| Discipline | Health law |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Brian J. Farnkoff |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1985-present |
| Publisher | Columbus School of Law (United States) |
| Frequency | Biannually |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| Bluebook | J. Contemp. Health L. & Pol'y |
| ISO 4 | J. Contemp. Health Law Policy |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| CODEN | JCLPEF |
| ISSN | 0882-1046 |
| LCCN | 85644356 |
| OCLC no. | 11745921 |
| Links | |
TheJournal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy is alaw review run by students at theColumbus School of Law (The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.). It was established in 1985 byGeorge P. Smith II and is published semi-annually. The journal covers health-related issues, including legal analysis of recent trends in modernhealth care, issues involving the relationship of thelife sciences to thesocial sciences andhumanities,bioethics, and ethical, economic, philosophical and social aspects of medical practice and the delivery of health care systems.
TheJournal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy is abstracted and indexed inIndex of Legal Periodicals,LexisNexis,Westlaw,Current Index to Legal Periodicals,Current Law Index,BIOSIS,MEDLINE, andCurrent Contents/Health Services Administration.
The journal organizes an annual symposium at the Columbus School of Law on current issues in the health and legal fields.