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Medical Law International Template

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About the Medical Law International format

Medical Law International is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Reproductive Health and Technologies.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Medical Law International, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Reproductive Health and Technologies Ethics in medical practice Patient Dignity and Privacy
ISSN0968-5332
Citation impact (2-yr)0.32
h-index22
i10-index62
Total citations2,366
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Manchester
Journal websitemli.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Medical Law International per year

15
2014
13
2015
11
2016
14
2017
13
2018
15
2019
19
2020
18
2021
15
2022
28
2023
20
2024
23
2025

Citation impact of Medical Law International by publication year

49
2014
41
2015
54
2016
134
2017
53
2018
104
2019
167
2020
142
2021
79
2022
96
2023
14
2024
4
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Medical Law International

The Health and Social Care Act 2012

Nicola Glover‐Thomas · 1 Dec 2013

Although the National Health Service (NHS) is regarded as a national treasure, it is no longer immune from the colossal financial pressures brought about by global recession. Economic sustainability has largely driven the reform process leading to the Health and Social Care Act (HSCA) 2012, however; other considerations have also played a role in the…

Broad Consent in Biobanking: Reflections on Seemingly Insurmountable Dilemmas

Timothy Caulfield, Jane Kaye · 1 Sep 2009

Biobanking has long generated a host of challenging ethical and legal issues, particularly in relation to consent. A topic at the heart of current debates is the acceptability of the use of ‘broad’ consent in place of more specific and conventional consent approaches. In this paper, the justifications for the move toward broad consent are…

Artificial intelligence in clinical decision-making: Rethinking liability

Helen Smith, Kit Fotheringham · 1 Jun 2020

This article theorises, within the context of the law of England and Wales, the potential outcomes in negligence claims against clinicians and software development companies (SDCs) by patients injured due to AI system (AIS) use with human clinical supervision. Currently, a clinician will likely shoulder liability via a negligence claim for allowing defects in an…

Intersex children: Who are we really treating?

Edmund Horowicz · 1 Sep 2017

Surgery to align an infant child’s genitals to a medically assigned sex is controversial because it is irreversible and therefore may potentially be detrimental to the child as they develop into a gender identity. I argue that the significant issue for genital-normalizing surgery is decision-making and that English law does not promote or protect the…

Delivering proportionate governance in the era of eHealth

Nayha Sethi, Graeme Laurie · 1 Jun 2013

This article advances a principled proportionate governance model (PPGM) that overcomes key impediments to using health records for research. Despite increasing initiatives for maximising benefits of data linkage, significant challenges remain, including a culture of caution around data sharing and linkage, failure to make use of flexibilities within the law and failure to incorporate intelligent…

Medical Law International template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Medical Law International format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Medical Law International template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Medical Law International use?
Medical Law International uses Author–year (Harvard) 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', Medical Law International, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Medical Law International?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Medical Law International 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 Medical Law International template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Medical Law International format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Medical Law International?
Medical Law International is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Medical Law International template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Medical Law International PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Medical Law International template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Medical Law International template cost?
You can start writing in the Medical Law International template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Medical Law International PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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