Journal profile
Journal of Ethics in Higher Education
ISSN 2813-4370 · eISSN 2813-4389 · Globethics Publications · Switzerland
Journal of Ethics in Higher Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ethics in Higher Education is published by Globethics Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Ethics in Business and Education, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus and ScopeThe focus and scope of the Journal of Ethics in Higher Education (JEHE) is to answer to the request made by many faculty members from Globethics Consortium of higher education institutions, Network, Partners, Regional Programmes and participants to Globethics International Conferences to have a new space on Globethics platform for the publication of their research results in a scientific Journal. The Journal is aimed for academic experts in ethics and education, working at the forefront of ethical thinking in global and intercultural perspective, academic integrity and the philosophy and practice of higher education. Copyright and LicenseThe author of the article submitted to the Publisher (Globethics Publications) of the Journal of Ethics in Higher Education, as owner of all the rights to his/her work retains the copyright but allows publication under a CC license (both digital and print versions, see section devoted to the licence above). The author declares and certifies that the publication of the work does not infringe law, or violate rights or claims of third parties. If illustrations appear in the work, the author guarantees that he/she has the right to publish them and transfers to the Publisher this right to reproduce them under the precise Creative Commons License conditions below. Journal articles of Globethics Publications are published under the open Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), which guarantees the rights of licensor and allows free use and re-use to the licensees (the readers) who can: 1) Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format 2) Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material provided appropriate credit is given and similar license is used in case of such adaptations. Content should not be used for commercial purposes. Author GuidelinesRead the author typesetting rules (here) and kindly allow us to save time on copyediting and layout. After peer-review, complete and return the Author agreement form. Open to all authors: Journal of Ethics in Higher Education is committed to openness and inclusivity in scholarly publishing without author-facing charges for reading or publishing. We welcome submissions from all authors, regardless of their institutional affiliation, geographical location, or academic status. Submissions only must align with the aims and scope of the journal and meet the required quality standards once the revi
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ignace HaazPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Switzerland 6, Italy 1, Australia 1, Brazil 1, Singapore 1 (11 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 Sciences10.6%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine10.6%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences6.7%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science6.7%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.8%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.9%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.9%
- Values and Moral EducationSocial Sciences3.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
RenouvaudPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 129 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 16 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 47 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 69 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 accepted5
- articlesNon-thematic ArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews in the Journal of Ethics in Higher Education are defined as reviews of scientific works in ethics.Length not stated
- non-thematic articlesNon-thematic articles do not follow the defined theme of the Issue, as opposed to Thematic articles. All Non-thematic articles are peer-reviewed.Length not stated
- thematic articlesThematic articles follow the defined theme of the Issue, as opposed to Non-thematic articles.Length not stated
- translationThis section contains literal translations of articles appearing elsewhere in the Issue.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use Generative AI in Tunisian Higher Education Part One: Between Educational Transformation and Ethical Issues
Mohamed Ali Bahrini, Eya Soltani 29-58 PDF (Français (Canada))
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Model summary
Once peer-review process has started, authors are requested to complete and return the following Author agreement. Contact email: publications@globethics.net Author Agreement (PDF)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond Open Access; no fees for publishing or accessing. Model summary
As Diamond Open Access policy: author will not be requested any fee for either publishing an article or accessing and reading the journal content.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Turnitin plagiarism software used when integrity issues suspected. Model summary
Author should be notified that TurnitIn plagiarism software will be used in case of any research/publication integrity issue is being suspected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Green open access self-archiving allowed Model summary
Submitted-Accepted or Published versions of each article (the version of record) can be deposited by the author on their academic institutional repository or personal author webpage.
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
- Globethics Publications
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- Spanish, English, German, French
- ISSN
- 2813-4370
- Electronic ISSN
- 2813-4389
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ethics in Higher Education
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ethics in Higher Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. 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 Journal of Ethics in Higher Education based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Switzerland (6), Italy (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Ethics in Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ethics in Higher Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Ethics in Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ethics in Higher Education is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .