Journal of Medical Ethics


The Journal of Medical Ethics is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of bioethics that was established in 1975. It is owned by the Institute of Medical Ethics and BMJ and published by BMJ. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 3.4.

Editors-in-chief

The editors-in-chief are Brian D. Earp, Lucy Frith and Arianne Shahvisi. Previous editors have been: John McMillan, Julian Savulescu, Søren Holm and John Harris, Raanan Gillon, and Alastair Campbell.