Journal profile · Nursing-Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects
Medizinrecht
ISSN 0723-8886 · eISSN 1433-8629 · Springer Nature · 12 issues per year
Medizinrecht: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,090; 289 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medizinrecht is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical and Health Sciences Research, Legal Cases and Commentary and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, together about 56.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MedR bietet als führende Fachzeitschrift auf den Gebieten des Medizin- und Gesundheitsrechts ein Forum für integrativen und interdisziplinären Austausch von Recht und Medizin. Wissenschaftlich fundiert präsentiert die Zeitschrift verständliche Abhandlungen zu sämtlichen berufspraktischen, strukturellen und grundlegenden Rechtsfragen des Gesundheitswesens. So informiert MedR umfassend über- das Recht der medizinischen Behandlung- Arzt- und Arzthaftungsrecht- Vertragsarztrecht- Krankenversicherungsrecht- Medizinstrafrecht- Berufs- und Standesrecht der Heilberufe- Krankenhausrecht- Gebührenrecht- Arzneimittel- und Apothekenrecht- Medizinprodukterecht- Pflegerecht- Vertragsgestaltung der Kooperationen im Gesundheitswesen.MedR richtet sich an Juristen und Mediziner. Ein umfangreicher Aufsatzteil ist dem gesamten Spektrum medizinrechtlicher Themen gewidmet. Er schließt die Sicht der betroffenen Angehörigen der Heilberufe ein. Im Rechtsprechungsteil sind wichtige aktuelle Entscheidungen im Volltext abgedruckt und von Experten in einer einführenden Problemstellung aufbereitet. Buchbesprechungen und Mitteilungen runden den hohen Informationsgehalt der Zeitschrift MedR ab.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 33 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine29.2%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine13.7%
- Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealth Professions13.6%
- Healthcare RegulationHealth Professions10.4%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions6.4%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine3.6%
- Occupational and Professional Licensing RegulationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.8%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects | Q4 | 52/53 | 2nd |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 329/330 | 0th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSSPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 171,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,551 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 300 | 52 | 169 |
| 2025 | 289 | 41 | 134 |
| 2024 | 284 | 58 | 182 |
| 2023 | 272 | 77 | 293 |
| 2022 | 290 | 102 | 243 |
| 2021 | 317 | 65 | 243 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Medizinrecht, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0723-8886
- Electronic ISSN
- 1433-8629
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medizinrecht
Where are the editorial board members of Medizinrecht based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (33). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Medizinrecht?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medizinrecht is indexed in Scopus.
Is Medizinrecht open access, and what is the APC?
Medizinrecht is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,090.
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: .