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Research Ethics

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1747-0161eISSN2047-6094

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.744

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.549

Total Worksi

848

Total Citationsi

7,555

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ethics; Medical Ethics; Social Issues; Education; Philosophy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 51 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications848

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSSBritish Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1747-0161 / 2047-6094

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS, British Library

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

234

2019

692

2020

443

2021

326

2022

639

2023

410

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.

EducationQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsMedical EthicsSocial Issues

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in Clinical ResearchEthics in medical practiceBiomedical Ethics and RegulationAcademic integrity and plagiarismQualitative Research Methods and EthicsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationFocus Groups and Qualitative MethodsMental Health and Patient Involvement

Frequently asked questions about Research Ethics

Is Research Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research Ethics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Research Ethics?

Research 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 2.96.

Is Research Ethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research Ethics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Research Ethics?