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Journal of Business Ethics

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1900

ISSN1573-0697

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.138

H-Indexi

363

SNIPi

3.01

Total Worksi

10,550

Total Citationsi

849,977

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Business Ethics is dedicated to publishing original articles focused on ethical issues related to business. Aims to improve the human condition by promoting ethical discussion and debate in business. Holds strong Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports® Ranking in Ethics and Business categories. Encourages a broad scope and diverse methodological and disciplinary perspectives. Maintains a dialogue-friendly style, free of specialist jargon for accessibility.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

Annual Volume~ 307 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,550

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-0697

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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

300

21k

2019

281

16k

2020

330

14k

2021

297

13k

2022

269

2023

320

3.8k

2024

331

1.3k

2025

207

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Business and International ManagementQ1

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessEthics

Scopus Categories

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)LawArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Economics and EconometricsBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in Business and EducationCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingManagement and Organizational StudiesPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorCorporate Finance and GovernanceWorkplace Spirituality and LeadershipAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business Ethics

Is Journal of Business Ethics a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Business 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 4.55.

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

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