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Environmental Ethics

Environmental Philosophy Inc · United States

ISSN0163-4275eISSN2153-7895

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.334

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.054

Total Works

2,248

Total Citations

26,947

2yr Mean Citedness

0.31

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Environmental Ethics examines the ethical considerations surrounding human relationships with the natural world, including the intrinsic value of ecological systems and non-human entities. It explores concepts such as climate responsibilities, compensatory justice, animal welfare, and the ethical implications of human interventions in natural processes. The journal also addresses issues of environmental justice, biocultural diversity, and the role of virtues like wonder and solidarity in fostering ethical environmental engagement.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,248

Publisher OrgPhilosophy Documentation Center

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Environmental Philosophy Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0163-4275 / 2153-7895

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PhilosophyQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesEthics

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion, Ecology, and EthicsEnvironmental Philosophy and EthicsClimate Change and GeoengineeringDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation