Journal profile · ECONOMICS
International Journal of Ethics and Systems
ISSN 2514-9369 · eISSN 2514-9377 · Emerald
International Journal of Ethics and Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 143 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Ethics and Systems is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Ethics in Business and Education and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, together about 39.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting21.7%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences9%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Workplace Spirituality and LeadershipSocial Sciences5%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 9.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 393OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 136LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,104 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 106 | 11 | 52 |
| 2025 | 143 | 13 | 465 |
| 2024 | 76 | 11 | 640 |
| 2023 | 39 | 5 | 704 |
| 2022 | 71 | 4 | 1,555 |
| 2021 | 44 | 2 | 1,009 |
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2514-9369
- Electronic ISSN
- 2514-9377
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Ethics and Systems
What CAS zone is International Journal of Ethics and Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Ethics and Systems is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Ethics and Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Ethics and Systems is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Ethics and Systems open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Ethics and Systems 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; 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: .