Michigan
4 publications, 0.67%
Emory University
4 publications, 0.67%
Temple University
4 publications, 0.67%
University of Toronto
4 publications, 0.67%
Saint Louis University
4 publications, 0.67%
University of Salerno
3 publications, 0.5%
Oregon Health & Science University
3 publications, 0.5%
Mass General Brigham
3 publications, 0.5%
University of California, Los Angeles
3 publications, 0.5%
University of California, San Francisco
3 publications, 0.5%
Wayne State University
3 publications, 0.5%
Brown University
3 publications, 0.5%
University of Amsterdam
3 publications, 0.5%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
3 publications, 0.5%
University of Maryland, College Park
3 publications, 0.5%
University of Ottawa
3 publications, 0.5%
University of Miami
3 publications, 0.5%
University of Florida
3 publications, 0.5%
Louisiana State University
3 publications, 0.5%
University College Dublin
3 publications, 0.5%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
3 publications, 0.5%
Université de Montréal
3 publications, 0.5%
University of Virginia
3 publications, 0.5%
Rochester Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.5%
University of Zurich
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.33%
King's College London
2 publications, 0.33%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.33%
Drexel University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Strathclyde
2 publications, 0.33%
University of the Witwatersrand
2 publications, 0.33%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.33%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2 publications, 0.33%
West Virginia University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of California, Berkeley
2 publications, 0.33%
Tufts University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Chicago
2 publications, 0.33%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados
2 publications, 0.33%
McGill University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Groningen
2 publications, 0.33%
Cardiff University
2 publications, 0.33%
Medical College of Wisconsin
2 publications, 0.33%
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Louisville
2 publications, 0.33%
Cleveland Clinic
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Utah
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Connecticut
2 publications, 0.33%
Suffolk University
2 publications, 0.33%
University of Pittsburgh
2 publications, 0.33%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2 publications, 0.33%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
1 publication, 0.17%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.17%
Near East University
1 publication, 0.17%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
1 publication, 0.17%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Nantes
1 publication, 0.17%
Delft University of Technology
1 publication, 0.17%
University College London
1 publication, 0.17%
Aalborg University
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.17%
Liverpool John Moores University
1 publication, 0.17%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.17%
Maastricht University Medical Center+
1 publication, 0.17%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.17%
Stony Brook University
1 publication, 0.17%
Taipei Medical University
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Camerino
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.17%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.17%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Cape Town
1 publication, 0.17%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.17%
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
1 publication, 0.17%
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USA, 152, 4.57%
USA
152 publications, 4.57%
Canada, 19, 0.57%
Canada
19 publications, 0.57%
United Kingdom, 11, 0.33%
United Kingdom
11 publications, 0.33%
Netherlands, 6, 0.18%
Netherlands
6 publications, 0.18%
Italy, 4, 0.12%
Italy
4 publications, 0.12%
Switzerland, 3, 0.09%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.09%
South Africa, 3, 0.09%
South Africa
3 publications, 0.09%
France, 2, 0.06%
France
2 publications, 0.06%
Australia, 2, 0.06%
Australia
2 publications, 0.06%
Argentina, 2, 0.06%
Argentina
2 publications, 0.06%
India, 2, 0.06%
India
2 publications, 0.06%
Ireland, 2, 0.06%
Ireland
2 publications, 0.06%
Turkey, 2, 0.06%
Turkey
2 publications, 0.06%
Barbados, 1, 0.03%
Barbados
1 publication, 0.03%
Brazil, 1, 0.03%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.03%
Denmark, 1, 0.03%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.03%
Israel, 1, 0.03%
Israel
1 publication, 0.03%
Norway, 1, 0.03%
Norway
1 publication, 0.03%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.03%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.03%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 137, 22.87%
USA
137 publications, 22.87%
Canada, 15, 2.5%
Canada
15 publications, 2.5%
United Kingdom, 11, 1.84%
United Kingdom
11 publications, 1.84%
Netherlands, 6, 1%
Netherlands
6 publications, 1%
Switzerland, 3, 0.5%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.5%
South Africa, 3, 0.5%
South Africa
3 publications, 0.5%
France, 2, 0.33%
France
2 publications, 0.33%
Australia, 2, 0.33%
Australia
2 publications, 0.33%
Argentina, 2, 0.33%
Argentina
2 publications, 0.33%
India, 2, 0.33%
India
2 publications, 0.33%
Ireland, 2, 0.33%
Ireland
2 publications, 0.33%
Italy, 2, 0.33%
Italy
2 publications, 0.33%
Turkey, 2, 0.33%
Turkey
2 publications, 0.33%
Barbados, 1, 0.17%
Barbados
1 publication, 0.17%
Brazil, 1, 0.17%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.17%
Denmark, 1, 0.17%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.17%
Israel, 1, 0.17%
Israel
1 publication, 0.17%
Norway, 1, 0.17%
Norway
1 publication, 0.17%
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