Journal of Medical Ethics Citation Rate 2026

ISSN 0306-6800 eISSN 1473-4257 BMJ

Q2 Quartile Established Impact

About Journal of Medical Ethics

Journal of Medical Ethics (JME) is a peer-reviewed academic journal, published by BMJ. It is catalogued under ISSN 0306-6800 (electronic ISSN 1473-4257).

Journal of Medical Ethics Citation Rate 2026 — In Context

Journal of Medical Ethics has a 2023 2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) of 2.30, placing it in the Q2 quartile. This is the average number of citations the journal's recent articles received over a two-year window, computed from OpenAlex open citation data — not a OpenAlex Journal Impact Factor.

Journal of Medical Ethics operates a subscription-based publishing model — readers access articles through institutional subscriptions or pay-per-view.

Researchers looking to publish in Journal of Medical Ethics should review the journal's submission tips and verify the latest indexing status against Scopus, DOAJ, and Web of Science using our indexing tracker. To compare Journal of Medical Ethics against similar journals in the field, use our journal comparison tool.

ISSN (Print) 0306-6800
ISSN (Online) 1473-4257
Publisher BMJ
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Journal of Medical Ethics is published by BMJ.

Its most recent citation rate stands at 2.302.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Journal of Medical Ethics

The current impact factor of Journal of Medical Ethics is 2.302.

No, Journal of Medical Ethics is not an open access journal.

Journal of Medical Ethics is published by BMJ.

Journal of Medical Ethics is not currently listed in the major indexes we track (Scopus, DOAJ, Web of Science). This is not evidence of predatory practice — many legitimate new or regional journals are not yet indexed — but you should verify its peer-review process, editorial board, and indexing directly with the publisher before submitting.

The ISSN of Journal of Medical Ethics is 0306-6800. Its electronic ISSN (eISSN) is 1473-4257.

Journal of Medical Ethics sits in the Q2 quartile based on its latest impact factor of 2.30, ranked across all journals in our database.
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Citation Rate
2.302
2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) · 2023
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2023 2.302 2-Year Mean Citedness (OpenAlex)

Metrics are sourced from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Scopus and reflect the latest data we hold. The headline figure is a 2-year citation rate (OpenAlex), not a Clarivate Impact Factor. Always verify against the journal's official site before relying on it. See our Methodology or report a correction.

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Last updated: Mar 15, 2026

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