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American Journal of Bioethics

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1990

ISSN1526-5161eISSN1536-0075

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

1.651

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.434

Total Worksi

7,474

Total Citationsi

69,109

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Bioethics focuses on bioethics, including MEDLINE, social psychology, law, and engineering ethics. It facilitates discussions on MEDLINE that incorporate concepts from family medicine, nursing, and informed consent. Every issue contains peer-reviewed Target Articles that address tough questions, answered by Open Commentary articles from scholars across disciplines and cultures.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,474

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1526-5161 / 1536-0075

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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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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

359

3.8k

2019

434

4.9k

2020

311

2.8k

2021

271

2022

396

2.5k

2023

442

1.5k

2024

457

921

2025

354

185

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 PolicyQ1

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsMedical EthicsSocial IssuesSocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceEthics in Clinical ResearchEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareBiomedical Ethics and RegulationPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsPatient Dignity and PrivacyOrgan Donation and TransplantationHealthcare cost, quality, practicesReproductive Health and Technologies

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Bioethics

Is American Journal of Bioethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Bioethics: 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 American Journal of Bioethics?

American Journal of Bioethics 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 1.89.

Is American Journal of Bioethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Bioethics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.