Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Overview
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine is a scholarly journal that explores the intersection of biology, medicine, and society. It publishes thought-provoking articles and critical analyses that shed light on the ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of scientific advancements. With a multidisciplinary approach, the journal fosters dialogue and understanding among researchers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers, making it an essential resource for those interested in the broader implications of biomedical research and healthcare practices.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Perspect Biol Med
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Start
1957
End
Continuing
Frequency
Quarterly
p-ISSN
0031-5982
e-ISSN
1529-8795
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Biochemistry
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 6702
55
SJR / Ranks: 12459
262
CiteScore / Ranks: 11348
1.70
JIF / Ranks: 6819
1.0
Recent Articles
1.
Tolani P, Venkatesan S
Perspect Biol Med
. 2025 Mar;
68(1):117-138.
PMID: 40059708
This article examines the lived experiences of ADHDers with respect to time perception, through the lens of a neuroqueer temporality framework and its representation in graphic medicine. By close-reading autobiographical...
2.
Abe N, Venkatesan S
Perspect Biol Med
. 2025 Mar;
68(1):99-116.
PMID: 40059707
Reproductive autonomy is an integral aspect of female reproduction, but this autonomy is endangered by the control and surveillance of pregnant bodies by institutional structures, laws, and cultural norms. These...
3.
Frush B
Perspect Biol Med
. 2025 Mar;
68(1):87-98.
PMID: 40059706
Medical education, while a process of deep moral formation, lacks any account of how students and trainees are to morally approach the process of learning. The classical understanding of the...
4.
Neilson S
Perspect Biol Med
. 2025 Mar;
68(1):70-86.
PMID: 40059705
Much has been written about how poetry can be of use to medicine and medical education, privileging an instrumental perspective. But what might medicine contribute to poetry, beyond "subject matter"?...
5.
Booss J, Bia F
Perspect Biol Med
. 2025 Mar;
68(1):54-69.
PMID: 40059704
Over millennia, epidemics have wielded as much sway over human affairs as have wars, economic crises, and political upheavals. Devastating epidemics in the past have changed the course of history....
6.
Williams V
Perspect Biol Med
. 2025 Mar;
68(1):37-53.
PMID: 40059703
Current guidance from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) indicates that body mass index (BMI) ought not be used alone...
7.
Due A
Perspect Biol Med
. 2025 Mar;
68(1):22-36.
PMID: 40059702
Precision medicine functions by grouping patients along genetic, molecular, and related "-omics" factors. This stratification relies on large, growing databases of patient-volunteered information. Both private companies and government bodies incentivize...
8.
Young N, Child W
Perspect Biol Med
. 2025 Mar;
68(1):3-21.
PMID: 40059701
Publication of scientific and biomedical manuscripts in "high impact factor" (IF) journals is important in advancing careers, obtaining funding, and developing a field of research. Rejection by prestigious journals is...
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Kornu K
Perspect Biol Med
. 2024 Nov;
67(4):642-653.
PMID: 39523974
"First, do no harm" has been cited so often as the fundamental principle of medical ethics that the entailed harm appears self-evident: intentional or unintentional physical harm. This article makes...