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Journal of Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2373-6992eISSN2373-700X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.442

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.733

Total Works

355

Total Citations

2,253

2yr Mean Citedness

0.90

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality publishes original essays and empirical studies on the philosophical bases of decisions, mass media content, and the behavior of practitioners in journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and other mass communication disciplines. It also explores moral development, moral reasoning, and the moral psychology of media actors, as well as the role of media in conflict and violence and peace journalism.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications355

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

2373-6992 / 2373-700X

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PhilosophyQ1

CommunicationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CommunicationEthics

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationPublic Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsRhetoric and Communication StudiesMisinformation and Its ImpactsHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionEthics and Social Impacts of AIEthics in Business and EducationGender, Feminism, and MediaLaw in Society and Culture