South African Journal of Bioethics and Law
Last updated ISSN 1999-7639
South African Journal of Bioethics and Law is published by Health and Medical Publishing Group in health professions. It is open access. The article processing charge is $296.
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What it publishes
Recent work in South African Journal of Bioethics and Law concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Ethics in medical practice
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Human Rights and Development
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Key facts
| Publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1999-7639 |
| Subject area | Health Professions |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $296 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Emerging Sources Citation Index · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 477 |
| Publishing since | 2008 |
| Journal website | www.sajbl.org.za |
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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