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AJOB Empirical Bioethics

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN2329-4523

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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

Top 25% in field

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

0.547

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.082

Total Worksi

346

Total Citationsi

4,860

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Philosophy; Health Policy; Health (social science).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyFour Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications346

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2329-4523

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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

2019

598

2020

243

2021

231

2022

153

2023

100

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.

PhilosophyQ1

Health PolicyQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in Clinical ResearchEthics in medical practiceEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcarePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareBRCA gene mutations in cancerBiomedical Ethics and RegulationMental Health and Patient InvolvementPrenatal Screening and DiagnosticsPatient Dignity and Privacy

Frequently asked questions about AJOB Empirical Bioethics

Is AJOB Empirical Bioethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AJOB Empirical Bioethics: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AJOB Empirical Bioethics?

AJOB Empirical Bioethics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.547.

Is AJOB Empirical Bioethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AJOB Empirical Bioethics is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of AJOB Empirical Bioethics?