Bmc Medical Ethics
Overview
BMC Medical Ethics is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes high-quality research articles, reviews, and debates on ethical issues in healthcare and biomedical research. It covers a wide range of topics including informed consent, end-of-life care, research ethics, and ethical considerations in emerging technologies. The journal aims to foster critical thinking and provide a platform for ethical discourse to inform healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and the wider public.
Details
Details
Abbr.
BMC Med Ethics
Publisher
Biomed Central
Start
2000
End
Continuing
e-ISSN
1472-6939
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialty
Medical Ethics
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 6131
60
SJR / Ranks: 3964
975
CiteScore / Ranks: 6351
4.20
JIF / Ranks: 3958
2.7
Recent Articles
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Liu H, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Ma Y, Chen Q, Xu H, et al.
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Mar;
26(1):37.
PMID: 40089739
Background: This review examines global human genetic resources management, focusing on genetic data policies and repositories in high- and middle-low-income countries. Methods: A comprehensive search strategy was employed across multiple...
2.
van Hooff L, Merz E, Kidane Gebremeskel A, de Jong J, Burchell G, Lunshof J
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Mar;
26(1):36.
PMID: 40087738
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) and Diamond-Blackfan anemia syndrome (DBAS) are two hereditary blood diseases that present significant challenges to patients, their caregivers, and the healthcare system. Both conditions cause...
3.
Chen X, Wu C, Ji W, Bai D, Chen H, Hou C, et al.
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Mar;
26(1):35.
PMID: 40087630
Background: Nursing ethical decision-making ability is a core competency of nurses. However, no tool has been developed to measure the ethical decision-making ability of nurses in China. Therefore, we aimed...
4.
Balekang G, Galvin T, Rakgoasi D
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Mar;
26(1):34.
PMID: 40082860
Background: With a growing global population of migrants, understanding the complex dynamics between healthcare providers and policy restrictions is crucial for ensuring equitable access to healthcare. The main objective of...
5.
Al-Meshkhas M, Alakrawi Z, Alrawiai S
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Mar;
26(1):33.
PMID: 40075388
Background: Informed consent (IC) represents one of the fundamental rights of patients in healthcare. An essential aspect of the IC process is providing patients with equal access to information to...
6.
De Meyer F, Chambaere K, Van de Velde S, Van Assche K, Beernaert K, Sterckx S
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Mar;
26(1):32.
PMID: 40045316
Background: In Belgium, termination of pregnancy after the first trimester is exclusively allowed on medical grounds. When faced with fetal or maternal health complications during pregnancy, patients typically turn to...
7.
Ding J, Vu T, Stammler S, Murray P, Epstein E, Cross S
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Feb;
26(1):31.
PMID: 40022052
Background: Moral distress, or the inability to carry out what one believes to be ethically appropriate because of constraints or barriers, is understudied in obstetrics and gynecology. We sought to...
8.
Al-Ani A, Rayyan A, Maswadeh A, Sultan H, Alhammouri A, Asfour H, et al.
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Feb;
26(1):30.
PMID: 40001142
No abstract available.
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Wu X, Zheng T, Nie Y, Wu J, Chen J, Pathak J, et al.
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Feb;
26(1):29.
PMID: 39987082
Background: This study investigated the status of research integrity knowledge among dental undergraduates from 34 Chinese universities in 5 key demographic regions. Methods: Questionnaires regarding the status of research integrity,...
10.
Liao G, Liu J, Li Y, Ye H, Liang J
BMC Med Ethics
. 2025 Feb;
26(1):28.
PMID: 39984970
Background: Occupational stigmatization in Chinese healthcare institutions has intensified due to negative public events (e.g., kickbacks, bribes, and patient conflicts). While previous studies have mainly focused on the negative effects...