The American Journal of Bioethics


Number of submissions received annually: 


2013: 458

2012: 484

2011: 556


Percentage of submissions accepted 

2013: 29%

2012: 6.1%

2011: 6.3%


Percentage of submissions that receive at least one referee report: 100% 


Average time for manuscript review in months: 2


If possible, give details.

a. Editorial decision within 2 months: 0%

b. Editorial decision between 2 and 6 months: 0%

c. Editorial decision between 7 months and 1 year: 0%

d. Editorial decision of more than 1 year: 0%


The journal has a printed version. 

Average time from acceptance to print publication in months: 5 


The journal has an 'online first' system. 

Average time from acceptance to online publication in months: 5 


Submissions are not anonymous to the editors. 


Submissions are anonymous to the reviewers. 


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Percentage of submissions by women: n/a 


Percentage of accepted articles by women: n/a 


Percentage of submissions by people from minority ethnic groups: n/a 


Percentage of accepted articles by people from minority ethnic groups: n/a 


Publisher: Taylor & Francis 

Editor(s)-in-chief: David Magnus 

Full name: Bela Fishbeyn 

Title/position: Executive Managing Editor 

Email address: bela@stanford.edu 

Street address: 1215 Welch Road, Mod A 

City: Stanford 

State/province: CA 

Zip/postal code: 94305 

Country: USA The American Journal of Bioethics