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Ethical considerations in decision-making for gender-affirming care

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BMC Medical Ethics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the ethical aspects of biomedical research and clinical practice, including professional choices and conduct, medical technologies, healthcare systems and health policies.
 

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  • 2022 Citation Impact
    2.7 - 2-year Impact Factor
    3.5 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.410 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.809 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    30 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    200 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    1,830,857 downloads
    1,282 Altmetric mentions 

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    Identity transparency: Single anonymized

    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

    Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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