Asian Bioethics Review (ABR) is an international academic journal, based in Asia, providing a forum to express and exchange original ideas on all aspects of bioethics, especially those relevant to the region. Published quarterly, the journal seeks to promote collaborative research among scholars in Asia or with an interest in Asia, as well as multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary bioethical studies more generally. It will appeal to all working on bioethical issues in biomedicine, healthcare, caregiving and patient support, genetics, law and governance, health systems and policy, science studies and research. ABR provides analyses, perspectives and insights into new approaches in bioethics, recent changes in biomedical law and policy, developments in capacity building and professional training, and voices or essays from a student’s perspective. The journal includes articles, research studies, target articles, case evaluations and commentaries. It also publishes book reviews and correspondence to the editor. ABR welcomes original papers from all countries, particularly those that relate to Asia.
ABR is the flagship publication of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. The Centre for Biomedical Ethics is a collaborating centre on bioethics of the World Health Organization.
Volumes published before 2017 are available at: https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/538; and at:https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/
Website of Centre for Biomedical Ethics - http://cbme.nus.edu.sg/
- Promotes multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary studies
- Addresses bioethical issues arising from biomedicine and healthcare, genetics, law, policy, science studies and research, especially those relevant to Asia
- Highlights bioethical research that take into account the unique perspectives of the region and bring them to a wider international audience
- Regular features include new approaches in bioethics, recent changes in biomedical law and policy, developments in capacity building and professional training, and student voices or essays from a student’s perspective
Journal information
- Editor-in-Chief
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- Graeme T. Laurie
- Publishing model
- Hybrid (Transformative Journal). Learn about publishing Open Access with us
Journal metrics
- 137 days
- Submission to first decision
- 147 days
- Submission to acceptance
- 24,191 (2019)
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Volume 13
Reproduction, Demography and Cultural Anxieties in India and China
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COVID-19 and impact on peer review
As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
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Call for Papers: The Ethics of Research addressing COVID-19 related Health Inequities
This call invites Original papers consisting of 5000 to 8000 words and Perspective or Analysis papers of 2000 to 4000 words on any ethics-related subject matter that seeks to promote health equity research in the wake of the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pre-existing vulnerabilities and unjust social/health practices.
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Call for Papers on COVID-19
The Asian Bioethics Review (ABR) seeks brief papers from individuals, agencies or organisations evaluating ethical responses to the COVID-19 pandemic for publication in the Perspectives section of the journal.
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Centre for Biomedical Ethics
CBmE is a thriving centre for learning, teaching and research relating to ethical and legal aspects of healthcare and biomedical sciences. We study issues of broad international significance with a particular interest in learning for and from Singapore and Asia.
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- 1793-9453
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- 1793-8759
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