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BMC Medical Ethics Template

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About the BMC Medical Ethics format

BMC Medical Ethics is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Ethics in Clinical Research, Ethics in medical practice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues. Over its lifetime it has published 1,885 papers, which have received 51,691 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Medical Ethics. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inEthics in Clinical Research Ethics in medical practice Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
ISSN1472-6939
Citation impact (2-yr)3.67
h-index95
i10-index1,068
Article processing charge$1,459
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Oxford
Journal websitebmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in BMC Medical Ethics per year

91
2014
90
2015
78
2016
81
2017
98
2018
103
2019
127
2020
170
2021
140
2022
111
2023
155
2024
197
2025

Citation impact of BMC Medical Ethics by publication year

3.5K
2014
4K
2015
4K
2016
5.8K
2017
3.4K
2018
3.6K
2019
3.5K
2020
4.8K
2021
2.7K
2022
1.3K
2023
1.3K
2024
571
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in BMC Medical Ethics

Privacy and artificial intelligence: challenges for protecting health information in a new era

Blake Murdoch · 15 Sep 2021

BACKGROUND: Advances in healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) are occurring rapidly and there is a growing discussion about managing its development. Many AI technologies end up owned and controlled by private entities. The nature of the implementation of AI could mean such corporations, clinics and public bodies will have a greater than typical role in obtaining,…

Artificial intelligence for good health: a scoping review of the ethics literature

Kathleen Murphy, Erica Di Ruggiero, Ross Upshur et al. · 15 Feb 2021

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been described as the "fourth industrial revolution" with transformative and global implications, including in healthcare, public health, and global health. AI approaches hold promise for improving health systems worldwide, as well as individual and population health outcomes. While AI may have potential for advancing health equity within and between countries,…

Dynamic Consent: a potential solution to some of the challenges of modern biomedical research

Isabelle Budin‐Ljøsne, Harriet Teare, Jane Kaye et al. · 24 Jan 2017

BACKGROUND: Innovations in technology have contributed to rapid changes in the way that modern biomedical research is carried out. Researchers are increasingly required to endorse adaptive and flexible approaches to accommodate these innovations and comply with ethical, legal and regulatory requirements. This paper explores how Dynamic Consent may provide solutions to address challenges encountered when…

Pandemic influenza preparedness: an ethical framework to guide decision-making

Alison Thompson, Karen Faith, Jennifer Gibson et al. · 1 Dec 2006

BACKGROUND: Planning for the next pandemic influenza outbreak is underway in hospitals across the world. The global SARS experience has taught us that ethical frameworks to guide decision-making may help to reduce collateral damage and increase trust and solidarity within and between health care organisations. Good pandemic planning requires reflection on values because science alone…

Co-design and implementation research: challenges and solutions for ethics committees

Felicity Goodyear‐Smith, Claire Jackson, Trisha Greenhalgh · 16 Nov 2015

BACKGROUND: Implementation science research, especially when using participatory and co-design approaches, raises unique challenges for research ethics committees. Such challenges may be poorly addressed by approval and governance mechanisms that were developed for more traditional research approaches such as randomised controlled trials. DISCUSSION: Implementation science commonly involves the partnership of researchers and stakeholders, attempting to…

BMC Medical Ethics template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BMC Medical Ethics format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BMC Medical Ethics template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BMC Medical Ethics use?
BMC Medical Ethics uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Medical Ethics. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BMC Medical Ethics?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready BMC Medical Ethics document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the BMC Medical Ethics template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BMC Medical Ethics format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is BMC Medical Ethics?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready BMC Medical Ethics PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official BMC Medical Ethics template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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