The Institute of Scientific Information Journal Citations Report for 2005 ranks The American Journal of Bioethics 1st out of 35 journals in History & Philosophy of Science (Science), 1st out of 29 journals in Ethics (social science), and 1st out of 7 journals in Medical Ethics (science), with an Impact Factor of 2.509.

In only four years, The American Journal of Bioethics, published on paper and at bioethics.net, became the most widely-read bioethics journal.. Every issue of AJOB contains peer-reviewed Target Articles that zero in on tough questions, answered by Open Commentary articles from scholars across disciplines and cultures. The American Journal of Bioethics provides an authoritative, annotated conversation that is always among the key, most cited resources on the topic.

AJOB leads the way in bioethics publishing. Hundreds of thousands more readers have discovered bioethics through InFocus articles and other features of bioethics.net. Our readers include faculty and students at virtually every graduate and professional school in the world, thousands of elected officials and judges, and most health news journalists. The American Journal of Bioethics has followed through on the innovative vision that built bioethics: serious discussion of the social implications of biomedicine.

Peer Review Policy:
All author-initiated manuscripts submitted to the American Journal of Bioethics undergo rigorous peer review consisting of initial editorial screening and anonymous double-blind review by two or more referees.

Also Available - AJOB Neuroscience

In 2007, The American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB) increased in frequency from 6 issues to 12 issues per year. As part of this expansion, three of the new issues, collectively titled AJOB Neuroscience, are devoted to covering critical topics in the emerging field of neuroethics. Edited by Judy Illes, Director, of the National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia, these issues explore a new avenue in bioethics and strive to present a forum to:

• Foster international discourse on topics in neuroethics including: regenerative medicine and stem cells in the CNS; developmental disorders; brain death and privacy of thought;
• Provide a platform for debating current issues in neuroethics such as human rights, therapy and enhancement with new CNS interventions; and
• Enable the incubation of new emerging priorities in neuroethics.

AJOB Neuroscience
Volume 7, 2007, 3 issues per year, Issues 1, 5, and 9 - order today
Volume 8, 2008, 3 issues per year, Issues 1, 5, and 9 - order today
ISSN Print: 1526-5161
ISSN Online: 1536-0075

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