About Medical Humanities
Aims and Scope
Medical Humanities is a leading international journal that reflects the whole field of medical humanities. Medical Humanities aims to encourage a high academic standard for this evolving and developing subject and to enhance professional and public discussion. It features original articles relevant to the delivery of healthcare, the formulation of public health policy, the experience of being ill and of caring for those who are ill, as well as case conferences, educational case studies, book, film, and art reviews, editorials, correspondence, news and notes. To ensure international relevance Medical Humanities has Editorial Board members from all around the world.
Ownership
Medical Humanities is co-owned by the Institute of Medical Ethics (IME) and BMJ Group.
Journal Statistics
| Acceptance rate | 33% for original articles submitted in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Biannually |
| Indexed by | Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Current Contents (Arts and Humanities) |
| Launch date | 2000 |
| Lead times | Time from submission to first decision (reviewed papers): 9 weeks (2009) |
| ISSN of MH | 1468-215X |
| ISSN of MH Online | 1473-4265 |
Contact Information
For all contact information please refer to the Contact Us page.
For Authors
Please refer to the Instructions for Authors
Subscriptions
Rights and Permissions
Affiliations
- Medical Humanities is provided as a benefit to members of the Association of Medical Humanities.
The BMJ Publishing Group is a founding member of COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics), which provides a forum for publishers and Editors of scientific journals to discuss
issues relating to the integrity of the work submitted to or published in their journals.
The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the value of medical research literature by promoting accurate, transparent
reporting of research studies. The BMJ Group is a sponsor of its activities.
Related
BMJ Group sites
BMJ
Journal of Medical Ethics
Postgraduate Medical Journal
Register for free content
Free trial
Individuals may register for a free 30 day online trial to all content.
Free archive
The full back archive is now available for all BMJ Journals.
Institutional subscribers may access the entire archive as part of their subscription. Personal subscribers will also have
access to all content when logged in. Non-subscribers who register have free access to all articles published before 2006
right back to volume 1 issue 1. Register here to access the free archive
of all BMJ Journals.
Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.
