Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
AJOB Empirical Bioethics
ISSN 2329-4515 · eISSN 2329-4523 · Taylor & Francis
AJOB Empirical Bioethics: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 141 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AJOB Empirical Bioethics is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics in Clinical Research, Ethics in medical practice and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AJOB Empirical Bioethics is an international journal publishing empirical research in bioethics, including conceptual and ethical analyses. AJOB Empirical Bioethics is a peer-reviewed sister publication to the American Journal of Bioethics. The journal provides a forum for empirically informed scholarship in bioethics. AJOB Empirical Bioethicsbroadly construes empirical bioethics to include social scientific research applied to bioethical questions, health policy and health services research as it relates to bioethics, and other forms of original research. Areas of interest include: conceptual analyses of the role of empirical research in bioethics discussions of empirical methods and how they “fit” with ethical discourse ethical analyses and/or critiques of empirical research and research methodology The journalwelcomes submissions that employ quantitative, qualitative, or mixed empirical methods from the broad range of disciplines relevant to bioethics inquiry. When in doubt, authors are encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief about whether a proposed manuscript is consistent with the journal’s mission. The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy. You can discover more about bioethics and the AJOB family through bioethics.net, which publishes InFocus articles, current news, and other features on emerging issues in bioethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Editor-in-chief Holly K. Tabor, PhD - Stanford University, USAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine20.7%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions14%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine7.4%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine6.2%
- Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions5.2%
- BRCA gene mutations in cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Biomedical Ethics and RegulationMedicine3.9%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECINAHLPublisher website
Other: Academic Search Complete, Health Policy Reference Center, TOC Premier
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 53,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 356 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 19 | 8 | 36 |
| 2024 | 28 | 18 | 116 |
| 2023 | 25 | 14 | 165 |
| 2022 | 26 | 14 | 242 |
| 2021 | 19 | 13 | 255 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
141 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 141 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 20 Aug 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
AJOB Empirical Bioethics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2329-4515
- Electronic ISSN
- 2329-4523
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AJOB Empirical Bioethics
How long does peer review take at AJOB Empirical Bioethics?
The publisher reports about 141 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of AJOB Empirical Bioethics based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AJOB Empirical Bioethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AJOB Empirical Bioethics is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AJOB Empirical Bioethics open access, and what is the APC?
AJOB Empirical Bioethics is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .