Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Global Bioethics
ISSN 1128-7462 · eISSN 1591-7398 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Global Bioethics: fully open access; APC about USD 2,195; median 143 days to acceptance (22 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 52% (journal website); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Bioethics is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, Medical and Health Sciences Research and Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, together about 49.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Global Bioethics is an international, open access journal publishing research on the bioethical aspects of global health research, practice and policy. Global Bioethics aims to stimulate and inform research, education, scholarship, and policy of global relevance. The journal represents an international constituency of philosophers, ethicists, policymakers, theologians, health professionals, researchers, scientists, and educators who bring together scholarship from around the world. These cover a variety of ethical positions in order to reflect and facilitate new critically engaged ways of thinking about contemporary topics in global bioethics. Specific areas of interest are: Public health Healthcare Philosophy and Theology Policy and Governance Environment Science and Technology Education and Public Engagement The journal welcomes theoretical, normative, empirical, and methodological papers, as well as comments and responses to papers. Short articles attentive to wider social and contextual issues that affect bioethics such as justice, the natural environment, health care disparities, sex and gender, religion, and law are of particular interest. Global Bioethics accepts original articles, commentaries, regional accounts and short analyses. Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by Editors and Editorial Board Members, and then, where appropriate, to double anonymized peer review by independent expert referees. All submissions should be made via https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RGBE. Publishing Ethics: The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here. The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 2, Italy 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine27.9%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine11.9%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science9.4%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine7.7%
- Bioethics and Human Rights IssuesComputer Science7.1%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities4.7%
- Biomedical Ethics and RegulationMedicine3.5%
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience3.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q1 | 83/891 | — |
| Health (social science) | Q2 | 158/387 | — |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 169/330 | — |
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
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, Baidu Scholar, British Library Inside, CnpLINKer, DTU Findit, EBSCO - Various Databases, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Finnish Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi), Genamics JournalSeek, JournalTOCs, Microsoft Academic, Naver Academic, Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), SciBase, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC)
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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.73Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 76,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 673 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 249 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 228 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 335 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 275 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 240 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 196 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 224 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (22 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 156 days
- Sample
- 22 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 37 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 52%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 143 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 37 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,195 / GBP 1,756 / EUR 2,110 / AUD 3,060 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,615 / USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | — | |
| 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 accepted4
- commentariesGlobal Bioethics accepts original articles, commentaries, regional accounts and short analyses.Length not stated
- original articlesGlobal Bioethics accepts original articles, commentaries, regional accounts and short analyses.Length not stated
- regional accountsGlobal Bioethics accepts original articles, commentaries, regional accounts and short analyses.Length not stated
- short analysesGlobal Bioethics accepts original articles, commentaries, regional accounts and short analyses.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics: adheres to highest standards; Taylor & Francis is a member of COPE and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Global Bioethics is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial appraisal by Editors and Editorial Board Members, then double anonymized peer review by independent expert referees where appropriate. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by Editors and Editorial Board Members, and then, where appropriate, to double anonymized peer review by independent expert referees.
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
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1128-7462
- Electronic ISSN
- 1591-7398
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Bioethics
How long does peer review take at Global Bioethics?
Based on the dates recorded on 22 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 143 days (interquartile range 102–224 days); authors report an average review time of about 37 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 52%. 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 Global Bioethics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (2) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Bioethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Bioethics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Global Bioethics open access, and what is the APC?
Global Bioethics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,195.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .