Journal profile

The Journal of clinical ethics

Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISSN1046-7890 | 1945-5879 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.22
Citation rate 0.85 66 total citations
h5-index 10 h5 depth signal
Cited share 46.4% 39 of 84
Total citations 66 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.91 External metric anchor
Self-citation 9.1% 6 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 255
Australia 9
Canada 9
Philippines 6
Spain 5

Citing Fields of Research

Medical Ethics 306
Patient Care 102
Palliative Care 100
Psychiatry & Psychology 39
Psychiatry 31

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 1,987 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 84 39 cited publications
Last 12 months 54 13.5 publications/month
Open access share 0.0% 0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 255 citing publications
Leading citing field Medical Ethics 306 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 September 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, spring 1990-
PubMed
v1n1, spring 1990-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Medical Ethics

Broad Categories

Ethics Medical Ethics

MeSH Descriptors

Ethics, Medical

Latest Publications

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

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Quarterly.

Title from cover.

Also issued online

Vol. 5, no. 3 (FALL 1994)19950519 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper