Philosophy of Medicine
Last updated ISSN 2692-3963
Philosophy of Medicine is published by University Library System, University of Pittsburgh in arts and humanities. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Philosophy of Medicine concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Ethics in medical practice
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Key facts
| Publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2692-3963 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | DOAJ |
| Articles published | 238 |
| Publishing since | 2009 |
| Journal website | philmed.pitt.edu/philmed |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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