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Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1758-8871

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.734

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.766

Total Worksi

661

Total Citationsi

8,453

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society promotes dialogue regarding social and ethical issues related to the planning, development, implementation, and use of new media and information and communication technologies. It focuses on the ethical and societal implications of information and communication technologies (ICT).

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications661

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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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?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1758-8871

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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

675

2019

975

2020

461

2021

534

2022

296

2023

438

2024

237

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.

CommunicationQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

E-learningQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ethics

Scopus Categories

E-learningPhilosophyComputer Networks and CommunicationsSociology and Political ScienceCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics and Social Impacts of AIPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Media and PoliticsEthics in Business and EducationHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionMisinformation and Its ImpactsInformation Systems Theories and ImplementationDigital Marketing and Social MediaTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourE-Government and Public Services

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

Is Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: 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 Information, Communication and Ethics in Society?

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society 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 3.74.

Is Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.