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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION

SPRINGERNATURE · GB · Est. 2015

ISSN2363-9997eISSN2364-0006
WOS ESCI
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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H-Indexi
15
Total Worksi
236
Total Citationsi
1,003
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.95
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The International Journal for Ethics Education provides a global platform for exchange of research data, theories, experiences, reports and opinions on ethics education in a broad range of areas of applied ethics. Besides the exchange of experiences with ethics education, the journal also addresses general issues with regard to ethics education, such as policy, implementation, international trends, and philosophy of education. Providing a scholarly mechanism for exchange of experiences the journal aims to contribute to enhancing the quality of ethics education around the world. The scope of the journal is broad. It presents a platform for exchange of theoretical and practical experiences with teaching ethics in various educational settings. It covers education in the major areas of applied ethics such as bioethics, business ethics, engineering ethics, environmental ethics, law and ethics, medical ethics, nursing ethics, science ethics, social sciences and ethics. The journal is interested in contributions on teaching programs in both developed and developing countries, with detailed information concerning the content of teaching programs, the objectives of the programs, the teaching methods and approaches to evaluate the impact of ethics education. The journal also provides a forum for interdisciplinary studies from diverse cultural and religious context. Exchanging educational experiences in one area of applied ethics can encourage ethics education in another area of ethics.

General Information

Country / RegionGB
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2015
Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications236
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
📦 Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGERNATURE
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2363-9997 / 2364-0006
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS, Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
18
94
2019
30
180
2020
22
135
2021
23
107
2022
19
71
2023
23
49
2024
26
24
2025
20
4
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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchEthics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceEthics in Business and EducationInnovations in Medical EducationLegal Education and Practice InnovationsEmpathy and Medical EducationPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentEthics in Clinical ResearchValues and Moral EducationPatient Dignity and Privacy

Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION

Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION?

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION 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 0.95.

Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS EDUCATION?

The International Journal for Ethics Education provides a global platform for exchange of research data, theories, experiences, reports and opinions on ethics education in a broad range of areas of applied ethics. Besides the exchange of experiences with ethics education, the journal also addresses general issues with regard to ethics education, such as policy, implementation, international trends, and philosophy of education. Providing a scholarly mechanism for exchange of experiences the journal aims to contribute to enhancing the quality of ethics education around the world. The scope of th

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref