Ethics

Ethics is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 1 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Philosophy and Ethics, Ethics in medical practice and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 47.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Frequency: 4 issues/year ISSN: 0014-1704 E-ISSN: 1539-297X 2025 JCR Impact Factor*: 2.6 Ranked #20 out of 78 “Ethics” journals 2025 CiteScore*: 3.8 Ranked #46 out of 891 “Philosophy” journals Ethics features scholarly work that covers a range of topics pertaining to moral, political, and legal philosophy from a variety of intellectual perspectives, including social and political theory, law, and economics. Articles in the journal present new theories, apply theory to contemporary moral issues, and focus on historical works that have significant implications for contemporary theory. In addition to major articles, Ethics publishes critical discussions, symposia, review essays, and book reviews. View content coverage periods and institutional full-run subscription rates for Ethics. *Journal Impact Factor™ 2024 courtesy of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™ (Clarivate 2025). Scopus CiteScore (Elsevier B.V.). Retrieved June 2025, from scopus.com/sources. Press ReleasesMedia University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2025 indices August 27, 2026 Compulsory sex-marking as a threat to personal autonomy April 9, 2026 University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2024 indices August 8, 2025 All press releases APA Prizes – Fall/Winter 2025 Edition Read the Ethics article cited in Daily Nous January 13, 2026 High-achieving students deserve to be challenged in school Read the Ethics article cited in Brookings December 11, 2025 ‘Do I have to get it in writing?’ Even with compulsory lessons, some teens are confused about how consent works Read the Ethics article cited in The Conversation March 17, 2025 All media

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Research area (LetPub): Multiple

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

2.11LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

2.6Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

3.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

3.8Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

2.42LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

5.24LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

181OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,416OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.76OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

7.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

1.82%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

20LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

University of Chicago Press

ISSN

0014-1704

Electronic ISSN

1539-297X

Official links

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