Bioethics (journal) explained

Bioethics
Discipline:Bioethics, philosophy
Abbreviation:Bioethics
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons
Frequency:Monthly
History:1987–present
Impact:1.66
Impact-Year:2018
Website:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8519
Link1:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8519/currentissue
Link1-Name:Online access
Link2:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8519/issues
Link2-Name:Online archive
Oclc:15622366
Lccn:90649301
Issn:0269-9702
Eissn:1467-8519
Issn2label:Developing World Bioethics
Issn2:1471-8731
Eissn2:1471-8847

Bioethics is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell in association with the International Association of Bioethics. The editors-in-chief are Ruth Chadwick (Cardiff University) and Udo Schüklenk (Queen's University). In 2011 Bioethics celebrated 25 years of publication with a conference and a special issue of the journal.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, CINAHL, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, Excerpta Medica, Philosopher's Index, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Psychological Abstracts.

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.66, ranking it 10/52 of journals in the category "Ethics", 4/16 of journals in the category "Medical Ethics", 15/40 of journals in the category "Social Issues", and 18/42 of journals in the category "Social Sciences Biomedical".[1]

Developing World Bioethics

In 2001 a companion journal was established named Developing World Bioethics and both journals can only be obtained in a combined subscription.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2018 Journal Citation Reports. Journal Citation Reports. Clarivate Analytics. 2018. Social Sciences. Web of Science. Journals Ranked by Impact: Ethics; Medical Ethics; Social Issues; and Social Sciences Biomedical.