Journal of Medical Ethics

is a leading journal covering the whole field of medical ethics, promoting ethical reflection and conduct in scientific research and medical practice.

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Journal of Medical Ethics (JME) features articles on ethical aspects of health care relevant to health care professionals, members of clinical ethics committees, medical ethics professionals, researchers and bioscientists, policy makers and patients. It also publishes an associated forum.

The Editor-in-Chief is Professor John McMillan (University of Otago), who leads an international editorial team.

Find out how you can contribute to the journal’s Feature Article discussions here.

JME Practical Bioethics is the new open access companion journal to JME. Visit the journal for more information.

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Authors

The Journal of Medical Ethics accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, reviews and feature articles.

The Author Information section provides specific article requirements to help you turn your research into an article suitable for JME.

Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.

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Latest Articles

Student essay:

Vietnams medical ethics framework: aspirations, challenges and the risk of physician burnout

5 June 2025

Response:

Tyrannical militarism, oil money and other issues in the medicalisation of war and politics: a response to Shahvisi

5 June 2025

Response:

Abortion, infanticide and bodily rights: a response to Robinson

3 June 2025

Original research:

Reframing the responsibility gap in medical artificial intelligence: insights from causal selection and authorship attribution

29 May 2025

Current controversy:

Charting the ethical landscape of generative AI-augmented clinical documentation

28 May 2025

Most Read Articles

Original research:

Is pregnancy a disease? A normative approach

23 December 2024

Extended essay:

Ethics of the fiduciary relationship between patient and physician: the case of informed consent

23 December 2024

Current controversy:

Supporting autonomy in young people with gender dysphoria: psychotherapy is not conversion therapy

23 December 2024

Original research:

Artificial intelligence in medicine and the negative outcome penalty paradox

23 December 2024

Feature article:

Critical dialogue method of ethics consultation: making clinical ethics facilitation visible and accessible

23 December 2024

Altmetrics

COVID-19 vaccine boosters for young adults: a risk benefit assessment and ethical analysis of mandate policies at universities
5 December 2022

Reconsidering fetal pain
14 January 2020

Blaming the unvaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of political ideology and risk perceptions in the USA
9 June 2023

Is pregnancy a disease? A normative approach
29 January 2024

Nothing to be ashamed of: sex robots for older adults with disabilities
16 November 2020

Re-visiting professional ethics in psychotherapy: reflections on the use of talking therapies as a supportive adjunct for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and ‘medically unexplained symptoms’
31 December 2024

Featured Video

Journal of Medical Ethics - Our Full Story

12 March 2024

Listen to Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Medical Ethics, John McMillan, talk about the journal's aims and scope, the advice he has for authors thinking about submitting to the journal, what the journal has to offer to readers and what the journal has planned for 2024.

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