| Discipline | Medical ethics |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Audiey C. Kao |
| Publication details | |
Former name | Virtual Mentor |
| History | Virtual Mentor (1999–2015), AMA Journal of Ethics (2015–2025) |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Yes | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | AMA J. Ethics |
| Indexing CODEN (alt) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
AMA Journal of Ethics | |
| ISSN | 2376-6980 |
| LCCN | 2014203677 |
| OCLC no. | 898302315 |
Virtual Mentor | |
| ISSN | 1937-7010 |
| LCCN | 2002243263 |
| OCLC no. | 49893741 |
| Links | |
The AMA Journal of Ethics is a monthly open-access (no subscription or publication fees) publication that includes peer-reviewed content, expert commentary, podcasts, medical education articles, policy discussions, and cases covering areas of medical ethics.1
It was established in 1999 as Virtual Mentor, obtaining its current name in 2015. It is published by the American Medical Association and the editor-in-chief is Audiey C. Kao.2 Themes are student and resident-driven, and issue editors are selected annually to work with editorial staff and expert contributors.3
In late 2025, the journal announced that it was ceasing publication after December 2025, with plans to continue hosting previously published content.4
Abstracting and Indexing
The journal is indexed in MEDLINE.5
References
References
- "How Much Will It Cost?". AMA Journal of Ethics. ISSN 2376-6980.
- "AMA Debuts New Name and Look for Online Ethics Journal". American Medical Association website. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- "About". AMA Journal of Ethics Website. American Medical Association. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- "Breaking Bad News". AMA Journal of Ethics Website. American Medical Association. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- "AMA Journal of Ethics®". American Medical Association. Retrieved 9 October 2020.