Abbreviated title (ISO 4) J. Law Med. Ethics Edited by Kevin Outterson Publication history 1981-present | Language English Publisher John Wiley & Sons | |
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The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic medical journal covering medical ethics and medical law. It was established in 1981 as Law, Medicine & Health Care, which itself was formed by the merger of two journals: Medicolegal News and Nursing Law & Ethics. The journal obtained its current name in 1993. It is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. The editor-in-chief is Kevin Outterson (Boston University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 1.613, ranking it 10th out of 51 journals in the category "Ethics".
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