Journal Guide

BMC Medical Ethics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the ethical aspects of biomedical research and clinical practice, including professional choices and conduct, medical technologies, healthcare systems and health policies.

Developing World Bioethics provides long needed case studies, teaching materials, news in brief, and legal backgrounds to bioethics scholars and students in developing and developed countries alike. This companion journal to Bioethics also features high-quality peer reviewed original articles. It is edited by well-known bioethicists who are working in developing countries, yet it will also be open to contributions and commentary from developed countries' authors. Developing World Bioethics is the only journal in the field dedicated exclusively to developing countries' bioethics issues. The journal is an essential resource for all those concerned about bioethical issues in the developing world. Members of Ethics Committees in developing countries will highly value a special section dedicated to their work. For information about Blackwell Publication Ethics, click here.

Die Zeitschrift Ethik in der Medizin konzentriert sich auf die wissenschaftliche Erarbeitung, die interdisziplinäre Kommunikation und die Vermittlung von Ethik in der Medizin in allen Anwendungsbereichen. Mit Übersichts- und Originalarbeiten werden Grundinformationen bereitgestellt und Fallstudien exemplarisch kommentiert. In Verbindung mit Ethikkommissionen und öffentlichen Beratungsgremien werden entsprechende Texte, Verlautbarungen und Verordnungen veröffentlicht. Ethik in der Medizin dient sowohl dem grundsätzlichen ethischen Diskurs als auch der Förderung des praktischen Entscheidungsverhaltens im Medizinischen Alltag.

HEC Forum is an international, peer-reviewed publication featuring original contributions of interest to practicing physicians, nurses, social workers, risk managers, attorneys, ethicists, and other HEC committee members. Contributions are welcomed from any pertinent source, but the text should be written to be appreciated by HEC members and lay readers. HEC Forum publishes essays, research papers, and features the following sections:Essays on Substantive Bioethical/Health Law Issues
Analyses of Procedural or Operational Committee Issues
Document Exchange
Special Articles
International Perspectives
Mt./St. Anonymous: Cases and Institutional Policies
Point/Counterpoint Argumentation
Case Reviews, Analyses, and Resolutions
Chairperson's Section
`Tough Spot'
Critical Annotations
Health Law Alert
Network News
Letters to the Editors

The journal Health Care Analysis promotes debate about the fundamental rationale of all aspects of health systems and health care provision, including public policy and health; health-related education; health services organization and decision-making; health care professional practice. The journal is committed to the view that all aspects of health systems are interrelated, and presents and papers which make links between some of these areas. As a journal for everyone interested in philosophical issues in health care, Health Care Analysis seeks to support the conversation between philosophy and policy. It publishes contributions from philosophers, social scientists, other health-related academics and policy analysts, health care educators, health care professionals and managers. 5 Year Impact Factor: 0.724 (2007)Section 'Health Policy & Services': Rank 40 out of 40

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being acknowledges the international and interdisciplinary nature of health-related issues. It intends to provide a meeting-point for studies using rigorous qualitative methodology of significance for issues related to human health and well-being. The aim of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being is to support and to shape the emerging field of qualitative studies and to encourage a better understanding of all aspects of human health and well-being. The journal emphasizes empirical research and theory in basic and applied health care, especially with an international focus, but will also welcome local and national contributions. At least one article out of the six to eight in each issue will be reserved for philosophical issues related to qualitative research in the health area.

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics & Regulation is the only journal covering the legal, ethical, and regulatory issues facing nursing care management.This exciting publication provides a useful addition to the popular JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration8212;at no extra charge to JONA institutional subscribers! Valuable information on the changing regulations affecting healthcare will keep readers up-to-date on this critical aspect of the profession. Discussions of current trends in healthcare law, and the ethics involved in ensuring quality patient care, are sure to assist readers in their daily patient management. Cutting-edge, practical information will provide managers and executives tools to manage the changing healthcare system. No other periodical ties all of these related and timely topics together in one source. Website: www.jonalaw.com.

The Journal of Aging Studies features scholarly papers offering new interpretations that challenge existing theory and empirical work. Articles need not deal with the field of aging as a whole, but with any defensibly relevant topic pertinent to the aging experience and related to the broad concerns and subject matter of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. The journal emphasizes innovations and critique - new directions in general - regardless of theoretical or methodological orientation or academic discipline. Critical, empirical, or theoretical contributions are welcome.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Journal of Medical Ethics is a leading international journal that reflects the whole field of medical ethics. The journal seeks to promote ethical reflection and conduct in scientific research and medical practice. It features original articles on ethical aspects of health care, as well as case conferences, book reviews, editorials, correspondence, news and notes. To ensure international relevance JME has Editorial Board members from all around the world including the US, Europe, Australasia and Far East.Subscribers to the Journal of Medical Ethics also receive Medical Humanities journal at no extra cost. JME is the official journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics.

Journal of Nursing Regulation (JNR), the offical journal of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, academic and professional journal. It publishes scholarly articles that advance the science of nursing regulation, promote the mission and vision of NCSBN, and enhance communication and collaboration among nurse regulators, educators, practitioners, and the scientific community. The journal supports evidence-based regulation, addresses issues related to patient safety, and highlights current nursing regulatory issues, programs, and projects in both the United States and the international community. In publishing JNR, NCSBN's goal is to develop and share knowledge related to nursing and other healthcare regulation across continents and to promote a greater awareness of regulatory issues among all nurses.

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Now in its third decade of publication, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal (KIEJ) is an interdisciplinary quarterly journal of the Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It publishes philosophically rigorous and empirically informed articles in all areas of bioethics (broadly construed) and on related issues in practical ethics. The KIEJ has recently focused on publishing papers that explore ethical and social issues in science practice, as well as philosophical approaches to health, environmental, and science policy, especially those which situate philosophical and ethical issues in a global context.

Legal Medicine provides an international forum for the publication of original articles, reviews and correspondence on subjects that cover practical and theoretical areas of interest relating to the wide range of legal medicine.Subjects covered include forensic pathology, toxicology, odontology, anthropology, criminalistics, immunochemistry, hemogenetics and forensic aspects of biological science with emphasis on DNA analysis and molecular biology. Submissions dealing with medicolegal problems such as malpractice, insurance, child abuse or ethics in medical practice are also acceptable.

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Als Bindeglied zwischen den Disziplinen Recht und Medizin thematisiert die Fachzeitschrift Medizinrecht für beide Fächer wichtige Fragestellungen. Medizinrecht ist sowohl für Juristen als auch für Mediziner verständlich verfasst. Im umfangreichen Aufsatzteil wird das gesamte Spektrum medizinrechtlicher Themen erörtert. Die juristischen Fragestellungen werden auch aus Sicht der betroffenen Ärzte diskutiert. Im Rechtsprechungsteil werden wichtige aktuelle Entscheidungen von Experten mit einer Problemstellung aufbereitet und mit Leitsätzen, Sachverhalt und Entscheidungsgründen abgedruckt. Interessante Buchbesprechungen und Mitteilungen runden den hohen Informationsgehalt der Zeitschrift MedR ab. , .