Journal profile · Multiple
Ethics and Information Technology
ISSN 1388-1957 · eISSN 1572-8439 · Springer Nature
Ethics and Information Technology: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.47; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,190; review about 26 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ethics and Information Technology is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations and Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, together about 45.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ethics and Information Technology is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the dialogue between moral philosophy and the field of information and communication technology (ICT). The journal aims to foster and promote reflection and analysis which is intended to make a constructive contribution to answering the ethical, social and political questions associated with the adoption, use, and development of ICT.Within the scope of the journal are also conceptual analysis and discussion of ethical ICT issues which arise in the context of technology assessment, cultural studies, public policy analysis and public administration, cognitive science, social and anthropological studies in technology, mass-communication, and legal studies. Research that deals with the history of ideas and provides intellectual resources for moral and political reflection on ICT is also welcomed. The general editorial policy is to publish work of high quality regardless of school of thought or philosophical tradition from which it derives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jeroen van den HovenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 14, United Kingdom 6, Netherlands 6, Canada 2, Australia 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences24.1%
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience10.9%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences10.1%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience6.6%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences4.2%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology3.5%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIEINSPECDBLPERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- Impact factor
- 5.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 659OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,098 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 25 | 13 |
| 2025 | 69 | 58 | 301 |
| 2024 | 83 | 70 | 1,669 |
| 2023 | 65 | 50 | 1,093 |
| 2022 | 53 | 39 | 1,729 |
| 2021 | 53 | 36 | 2,021 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 26 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,190 / EUR 3,090 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book reviewOriginal Research Paper/Manuscript Review standard: Double-blind peer review ‘Original Research Paper’ ( ‘Manuscript’) is the main category of articles. An ‘Ori…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- editorialOriginal Research Paper/Manuscript Review standard: Double-blind peer review ‘Original Research Paper’ ( ‘Manuscript’) is the main category of articles. An ‘Ori…Length not stated
- original research paperOriginal Research Paper/Manuscript Review standard: Double-blind peer review ‘Original Research Paper’ ( ‘Manuscript’) is the main category of articles. An ‘Ori…Length not stated
- original research paper/manuscript‘Original Research Paper’ ( ‘Manuscript’) is the main category of articles. An ‘Original Research Paper’ presents results of novel academic research. ‘Original …main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewOriginal Research Paper/Manuscript Review standard: Double-blind peer review ‘Original Research Paper’ ( ‘Manuscript’) is the main category of articles. An ‘Ori…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal Research Paper/Manuscript Review standard: Double-blind peer review ‘Original Research Paper’ ( ‘Manuscript’) is the main category of articles. An ‘Ori…Length not stated
- review articlesReview Papers are treated as ‘Original Research Papers’, as long as they significantly contribute to progress in a field of study, for example by means of prese…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Length of Paper Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Ethics and Information Technology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 1388-1957
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-8439
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ethics and Information Technology
What CAS zone is Ethics and Information Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ethics and Information Technology is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Philosophy / Ethics / Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ethics and Information Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.47; CiteScore 10.6, h-index 105.
How long does peer review take at Ethics and Information Technology?
The publisher reports about 26 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Ethics and Information Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Ethics and Information Technology based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), United Kingdom (6) and Netherlands (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ethics and Information Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ethics and Information Technology is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, SCIE, INSPEC, DBLP, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ethics and Information Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Ethics and Information Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,190.
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: .