While maintaining a strong foundation in medical ethics, the journal extends to explore the following areas:

Empirical bioethics: presentation and analysis of empirical data to address practical ethical problems. The journal encourages contributions that bridge the gap between theoretical frameworks and real-world data, providing a platform for evidence-based debates on the effectiveness of ethical interventions.
Ethics in healthcare professions: day-to-day ethical challenges faced by professionals in health and social care.
Health and social care education: ethical aspects in the education and training of health and social care professionals.
Professionalism and ethical conduct: the behaviour and standards expected in healthcare professions.
Policy and law ethics: healthcare policymaking and healthcare law including impact on resource allocation, access to medical services and sustainability.
Science and technology ethics: emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence in research, and their impact on healthcare and society.
Climate and environmental ethics: climate change, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and the food system, with a focus on health impacts and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Public health ethics: global health inequities, food security, and the ethical dimensions of public health initiatives.
New methods in bioethics research: innovation in bioethical research methodologies and analysis
Bioethics in the community: engagement and outreach to the public, patients, policymakers, and other non-specialists.

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