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Ethics and the Environment

Indiana University Press · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1535-5306
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
28
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
Total28
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.158
H-Index
38
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.484
Total Works
572
Total Citations
5,622
2yr Mean Citedness
0.28
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the ethical dimensions of human relationships with the environment, focusing on issues such as ecological crisis, resource utilization, and the moral status of non-human beings. It examines the philosophical underpinnings of environmentalism, including critiques of capitalism's impact on the planet and the development of sustainable practices. The journal also addresses the intersection of environmental ethics with social justice, gender, and diverse cultural perspectives.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications572
Publisher OrgIndiana University Press
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Indiana University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1535-5306
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

PhilosophyQ2
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Philosophy

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental Philosophy and EthicsReligion, Ecology, and EthicsGeographies of human-animal interactionsClimate Change and GeoengineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEcocriticism and Environmental LiteratureLegal Cases and CommentaryLegal case studies and regulationsPhilosophical Ethics and Theory
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref