Journal profile · ETHICS
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL
ISSN 0277-2027 · eISSN 2153-7828 · Philosophy Documentation Center
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL is published by Philosophy Documentation Center and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics in Business and Education, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 42.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Business and Professional Ethics Journal is a peer-reviewed forum for interdisciplinary research that explores the systemic causes of ethical challenges in business and professional life. It publishes original articles that make significant contributions to the development of alternative theories and practices within business and professional ethics, and that examine why global ethical issues, such as poverty alleviation and sustainability, emerge and persist.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ETHICS
Editor-in-chief Daryl Koehn WicklanderPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 3, United Kingdom 2, Netherlands 2, United States 1, Germany 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences21%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering10.9%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine10.7%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions5.6%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,129 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 18 | 9 | 50 |
| 2022 | 30 | 6 | 59 |
| 2021 | 18 | 3 | 54 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- ISSN
- 0277-2027
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-7828
- Society / sponsor
- Institute for Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL
What CAS zone is BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ethics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3), United Kingdom (2) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS JOURNAL is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .