Ethics

Get published: Ethics journal now accepting articles for peer review

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Editor's note: In 2015, Virtual Mentor was renamed the AMA Journal of Ethics.™

 

The AMA’s online ethics journal, Virtual Mentor, now offers an outstanding opportunity for physicians and physicians in training to be part of an important discussion and get their peer-reviewed articles published. Expand your professional horizons: Submit your article for publication in this MEDLINE-indexed journal today.

Virtual Mentor is a student- and resident-driven journal published online monthly; it is advertisement-free and open-access. For the first time in its 15-year history, the journal is accepting unsolicited manuscripts for peer review and consideration through its online manuscript submission and review system.

The journal accepts article submissions on all medical ethics topics, from those of ongoing interest to those on a current event or recent debate in the medical ethics world. The editorial focus is on commentaries and articles that offer practical advice and insight for medical students, residents and physicians.

Review archived issues of Virtual Mentor to see past topics.

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