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 is an official journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics and a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.

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.

Vacancy: BMJ is looking for an ambitious and dynamic Editor-in-Chief to lead Journal of Medical Ethics. For more information on how to apply please see here.

Application deadline: 28 February 2025

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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

Original research:

When understanding fails: how diverging norms in medicine and research led to informed consent failures during the pandemic

18 December 2024

Original research:

Revisiting medical oaths: how student-driven ethical codes reflect changing values

18 December 2024

Original research:

Navigating the consent river: questions to consider before waiving consent requirements in pragmatic cluster randomised trials

18 December 2024

Extended essay:

Polygenic risk scores and embryonic screening: considerations for regulation

16 December 2024

Original research:

Assessing the impact of information on patient attitudes toward artificial intelligence-based clinical decision support (AI/CDS): a pilot web-based SMART vignette study

12 December 2024

Most Read Articles

Original research:

The ethics of coercion in mental healthcare: the role of structural racism

21 June 2024

Feature article:

Genetic disenhancement and xenotransplantation: diminishing pigs’ capacity to experience suffering through genetic engineering

22 October 2024

Clinical ethics:

Clinicians and AI use: where is the professional guidance?

21 June 2024

Feature article:

Ladders and stairs: how the intervention ladder focuses blame on individuals and obscures systemic failings and interventions

20 September 2024

Student essay:

Patient autonomy in an East-Asian cultural milieu: a critique of the individualism-collectivism model

21 August 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

Forever young? The ethics of ongoing puberty suppression for non-binary adults
24 July 2020

Ethics of vaccine refusal
26 February 2021

Is pregnancy a disease? A normative approach
29 January 2024

Ethics of college vaccine mandates, using reasonable comparisons
30 March 2023

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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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