WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #9,652CAS 2区Hybrid

Philosophy Ethics and Humanities in Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):PHILOS ETHICS HUM ME

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.61•SCImago Rank: #9,652•Identifier (ISSN):1747-5341(Print)•Articles / Year: 12•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,976 USD

Clarivate IF (2026)Q2

2.4

↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (2021)

23 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate0%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

12articles/year

98.57% Gold OA•75% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)	🔵 Computed
2025	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.9)	🔵 Computed
2024	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.7)	🔵 Computed
2023	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.9)	🔵 Computed
2022	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)	🔵 Computed
2021	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.464)	🔵 Computed
2020	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.5)	🔵 Computed
2019	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.4)	🔵 Computed
2018	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.222)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine considers articles on the philosophy of medicine and biology, and on ethical aspects of clinical practice and research. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of the philosophy of medicine and biology, and the ethical aspects of clinical practice and research. It also considers papers at the intersection of medicine and humanities, including the history of medicine, that are relevant to contemporary philosophy of medicine and bioethics. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine is the official publication of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University Medical Center.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Psychology80.9%Medicine80.5%Political science77.3%Law73.4%Philosophy69.1%Biology62.4%Epistemology51.4%Sociology49.6%Computer science45.4%Economics44.3%Psychiatry42.6%History30.9%Geography30.5%Economic growth30.5%Engineering29.1%Pathology28.4%Archaeology28%Psychotherapist26.2%Mathematics24.8%Theology24.5%Internal medicine23.8%Social psychology22.7%Linguistics22.3%Art22%Engineering ethics22%Genetics22%

Primary Research Areas

Arts and Humanities History and Philosophy of Science

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,652Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2006-2026

•

Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesMedicineNursing

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.61

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.85

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,976 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations172

3-Year Documents49

Citable Documents42

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Health PolicyQ2

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

2区 (Zone 2)Philosophy

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区ETHICS

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

BioMed Central

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Founding Year

2006

Editorial Address

CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW

Indexing & Databases

SCIESSCIAHCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ETHICS	JCRSSCI	21/78	Q2
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	JCRAHCI, SCIE, SSCI	12/111	Q1
MEDICAL ETHICS	JCRSCIE	10/22	Q2
PHILOSOPHY	JCRAHCI	N/A	N/A
ETHICS	JCISSCI	6/78	Q1
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	JCIAHCI, SCIE, SSCI	7/111	Q1
MEDICAL ETHICS	JCISCIE	2/22	Q1
PHILOSOPHY	JCIAHCI	29/336	Q1