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Journal of Ethics

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1997

ISSN1382-4554eISSN1572-8609

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.571

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.078

Total Worksi

1,014

Total Citationsi

14,728

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Ethics is an international philosophical review that publishes a wide range of articles in ethics. Subjects include ethical theory, moral, social, political, and legal philosophy. Includes high-quality commentary on works published within its pages. Benefits academics and professionals in a wide range of fields.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,014

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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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?

1382-4554 / 1572-8609

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

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

324

2019

414

2020

251

2021

125

2022

233

2023

148

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsPhilosophy

Scopus Categories

Philosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Free Will and AgencyPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryPolitical Philosophy and EthicsWar, Ethics, and JustificationPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsEthics in medical practiceTheology and Philosophy of EvilNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ethics

Is Journal of Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of 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 Journal of Ethics?

Journal of 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 1.53.

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

Journal of Ethics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.