Journal profile
Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics
ISSN 2226-9231 · eISSN 2078-1458 · Bangladesh Bioethics Society · Bangladesh
Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics: impact factor 7 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics is published by Bangladesh Bioethics Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics in medical practice, Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare and Biomedical Ethics and Regulation, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
pISSN 2226-9231 eISSN 2078-1458 Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics (BJBio) is the official journal of the Bangladesh Bioethics Society. It is a double-blinded, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal that is published quarterly in March, July, and November. The journal promotes multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary study in the field of ethics and bioethics including ethics in medicine, health care, genetics, law, education, policy, science, social science, arts, and research. The views or opinions contained herein do not represent the views of the Editorial Board or Publisher. Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics is published in English only. It does not publish any advertisements. The journal follows the ICMJE recommendations of authorship. Advantages of choosing Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics: Full open access Free-of-cost of submission, processing, and viewing of the articles. Quick publishing decision If accepted publication in the next issue. Peer review from experts Online submission and updates Link up with ORCID ID Impact Factor: 2021-2023: 7 Research gate H-Index 8 Indexed In: NLM ID: 101591288 OpenAlex BJBIo at Different Repository
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Bangladesh 10, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, South Africa 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions19.2%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine12.8%
- Biomedical Ethics and RegulationMedicine11.6%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine7.1%
- Patient Dignity and PrivacyMedicine4.4%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine4.2%
- Religion, Ecology, and EthicsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
NLMPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 3 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 33 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 21 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 19 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 50 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- editorialIf the reviewers reject the article BJBio rejects it though the Editor's decision is final. If the reviewers give any correction/modification plan we communicat…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest:
Author/s should declare a conflict of interest (intellectual, financial, or technical) if any before submitting the article. Conflict of interest should be mentioned at the end of the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright transferred to journal upon publication. Model summary
Articles in the Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, is not changed in any way, and is not used for commercial purposes. Authors who publis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
Articles in the Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
The Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics uses a double-blind peer review process so that the author's and reviewers' names are withheld. Article---Primary review by Editor whether the Article is in the scope of this Journal----respective Reviewer----Author----Reviewer (if author incorporates the reviewer's comments)----Executive Editor----Publication (if everything is OK) unless it goes back to author …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism checked with Crossref Similarity Check powered by iThenticate. Model summary
All articles submitted to the Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics are checked for plagiarism with the Crossref Similarity Check software powered by iThenticate.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Bangladesh Bioethics Society
- Country or region
- Bangladesh
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2226-9231
- Electronic ISSN
- 2078-1458
- Society / sponsor
- Bangladesh Bioethics Society
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics
What is the impact factor of Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Bangladesh (10), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics open access, and what is the APC?
Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .