Journal profile · LAW
McGill Journal of Law and Health
ISSN 1920-4825 · Faculty of Law, McGill University
McGill Journal of Law and Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 20 (journal website); subscription journal; 1 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
McGill Journal of Law and Health is published by Faculty of Law, McGill University and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Ethics in medical practice and Patient Dignity and Privacy, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The McGill Journal of Law and Health (MJLH) | Revue de droit et santé de McGill (RDSM) is a bilingual, student-run, peer-reviewed journal showcasing leadering scholarship from renowned academics and practitioners on current issues of health-related law and policy, all within an interdisciplinary and transsystemic framework.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine13.3%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions13.3%
- Patient Dignity and PrivacyMedicine13.3%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine13.3%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine6.7%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine6.7%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine6.7%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology6.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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)
- 20Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- blogBlogLength not stated
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
- Faculty of Law, McGill University
- ISSN
- 1920-4825
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about McGill Journal of Law and Health
What CAS zone is McGill Journal of Law and Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, McGill Journal of Law and Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of McGill Journal of Law and Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 20; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 3.
Which databases index McGill Journal of Law and Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, McGill Journal of Law and Health is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is McGill Journal of Law and Health open access, and what is the APC?
McGill Journal of Law and Health is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .