About the journal
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,690 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 24 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1747-5341
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,690 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 318
- Declared review time
- 24 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://peh-med.biomedcentral.com/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2005-08-02
- MEDLINE · 2006-01-01
- PUBMED · 2006-03-17
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 1,690 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 24 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 170 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=72)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
318
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
24weeks
Works in OpenAlex
374
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
48
i10-index
188
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2005-08-02
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 35%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- PEHM
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101258058
- Society affiliations
- Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Ethics in medical practice
- Ethics in medical practice
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Show all subjects (50)
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Disaster Response and Management
- Disaster Response and Management
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Animal testing and alternatives
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Health and Surgery
- Animal testing and alternatives
- Global Health and Surgery
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Keywords (DOAJ)
- philosophy of medicine
- bioethics
- medical ethics
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