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Science and Engineering Ethics

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1883

ISSN1353-3452eISSN1471-5546

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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 (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.926

H-Indexi

105

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.902

Total Worksi

2,419

Total Citationsi

60,964

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Multidisciplinary; Ethics; History & Philosophy Of Science; Multidisciplinary Sciences; Health (social science); Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects; Health Policy; Management of Technology and Innovation.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1883

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,419

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1353-3452 / 1471-5546

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

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

Citations received

4.3k

2019

101

4.1k

2020

2.4k

2021

1.1k

2022

596

2023

517

2024

111

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.

Health (social science)Q1

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ1

Health PolicyQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MultidisciplinaryEthicsHistory & Philosophy Of ScienceMultidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationIssues, Ethics and Legal AspectsHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in Business and EducationEthics in medical practiceAcademic integrity and plagiarismEthics in Clinical ResearchNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsEthics and Social Impacts of AIPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgmentscientometrics and bibliometrics researchBiomedical Ethics and RegulationPharmaceutical industry and healthcare

Frequently asked questions about Science and Engineering Ethics

Is Science and Engineering Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science and Engineering Ethics: 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 Science and Engineering Ethics?

Science and Engineering 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 3.89.

Is Science and Engineering Ethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science and Engineering Ethics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.