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Journal of Law and the Biosciences Template

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About the Journal of Law and the Biosciences format

Journal of Law and the Biosciences is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Biomedical Ethics and Regulation, Ethics in Clinical Research, Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inBiomedical Ethics and Regulation Ethics in Clinical Research Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Reproductive Health and Technologies Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
ISSN2053-9711
Citation impact (2-yr)3.89
h-index50
i10-index217
Total citations9,473
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in Journal of Law and the Biosciences per year

34
2014
58
2015
68
2016
44
2017
30
2018
15
2019
88
2020
36
2021
33
2022
32
2023
31
2024
31
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Law and the Biosciences by publication year

510
2014
877
2015
1.1K
2016
814
2017
589
2018
959
2019
2.9K
2020
538
2021
470
2022
370
2023
218
2024
83
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Law and the Biosciences

The law of genetic privacy: applications, implications, and limitations

Ellen Wright Clayton, Barbara J. Evans, James Hazel et al. · 9 May 2019

Recent advances in technology have significantly improved the accuracy of genetic testing and analysis, and substantially reduced its cost, resulting in a dramatic increase in the amount of genetic information generated, analysed, shared, and stored by diverse individuals and entities. Given the diversity of actors and their interests, coupled with the wide variety of ways…

The known unknown: the challenges of genetic variants of uncertain significance in clinical practice

Lily Hoffman‐Andrews · 22 Nov 2017

As genetic testing technology has advanced, allowing scientists to obtain much of the raw data from our DNA, their ability to interpret these data has struggled to keep up. The result is the ubiquity of variants of uncertain significance (VUSs): findings from genetic testing for which the clinical significance is currently unresolved. What to do…

Increasing access to care: telehealth during COVID-19

David A. Hoffman · 1 Jan 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency has amplified both the potential value and the challenges with healthcare providers deploying telehealth solutions. As people across the country find ways to stay at home, telehealth preserves an opportunity to obtain necessary healthcare services. Further, telehealth can help individuals avoid COVID-19 infection, free up hospital beds…

COVID-19 contact tracing apps: a stress test for privacy, the GDPR, and data protection regimes

Laura Bradford, Mateo Aboy, Kathleen Liddell · 1 Jan 2020

Digital surveillance has played a key role in containing the COVID-19 outbreak in China, Singapore, Israel, and South Korea. Google and Apple recently announced the intention to build interfaces to allow Bluetooth contact tracking using Android and iPhone devices. In this article, we look at the compatibility of the proposed Apple/Google Bluetooth exposure notification system…

Journal of Law and the Biosciences template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Law and the Biosciences use?
Journal of Law and the Biosciences uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the oup-authoring-template LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Oxford University Press-ready Journal of Law and the Biosciences document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Journal of Law and the Biosciences?
Journal of Law and the Biosciences is a multidisciplinary journal published by Oxford University Press. DocuGuru's Journal of Law and the Biosciences template matches Oxford University Press's official submission format.
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