Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Clinical Ethics
ISSN 1477-7509 · eISSN 1758-101X · SAGE
Clinical Ethics: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,900; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Ethics is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, Ethics in medical practice and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, together about 54.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine31.9%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions13.7%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine9.2%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine9%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine8%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine6.4%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology2.9%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q1 | 135/891 | 84th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 240/466 | 48th |
| Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects | Q3 | 30/53 | 44th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 796 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 4 | 433 |
| 2025 | 17 | 7 | 609 |
| 2024 | 19 | 14 | 625 |
| 2023 | 49 | 25 | 483 |
| 2022 | 51 | 24 | 440 |
| 2021 | 81 | 29 | 511 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1477-7509
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-101X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Ethics
Which databases index Clinical Ethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Ethics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Clinical Ethics open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Ethics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .