Impact Factor
1.97
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
0.91
59 total citations
h5-index
9
h5 depth signal
Cited share
25.0%
17 of 68
Total citations
59
Citation footprint
Metric signal
0.34
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.0%
0 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
182
United Kingdom
4
Canada
3
Israel
3
Philippines
2
Citing Fields of Research
Law & Legal Studies
101
Medical Ethics
89
Healthcare Policy
81
Patient Care
24
Political Science & International Relations
23
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
1,477
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
68
17 cited publications
Last 12 months
25
8.3 publications/month
Open access share
84.0%
21 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
182 citing publications
Leading citing field
Law & Legal Studies
101 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
7 September 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1,Mar. 1975-
v1n1,Mar. 1975-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Law & Legal Studies
Medical Ethics
Patient Care
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
American Society of Law and Medicine
Broad Categories
Jurisprudence
Medicine
Law & Legal Studies
Patient Care
Psychiatry
Medical Ethics
Healthcare Policy
History & Philosophy Of Science
MeSH Descriptors
Jurisprudence
Medicine
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1017/amj.2026.10105
Open DOI
The Professional Regulation and Ethics of Direct-to-Prescription Marketing
The direct-to-prescription business model promises quick and easy access to prescription medication without the expense and burden associated with a traditional doctor’s visit by instantly pairing consumers with prescribers via telemedic...
02
DOI 10.1017/amj.2026.10104
Open DOI
Supplement Semantics: An Experiment on Health Claims
This Article presents original empirical research examining how consumers interpret dietary supplement label claims. Through a controlled experiment with a nationally representative sample, we test the Dietary Supplement Health and Educa...
03
DOI 10.1017/amj.2026.10103
Open DOI
Instagram v. Reality: The Case for Regulating Adolescent Social Media Use
In the span of just two decades, social media has transformed from a novel communication platform into an omnipresent force in modern life, fundamentally altering how we connect, communicate, and consume information. For adolescents born...
04
DOI 10.1017/amj.2026.10102
Open DOI
Two Steps Backwards: Medical Malpractice in Correctional Health Care & the Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy Maneuver as a Means of Circumventing Liability
This Note explores how correctional health care companies attempt to circumvent mass tort liability by filing for bankruptcy, further exacerbating the challenges incarcerated individuals face in accessing the legal system. In Section I, ...
05
DOI 10.1017/amj.2026.10101
Open DOI
The Objectives of Medicaid: The Legal Definition Behind America’s Most Important Health Program
Medicaid work requirements were found in 2018 to be contrary to the Medicaid statute because, according to the D.C. Circuit, “the objective of Medicaid was to furnish medical assistance.” Even though the Secretary of Health and Human Ser...
06
DOI 10.1017/amj.2025.10080
Open DOI
AMJ volume 52 issue 2 Cover and Back matter
07
DOI 10.1017/amj.2025.10079
Open DOI
AMJ volume 52 issue 2 Cover and Front matter
08
DOI 10.1017/amj.2026.10096
Open DOI
Reconsidering Capacity Assessments
Despite the routine assessment of decisional capacity in the clinical context, the concept of capacity is contested, and its measurement is flawed. For example, scholars and clinicians disagree about the criteria for demonstrating capaci...
09
DOI 10.1017/amj.2026.10098
Open DOI
AI — The Coyote Trickster: Is AI Ready for Most Health Care Uses?
This article will focus on the use of AI tools in diagnosis and patient treatment in hospitals and health care systems. 2 AI vendors promise efficiencies in workplaces: various forms of AI are already being developed to read x-rays and o...
10
DOI 10.1017/amj.2026.10097
Open DOI
Cutting Care: How Changes to the 340B Drug Pricing Program Impact Patients Served by Federally Qualified Health Centers
The high cost of medication is a common challenge for many Americans. This is particularly true for patients served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that often have low income and are medically vulnerable. In this article I ...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Also issued online.
Vol. 13, no. 1 (1987)19890912 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper