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Journal of Animal Ethics

University of Illinois Press · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2160-1267

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Norwegian Register Level 152

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.167

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.225

Total Worksi

581

Total Citationsi

1,842

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Animal Science and Zoology; Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications581

Publisher OrgUniversity of Illinois 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

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Illinois Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2160-1267

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

121

2019

2020

120

2021

2022

2023

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ4

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyIssues, Ethics and Legal Aspects

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geographies of human-animal interactionsHuman-Animal Interaction StudiesEnvironmental Philosophy and EthicsAnimal testing and alternativesReligion, Ecology, and EthicsPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactHuman auditory perception and evaluationAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Animal Ethics

Is Journal of Animal Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Animal Ethics: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Animal Ethics?

Journal of Animal Ethics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.167.

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

Journal of Animal Ethics is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Animal Ethics?