Journal profile

AMA journal of ethics

Publisher: American Medical Association
ISSN2376-6980 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed
Official Website Verify CrossRef

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.90
Citation rate 1.71 471 total citations
h5-index 22 h5 depth signal
Cited share 52.5% 148 of 282
Total citations 471 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.28 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.6% 3 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,217
Canada 42
United Kingdom 26
Australia 10
Netherlands 6

Citing Fields of Research

Medical Ethics 441
Patient Care 389
Healthcare Policy 339
Palliative Care 180
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 162

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 4,291 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 282 148 cited publications
Last 12 months 32 10.7 publications/month
Open access share 56.3% 18 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,217 citing publications
Leading citing field Medical Ethics 441 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 December 2025 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v17n2, Feb. 2015-v27n12, Dec. 2025
PubMed
v17n2, Feb. 2015-v27n12, Dec. 2025

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care Medical Ethics Healthcare Policy Health Education & Remote Healthcare Chronobiology Palliative Care

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

issuing body
American Medical Association

Broad Categories

Ethics Patient Care Medical Ethics Healthcare Policy Psychiatry Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Anthropology Law & Legal Studies

MeSH Descriptors

Clinical Medicine Ethics, Medical Professional Practice

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

05
DOI 10.1001/amajethics.2025.853

Life Extension and Civic Virtue

Open DOI
Michael Blake
This article argues that inequitable access to interventions capable of dramatically extending human lifespans would undermine individual and collective upkeep of civic virtue. Specifically, intervention maldistribution that normalizes t...
07
Open DOI
Nicolai Wohns, Daniel Promislow
Advances in public health, medicine, and technology since the mid-19th century have redefined what is considered "natural" for human beings. This article situates contemporary geroscience in that historical context. The development of ge...
08
Open DOI
Anaid Kassidy Corona-Andaverde
Advances in public health, medicine, and technology since the mid-19th century have redefined what is considered "natural" for human beings. This article situates contemporary geroscience in that historical context. The development of ge...