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Hektoen International A Journal of Medical Humanities

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About

Hektoen International accepts for consideration articles that explore medicine and the healing arts through the lens of the humanities, exploring such disciplines as history, art, anthropology, ethics, literature, philosophy, religion, and sociology.

Important: They publish a limited number of poems.
Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2008

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 104 x per year

AI Policy

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Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Lengths:

Article: Up to 1,600 words.
Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Academic, Mainstream.

Topics:

Anthropology: See guidelines.
Education/Pedagogy: See guidelines.
Ethics: See guidelines.
Health/Medicine: General, See guidelines.
History: Topical history, See guidelines.
Humanities: See guidelines.
Literature/Books: See guidelines.
Philosophy: See guidelines.
Religion/Spirituality: See guidelines.
Sociology: See guidelines.
Visual Arts: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Scholars.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Health/Medicine.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Hektoen International Submission Statistics

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Jun 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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