On classifying the field of medical ethics

On classifying the field of medical ethics

Abstract In 2014, the editorial board of BMC Medical Ethics came together to devise sections for the journal that would (a) give structure to the journal (b) help ensure that authors’ research is matched to the most appropriate editors and (c) help readers to find the research most relevant to them....

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Main Authors: Kristine Bærøe, Jonathan Ives, Martine de Vries, Jan Schildmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0193-x
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spelling doaj-e57ef0a6d9ad47f5a1982a6d5000b9302020-11-25T01:38:37ZengBMCBMC Medical Ethics1472-69392017-04-011811810.1186/s12910-017-0193-xOn classifying the field of medical ethicsKristine Bærøe0Jonathan Ives1Martine de Vries2Jan Schildmann3Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of BergenBiomedical Ethics and Law, Centre for Ethics in Medicine, The University of BristolBiomedical Ethics and Law, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Law, Leiden University Medical CenterProfessur für Medizinethik an der Wilhelm Löhe Hochschule, Fürth; Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, Klinikum der Universität München, Campus GroßhadernAbstract In 2014, the editorial board of BMC Medical Ethics came together to devise sections for the journal that would (a) give structure to the journal (b) help ensure that authors’ research is matched to the most appropriate editors and (c) help readers to find the research most relevant to them. The editorial board decided to take a practical approach to devising sections that dealt with the challenges of content management. After that, we started thinking more theoretically about how one could go about classifying the field of medical ethics. This editorial elaborates and reflects on the practical approach that we took at the journal, then considers an alternative theoretically derived approach, and reflects on the possibilities, challenges and value of classifying the field more broadly.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0193-x
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