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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0963-1801eISSN1469-2147
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.589
H-Indexi
60
SNIPi
1.045
Total Worksi
2,758
Total Citationsi
23,751
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.31
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics publishes articles on the ethical issues arising in medicine, biotechnology, and healthcare. It aims to provide a forum for discussion and debate on these complex topics, drawing on a range of disciplines including philosophy, law, medicine, and social sciences. The journal covers a broad spectrum of ethical concerns, from clinical ethics and research ethics to public health ethics and the ethics of emerging technologies. It welcomes contributions that explore theoretical frameworks, analyze practical dilemmas, and propose solutions to ethical challenges in healthcare.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications2,758
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0963-1801 / 1469-2147
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
94
797
2019
100
860
2020
49
356
2021
110
670
2022
85
793
2023
73
148
2024
47
34
2025
1
0
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
Health PolicyQ2
Health (social science)Q2
Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesHealth Policy & ServicesSocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsHealth PolicyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

Is Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics?

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 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 1.31.

Is Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics?

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics publishes articles on the ethical issues arising in medicine, biotechnology, and healthcare. It aims to provide a forum for discussion and debate on these complex topics, drawing on a range of disciplines including philosophy, law, medicine, and social sciences. The journal covers a broad spectrum of ethical concerns, from clinical ethics and research ethics to public health ethics and the ethics of emerging technologies. It welcomes contributions that explore theoretical frameworks, analyze practical dilemmas, and propose solutions to ethical challenge

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref