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{{Infobox journal
| title = Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
| image = 
| former_name = Medical Ethics
| abbreviation = Indian J. Med. Ethics
| discipline = [[Medical ethics]]
| editor = Amar Jesani
| publisher = Forum for Medical Ethics Society
| country = India
| history = 1993–present
| frequency = Quarterly
| openaccess = Yes
| license = [[CC BY-NC-ND 4.0]]
| impact =
| impact-year =
| ISSN = 0974-8466
| eISSN = 0975-5691
| CODEN =
| JSTOR =
| LCCN = 2003323692
| OCLC = 920393894
| website = https://ijme.in/
| link2 = https://ijme.in/archives/
| link2-name = Online archive
}}
The '''''Indian Journal of Medical Ethics''''' is a quarterly [[peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] covering [[medical ethics]] and [[bioethics]]. It was established in 1993 by the Forum for Medical Ethics Society, an activist group campaigning to reform the [[Maharashtra Medical Council]]. The journal was originally entitled '''''Medical Ethics''''', and its first issue was published in August 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oransky |first1=Ivan |last2=Marcus |first2=Adam |editor1-link=Ivan Oransky|date=2016-09-09 |title=Why an obscure Indian journal has a growing international stature |work=STAT |url=https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/09/ijme-journal/ |access-date=2020-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://ijme.in/about-us/ijme/about-history/ |access-date=2020-08-06 |website=Indian Journal of Medical Ethics |language=en}}</ref> It obtained its current title in January 2004. The [[editor-in-chief]] is Amar Jesani.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Editorial Team |url=https://ijme.in/about-us/ijme/editorial-team/ |access-date=2020-08-06 |website=Indian Journal of Medical Ethics}}</ref> The online version of the journal is [[open-access]], the printed version is subscription-based; there are no [[article processing charge]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Submission guidelines |url=https://ijme.in/submission-guidelines/ |website=Indian Journal of Medical Ethics |publisher=Forum for Medical Ethics Society |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref>

==Fraudulent paper==
In May 2018, the journal attracted criticism when it was revealed that it had published a paper attributed to "Lars Andersson", whose affiliation was listed as the [[Karolinska Institute]]. In fact, the real name of the author of the paper was not Lars Andersson, and he did not have any affiliation with the Karolinska. The journal initially responded by issuing a statement describing the author's deception as "unacceptable", but refusing to retract the paper. Instead, editor-in-chief Amar Jesani removed the author's name and affiliation from the paper on the journal's website. Later that month, the journal retracted the paper, writing in a statement that "...we have concluded that tolerating the author's deception and retaining the article was an error of judgment.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=((Editors of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics)) |title=RETRACTION: Increased incidence of cervical cancer in Sweden: Possible link with HPV vaccination |journal=Indian Journal of Medical Ethics |date=2018-05-26 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=246 |doi=10.20529/IJME.2018.057 |pmid=30044233|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Weinberg |first=Justin |date=2018-05-25 |title=Medical Ethics Journal Infected by Anti-Vaxx Fraud (guest post by Christian Munthe) |work=Daily Nous |url=http://dailynous.com/2018/05/25/medical-ethics-journal-infected-anti-vaxx-fraud/ |access-date=2020-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Oransky |first=Ivan |date=2018-05-27 |title=Author who lied to journals about his identity slated to have four articles on vaccines retracted |work=Retraction Watch |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2018/05/27/author-who-lied-to-journals-about-his-identity-slated-to-have-four-articles-on-vaccines-retracted/ |access-date=2020-08-06}}</ref>

==Abstracting and indexing==
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
*[[Embase]]<ref name=Embase>{{cite web |url=http://www.elsevier.com/solutions/embase/coverage |title=Embase Coverage |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |work=Embase |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref>
*[[Index Medicus]]/[[MEDLINE]]/[[PubMed]]<ref name=MEDLINE>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101214913 |title=Indian Journal of Medical Ethics |work=NLM Catalog |publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]] |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref>
*[[Scopus]]<ref name=Scopus>{{cite web |url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/3500148001 |title=Source details: Indian Journal of Medical Ethics |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |work=Scopus Preview |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://ijme.in/}}

[[Category:Bioethics journals]]
[[Category:English-language journals]]
[[Category:Academic journals published in India]]
[[Category:Quarterly journals]]
[[Category:Academic journals established in 1993]]
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Indian Journal of Medical Ethics - Revision history

JillianCogburn at 16:59, 17 July 2025