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Ethics and International Affairs

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0892-6794eISSN1747-7093

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.473

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.679

Total Worksi

1,890

Total Citationsi

25,154

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Ethics & International Affairs is a leading journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles on the ethical dimensions of international relations, law, and politics. It provides a forum for scholars and policymakers to engage with the most pressing ethical challenges in global affairs, including human rights, humanitarian intervention, global justice, environmental ethics, and the ethics of war and peace. The journal aims to foster critical thinking and informed debate on these complex issues, contributing to both academic scholarship and practical policy development.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 2006-

StatusActive

Total Publications1,890

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0892-6794 / 1747-7093

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Citations received

749

2019

400

2020

254

2021

164

2022

163

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

PhilosophyQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsInternational RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Law and Human RightsWar, Ethics, and JustificationPolitical Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental and Social Impact Assessments

Frequently asked questions about Ethics and International Affairs

Is Ethics and International Affairs a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ethics and International Affairs: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ethics and International Affairs?

Ethics and International Affairs is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.69.

Is Ethics and International Affairs indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ethics and International Affairs is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.